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chairman donald trump Calling Republicans asking, “What’s going on with Marjorie?” Because he’s surprised by recent criticisms of GOP congresswomen.
Representative marjorie taylor greenThe Georgia Republican has been one of Trump’s most loyal allies, but she has recently taken strong public stances against her own party, including on other issues. ongoing government shutdown,
Trump has called at least two senior Republicans in recent months to ask, “What’s going on with Marjorie?” nbc news The report cited unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.
While Greene says she still supports Trump, her close ally, she has also spoken out against GOP positions on the Gaza war and the Epstein files. In support of the demands of the Democrats To extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that were set to expire at the end of the year.
green wrote She said on social media Monday that while she is “not a fan” of the ACA, also known as Obamacare, she is “absolutely disappointed that health insurance premiums will double if the tax credit expires this year.”
He also accused lawmakers of only funding foreign wars and “doing nothing to help the American people.”
“Our country sent $30 billion to Israel and hundreds of billions to Ukraine over the last few years by murdering countless innocent children in 2024 alone. By the way, I didn’t vote for all that murder!” she wrote.
According to the Cost of War Project at Brown University’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs, the US has provided $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel over the past two years and $9.65 billion to $12.07 billion on military operations in the Middle East.
Greene is also one of four House Republicans who joined Democrats in signing petition to force someone to vote To release files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was Trump’s friend decades ago.
Congresswoman wrote “I am committed to doing everything possible for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. This includes exposing the rich and powerful elite cabal that enabled him,” she wrote on social media last month.
Speaking to NBC News in a recent interview, Greene said, “I’m not some kind of blind slave of the president, and I don’t think anyone should be.”
She said, “I’m not elected by the president. I’m not elected by anybody who works in the White House. I’m elected by my district. Who I work for, and I’m elected without the endorsement of the president, and, you know, I think that’s really benefited me a lot.”
In addition to party fighting, Republicans and Democrats are at a standoff as the government shutdown enters its second week.
Democrats are seeking to reverse the Medicaid cuts set out in Trump’s massive spending bill, which he signed in July, and are demanding ACA subsidy expansion in exchange for their support on a funding bill to open the government.
Republicans have made baseless claims that Democrats want to give free health care to undocumented immigrants, despite the group not being eligible for federal health care programs except in emergencies.
When asked for comment about recent reporting on Trump and Greene, the White House blamed Democrats for the shutdown.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson stated, “The administration’s position is clear: We will not negotiate policy while the American people are held hostage. We urge Democrats to reopen the government.” Independent,