Marjorie Taylor Greene was booed on the House floor Wednesday afternoon by Republicans and Democrats after bringing forward her motion to remove GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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The Republican Georgia congresswoman has put pressure on Johnson in recent weeks following the passage of spending packages, although many lawmakers in her own party have dismissed her efforts to vacate the Speaker's chair.
It is unclear which House members booed Greene's motion on Wednesday, although the Georgia congresswoman shot back at the heckling, saying, "This is the uniparty, for the American people watching."
Greene first introduced the motion to remove Johnson in March after the speaker worked across the aisle to pass a $1.2 trillion federal spending package that avoided a partial government shutdown. She has also criticized the speaker for gaining bipartisan support to pass the foreign aid spending packages last month, including a measure that authorizes an additional $60.8 billion in assistance to Ukraine for its defense against Russia.
A handful of conservative lawmakers have stood beside Greene in her effort, although many Republicans, including Johnson, have dismissed the measure as a "distraction" and a "waste of time" for the party.
On Wednesday, Greene called her motion to vacate the Speaker's chair as privileged, which forces House leadership to act on the measure within two legislative days. The same action was taken in October by Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz in a successful effort to oust former GOP Speaker Kevin McCarthy.