Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed a motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from his leadership role on Friday, potentially setting up another chaotic showdown in Congress.

"We cannot move forward having a Republican Speaker of the House that is doing the bidding of Democrats," Greene said in an interview with CNN on Friday.

The motion was filed just as the House was voting to avert a government shutdown. It was not filed as a privileged resolution, which means a vote isn't forced in two legislative days, but that can be changed at any time. In an interview with Spectrum News on Friday, Greene called the bill "a violation of everything that we had promised the American people we would do as a majority controlled Republican House of Representatives."

"Today, this bill that passed gave away our ability to demand border security from the Biden administration," she said Friday, contending that Johnson "completely gave up every single ounce of negotiating power he had by passing that bill today."

The move has echoes of when then-North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, who would later go on to become White House chief of staff to Donald Trump, filed a similar motion against then-Speaker John Boehner in 2015. He resigned shortly after that motion was introduced.

It also hearkens back to the chaos of last fall when a group of far-right rebels moved to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, a historic first, plunging Congress into weeks of chaos as Republicans scrambled to pick his replacement, ultimately tapping Johnson for the job.

In an interview with Spectrum News on Friday, Greene accused Johnson of having "broken our conference rules" and losing "the trust of our conference."

"I want our conference to have the time that we all need to choose a speaker that can lead the House of Representatives and do the work of the majority and not hand over control to Democrats," Greene said.

Speaking to reporters earlier Friday, Greene called her resolution "more of a warning than a pink slip," though she added that "it's time for us to find a new Speaker of the House."

"I respect our conference, I paid all my dues to my conference, I'm a member in good standing and I do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House in chaos," she said. "But this is basically a warning and it's time for us to go through the process, take our time and find a new Speaker of the House that will stand with Republicans and our Republican majority instead of standing with the Democrats."

Greene told Spectrum News that the motion "will be brought eventually" but she doesn't want to interrupt what she described as "important" work going on by GOP-led committees.

"There's important investigations going on, and I want not want to be disrespectful to my colleagues, and I don't want to interrupt or stop any of those investigations or important committee work that needs to happen for the American people," she said. "That's what was done in the last speaker's race and it really threw the house into chaos. I don't want to see the House thrown into chaos. I want to give our conference deliberate time that we need to choose a Speaker of the House that knows how to walk in the room and negotiate and doesn't get rolled and do the bidding of [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer."

When asked by Spectrum News if it's more than just a warning, Greene replied that the measure could be put on the floor in "two weeks, it could be three months."

"I've introduced the Motion to Vacate," she said. "There isn't a time limit on this Motion to Vacate, I can call it to the House for a vote at a time of my choosing."

But it's not clear if Greene will have enough support to oust Johnson even if she does decide the motion should be brought up. Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who led the rebellion against McCarthy last year, told POLITICO Friday that while he doesn't "question her decision," he's "just not ready to support a motion to vacate."

In a video posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, said that while he considers Greene a friend, "she just made a big mistake."

"Trying to vacate Mike Johnson, I totally oppose that," Higgins said, calling him "deeply principled" and "like a brother to me," and calling any calls for his ouster "abhorrent."

Speaking to reporters, New York Rep. Mike Lawler called the move "lunacy."

"She wants to fight within her conference? I don't really see what that gets anybody," Lawler said, later adding: "I don't see how she could possibly see how this will benefit anyone or the American people."

A spokesperson for Johnson said that he "always listens to the concerns of members, but is focused on governing."

"He will continue to push conservative legislation that secures our border, strengthens our national defense and demonstrates how we’ll grow our majority," said Johnson spokesperson Raj Shah in a statement.

Several Democrats have already said they oppose the move to oust Johnson.

"I do not support Speaker Johnson but I will never stand by and let MTG to take over the people’s House," Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat, wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Some also raised the possibility of saving Johnson in exchange for a commitment to putting Ukraine aid on the House floor for a vote.

"I'm not invested in the particular career aspirations of particular Republican colleagues, that's for them to sort out, but I will make common cause with anybody who will stand up for the people of Ukraine, anybody who will get deperately needed humanitarian assistance to Gaza and anybody who will work for a two-state solution," Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin told reporters. "I'm up for conversations with anybody."

"I think Speaker Johnson should demonstrate a willingness to govern in a way that is helpful to the plight of democracy and our allies across the world," Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger told POLITICO. "If Taylor Greene puts forth a motion to vacate because there's a bill on the floor that we have the ability to vote on the Senate-passed Ukraine bill, I would absolutely vote to table."

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries did not mince words when describing Greene or the motion, telling reporters Friday: "It’s a joke, she’s an embarrassment."

On the motion to remove Johnson, Jeffries said that his conference will "have a conversation about it sometime soon."