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republican Representative. Marjorie Taylor Greene has a fresh option to choose from Donald Trump criticizes the administration’s execution — this time after releasing the Epstein files and rebuking fellow Republicans over the government shutdown snow The raids were a central policy of the president’s MAGA campaign.
During an appearance on comedian Tim Dillon’s podcast, “The Tim Dylan Show,” Greene criticized Trump’s ICE raids — some of which — she had no regrets Especially the “almost naked” children tied up with zip ties And were separated from their parents in Chicago earlier this month.
The 51-year-old Georgia congresswoman said that while she supports a secure border and strong immigration laws, “there needs to be a better plan than rounding up every single person and deporting them.”
Specifically, Green said that much of the American labor force depends on immigrantsMany of whom did not enter the country legally.
“As a conservative, and as a business owner in the construction industry, and as a realist, I can say, we have to do something about labor,” Green told Dillon.
He added, “And there needs to be a better plan than just rounding up every single person and deporting them just like that.” “I’ll face pushback for this, but I’m living in reality from here. If anyone is upset with me for telling the truth, I’m sorry.”
Greene, one of Trump’s most loyal allies, has recently taken strong public stances against her own party on a variety of issues. government shutdownRelease of documents related to a case against a convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epsteinwar in Gaza and Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace,
Her apparent separation from MAGA has prompted the president to call at least two senior Republicans in recent months to ask: “What’s going on with Marjorie?” according to a NBC News reports.
His comments on Dillon’s podcast come as House Speaker mike johnson She said he told her that Republicans were “working around the clock” to lower health care prices — while he criticized his own party over rising costs.
“I had a thoughtful conversation with her on the phone the other night,” Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream.
Johnson said Republicans were leading the discussions on the shutdown and health care subsidies, and invited Greene to participate in those respective committees to learn about her efforts to clarify.
“Marjorie doesn’t serve on those committees, so I offered her to come into the room and be a part of that discussion if she really wanted to do that,” he said.
Johnson claimed Republicans have “literally hundreds of ideas on the table” to make health care more affordable, but said Democrats’ refusal to vote to end the shutdown could prevent those plans from being accomplished.
Green took to X last week Express your frustration about rising health care costs, Writing, “I’m carving my own street.”
He added, “I am absolutely disappointed that health insurance premiums would double if the tax credit expired this year.” “Not a single Republican in leadership has talked to us about this or given us any plan to help Americans deal with doubling their health insurance premiums.”
Johnson, meanwhile, shrugged off Greene’s anger last week, blaming her for not serving on the committees that handle those issues, and saying, “She probably hasn’t read that into some of them,” According to Politico.