Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is continuing her efforts to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson despite being called an “idiot” by Fox News commentator Liz Peek. Greene addressed the criticism on former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast this week.

“Fox News called me an idiot. That was literally their headline. They called me an idiot” Greene said. “But what I’ve done is expose what was already happening in the dark.”

"Fox News called me an idiot. That was literally their headline. They called me an idiot. But what I've done is expose what was already happening in the dark."

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends her motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson, saying Dems were "controlling" him. pic.twitter.com/9uUH4UwpLb

— The Recount (@therecount) May 3, 2024

Greene was referring to Peek’s op-ed last month titled “Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot. She is trying to wreck the GOP.” Peek urged Greene to focus her energy on Democrats instead of trying to defeat her own party.

Most House Republicans save for Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) oppose Greene’s move to oust Johnson. However the growing criticism from within the GOP along with former President Donald Trump’s support for Johnson has not deterred Greene.

She recently initiated a motion to vacate the chair setting a vote for next week. Greene believes Democrats will save Johnson, an outcome she sees as a foregone conclusion. “The beautiful thing about it is Democrats have to come clean; they were controlling Mike Johnson anyway” she said on “War Room.”