Hakeem Jeffries vows to save Mike Johnson from MTG's motion to vacate

What they're saying: "We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Motion to Vacate the Chair," Jeffries and his deputies, Reps. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), said in a statement.

• "If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed," they said.
• The Democratic leaders pointed to the foreign aid bill passing earlier this month: "Upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction."

By the numbers: Just two right-wing House Republicans have signed onto Greene's motion to vacate, enough to remove Johnson only if virtually every Democrat voted with them.

• But Democrats have long said they would rescue Johnson if he passed a Ukraine aid bill – which is exactly what happened 10 days ago.

Between the lines: There's also significant discomfort among Democrats with the idea of again joining the GOP's right flank to topple a speaker.

• Democrats did it with Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), but say the former House speaker was uniquely untrustworthy in a way that Johnson isn't.

• Democrats also don't want to see a repeat of the chaos of last fall's speaker vacancy.

The bottom line: "From the very beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have put people over politics and found bipartisan common ground with traditional Republicans in order to deliver real results," the Democratic leaders said.

• "At the same time, House Democrats have aggressively pushed back against MAGA extremism. We will continue to do just that."

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional context and comment from House Democratic leadership.