U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana faces first direct threat of being ousted

Radical conservative Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion Friday to fire U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana less than six months after a small group of Republican rebels ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and threw Congress into chaos for three weeks.

Greene, a Republican from Georgia, and other conservatives expressed anger over Johnson working with Democrats to fund the government and prevent a shutdown.

The $1.2 trillion government spending deal passed Friday with mostly Democratic votes. It's a similar situation that cost McCarthy his job.

“This is a betrayal of the American people. This is a betrayal of Republican voters,” Greene said after the funding package passed. “The clock has started. It’s time for our conference to pick a new speaker.”

But it's unclear when or if Greene will follow through on a vote or whether Democrats would join the effort as they did against McCarthy. Afterward, she described the motion to reporters as "a warning."

"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," she said to reporters.

Last fall Johnson became first U.S. House speaker from Louisiana, where he represents northwestern Louisiana's 4th Congressional District.

Johnson grew up in Shreveport and lives in Benton, a suburb of Shreveport-Bossier.

A spokesperson for Johnson told USA today: “Speaker Johnson 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.”

Republicans hold a razor thin majority in House, which means Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York could actually be elected speaker in the GOP fractures.

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., one of the handful of Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy, told USA Today he is "currently no" on removing Johnson because of that very possibility.

"If we did it today and she understands this, we would put Hakeem in the speaker's chair," Burchett said.

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Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1