Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Johnson fight over Ukraine and Jack Smith as

The Independent’s Eric Garcia asked Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene if the leaked list of her demands made it harder to reach an agreement with Speaker Mike Johnson — who has dismissed the idea that their talks are a “negotiation.”

“No, he has been working with the Democrats the entire time,” Ms Greene said of Mr Johnson.

“[The Democrats] are ready to deliver the votes to save his speakership, because they support him because of what he’s delivered for the Democrats and the Biden agenda,” she told The Independent. “This is not what Americans voted for — they gave us the majority because they want a Republican agenda. That’s what we’re here to work on.”

Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie entered Mike Johnson’s office moments ago.

The trio is now conducting their second meeting in less than 24 hours. Yesterday’s talks stretched for more than an hour.

Earlier today, Mr Johnson declared that his meetings with Marjorie Taylor Greene and her ally Thomas Massie are “not a negotiation.”

“Yesterday, I met at some length with Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie,” he said at a Tuesday morning press conference. “It was a good discussion, it was productive. We’ll visit again today. It’s not a negotiation.”

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Georgia Republican Marjorie Talyor Greene, her ally Representative Thomas Massie and Speaker Mike Johnson will meet for a second time this afternoon around 12:30 pm local time.

Her demands from Mr Johnson include a guarantee he will not pass more aid for Ukraine and a commitment to defunding Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probes into former president Donald Trump, Punchbowl News reports. Mr Smith’s investigations include the classified documents case and the 6 January 2021 riots probe.

However, these asks are largely symbolic, given the US Senate and President Joe Biden would likely block both of these moves.

Donald Trump spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene over the weekend, asking her to step down in her fight to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, Politico reported, citing three GOP members.

Mr Johnson also confirmed to reporters on Monday afternoon he was in touch with the former president.

Ms Greene is demanding the speaker fight to defund Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probes into Mr Trump, Punchbowl News reported.

Mr Smith’s investigations into Mr Trump include the classified documents case and the Capitol riots probe.

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Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, is joining…