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Republicans are moaning about the congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recent He broke with his own party on charges that his positions more closely resembled those of former Democratic President Joe Biden than GOP President Donald Trump.
In recent months, Georgia Republicans have been divided from his party On a number of major issues, including the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, war in gaza And health care subsidies Which has become the main point of government shutdown.
Green insisted hill It is “ridiculous” to say that his stance has alienated him from the rest of his party. ,I’m 100 percent that person Today I am the same as I was when I contested elections for Congress,” she said.
georgia firebrand Articles of impeachment were introduced repeatedly against Biden and has termed Trump as his “favorite president”. However, some Republicans were upset that her recent position suggests she is now more closely aligned with Biden than Trump.
“Whether it’s Gaza, whether it’s Epstein, or whether it’s now [Affordable Care Act] To her credit, she has been a 180-degree opposite of Trump,” one House Republican told the outlet. “In fact, she has been more Biden than Trump.”
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In July, Green labeled Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide”. angry Some of his GOP colleagues. she was one of four house republicans to sign a discharge petition To force the release of documents related to convicted pedophile Epstein. He also criticized the administration Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids,
Recently, Greene has angered her GOP counterparts for joining Democrats’ calls for expansion. Health care tax credit is expiring,
Earlier this month, while speaking in favor of extending the tax credit, she suggested that members of Congress put politics aside and consider its impact on Americans: “Let’s take off our Democrat jerseys, let’s take off our Republican jerseys, and do something responsible for the American people,” Greene explained. cnn,
House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected Greene’s vocal support for the subsidies.
“Congresswoman Greene does not serve on committees with jurisdiction to deal with those specific issues, and she probably hasn’t read about some of them,” he said at a news conference last week.
Green insisted hill: “My job title is not cheerleader for Republicans in Congress. I’m not talking about the President. I’m talking about Republicans in Congress. And Republicans in Congress are the ones who need to come up with a plan to fix health insurance.”
Sources said it appears his recent break from the party has caught Trump’s attention nbc news The President approached at least two Republicans in surprise: “What’s up with Marjorie?” She told the outlet that she is not a “blind slave” to the president.
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Nevertheless, the Georgia congresswoman stressed that she is a Trump supporter, pointing out that she voted in favor of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and continuing resolutions.
“I don’t talk about my relationship with my mother and how often I talk to her, and I don’t talk about how often I talk to my kids and what days I talk to them,” she said. hill“I don’t have to explain it. You won’t hear me running out and saying, ‘I talked to the president today.'”
Although she may draw the ire of her GOP colleagues, some Democrats and Trump critics have praised her recent stance.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries displayed Greene’s tweet advocating for health care subsidies at a press conference earlier this month. Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock explains his health care stance Independent Last week: “You’re going to hear me say words I never thought I’d say: Marjorie Taylor Greene is right.”
Last month, California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, a leading proponent of releasing the Epstein files, reported new York Times That “despite strong differences, he is willing to work on areas where there can be common ground.”
Jimmy Kimmel, whose show suspended Her recent differences with her party, for her comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk last month, were commented on: “You know things are broken in Washington when Marjorie Taylor Greene is the lone voice of reason on the Republican side.”