House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Thursday he extended an olive branch to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after her motion to remove him was soundly defeated.

The House voted 359-43 on Wednesday to table Greene’s motion to vacate, with Greene among just 11 Republicans to vote against tabling her motion. Among the Democrats to vote to keep Johnson as Speaker were Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California.

Johnson said on Fox News that he told Greene he won’t hold a grudge.

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