Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene took the first steps Friday to remove Mike Johnson as House speaker, threatening another potential GOP shake-up and more infighting ahead of the November elections.

The Georgia lawmaker filed a “motion to vacate” against Johnson but did not activate it by speaking on the House floor. She could force a vote on the motion at any point the House is in session, grounding all other business to a halt.

“We need a new speaker,” she told reporters outside the Capitol. But, she said, she wanted House business to continue for now. “I’m not doing this to throw the House to chaos.”

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