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Forbes
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- Forbes
Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Not Relating' To GOP Anymore: Here Are Her Breaks With Party
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., opposed the possibility of another spending bill and called for the U.S. to stop sending weapons to Ukraine on Monday, marking the latest breaks between the longtime MAGA loyalist and the Republican Party over President Donald Trump's policies. FILE - Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., presides over a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. June 3 Greene on X criticized Trump's House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act for including a provision that would ban state regulation of artificial intelligence, which Greene said she 'adamantly OPPOSED' and that she 'would have voted NO' if she had known of the provision in advance—the provision which was pulled out of the bill on July 1. June 23 Greene criticized Trump's strikes on Iran, saying she and Trump 'promised an America first agenda where we're solving Americans' problems' and that 'we don't belong in foreign wars'—the same day, she said on X that 'The United States should not be involved in fighting nuclear-armed Israel's war with Iran.' July 8 On X, Greene announced she would be introducing amendments to the Department of Defense's appropriations bill to cut $500 million in funding to Israel, Taiwan and Jordan, adding the State Department 'already gives nuclear armed Israel over $3 billion every single year'—a break from the White House's largely supportive stance on Israel, but a reflection of growing criticism from Trump's conservative supporters, including U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and violence in the occupied West Bank. July 14 The same day Trump agreed to send 'billions of dollars' worth of Patriot missile defense systems and other weapons to Ukraine, Greene posted on X opposing the decision and said 'we want to solve our own problems plaguing our own people.' July 17 Greene introduced her amendments to the House's defense appropriations bill and again said Israel is a 'nuclear armed nation which is very capable of defending themself' and criticized the U.S. for supplying its own missiles to defend Israel—she said on X that 'America is $37 TRILLION in debt' and criticized the department for spending about $832 billion supporting foreign defense programs. July 24 Greene said on X she had 'many concerns about' Trump's AI executive order, claiming 'AI expansion with little to no guardrails and breaks' poses a threat to states' rights and the environment, noting the impact of 'rushed AI expansion and data centers' on the nation's water supply and saying 'This needs a careful and wise approach.' July 28 As reports of deaths related to malnutrition in Gaza grew, Greene called the hunger crisis a 'genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation' on X and called Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., 'disgraceful' for 'calling for the continued starvation of innocent people' after he posted, 'Release the hostages. Until then, starve away.' July 31 Greene said on X she had spoken to a Christian pastor from Gaza, noting Israel has killed Christian Palestinians 'as well as many innocent people' and questioning the U.S.'s role in funding Israel's siege in Gaza—she said she 'sincerely' hopes Republicans 'will return in September with a renewed focus to stop funding foreign wars.' Aug. 2 In an interview with The Daily Mail, Greene said she is 'kind of not relating to' the Republican Party 'as much anymore,' claiming the party 'has turned its back on America first' and that some women in the party 'are really sick and tired of the way men treat Republican women.' Aug. 4 On X, Greene argued against another spending bill, also known as a continuing resolution, to keep the government open to complete appropriation bills, noting that 'Funding to support critical infrastructure projects like water, roads, and community projects will AGAIN be left not funded.' Greene also posted 'End Indian H1-B visas replacing American jobs instead and stop funding and sending weapons to the Obama/Biden/Neocon Ukraine Russia war' in response to Trump saying he would 'substantially' raise tariffs on India over its purchasing of Russian oil. Greene, considered one of the most outspoken hard-right firebrands, has supported Trump's immigration agenda and deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to detain and deport noncitizens, praising a Truth Social post in July condemning anti-ICE protesters and directing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan to instruct federal law enforcement to 'arrest these SLIMEBALLS, using whatever means is necessary to do so.' Most recently, she celebrated 'ZERO illegal border crossings for the past three months' and said 'It feels like our home is finally locked up safe and sound and criminals are no longer breaking in our windows and doors.' In response to backlash over her disagreements with Trump—particularly over his strikes on Iran—Greene said on X in June that she supports him 'even when I occasionally disagree with him.' She said 'If MAGA can't hold it together on an occasional disagreement then MAGA will lose its power.' Greene in another post emphasized her commitment to Trump, saying she has 'always been President Trump's most outspoken ally.' She also expressed support for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ahead of Trump's signing of the legislation.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's not sure if GOP is ‘leaving me'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is questioning her place in the Republican Party after finding herself at odds with others in the GOP — including President Trump — over several issues. The remarks — made during an interview with the Daily Mail — comes after Greene said Israel is conducting a 'genocide' in Gaza; vocally pushed for the release of the documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, despite Trump pressing to move on from the story; and criticized the U.S. strike on nuclear facilities in Iran, among other positions. Her contrast with many in the GOP is prompting her to question her perch in the party. 'I don't know if the Republican Party is leaving me, or if I'm kind of not relating to Republican Party as much anymore,' Greene said. 'I don't know which one it is.' 'I think the Republican Party has turned its back on America First and the workers and just regular Americans,' she added. The comments from Greene are the latest flash point in her timeline in Washington, which has seen her go from a pariah in the GOP to a close ally of the president, while at times being a thorn in the side of House GOP leadership. Greene said she believes the Republican Party is drifting back to its 'neocon' ways, with the people at the top of the group, the 'good ole boys,' pushing against the MAGA agenda. During her conversation with the Daily Mail, Greene advocated for stopping foreign aid, continuing using the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash the federal government, ceasing increasing the national debt and being aware of rising inflation. 'Like, what happened all those issues? You know that I don't know what the hell happened with the Republican Party. I really don't,' she said. 'But I'll tell you one thing, the course that it's on, I don't want to have anything to do with it, and I, I just don't care anymore,' she added. Perhaps one of the most striking breaks between Greene and Trump was over the release of the Epstein files, a debate that has inundated the party for weeks. When the president was trying to turn the page on the Epstein saga, Greene kept beating the drum, at one point warning that keeping the files under wraps would risk his support among the base. 'If you tell the base of people, who support you, of deep state treasonous crimes, election interference, blackmail, and rich powerful elite evil cabals, then you must take down every enemy of The People,' Greene wrote on the social platform X. 'If not. The base will turn and there's no going back. Dangling bits of red meat no longer satisfies. They want the whole steak dinner and will accept nothing else.' The pair was also at odds over the U.S.'s strike on Iran, which the president touted as a success and Greene reacted to by saying there was: 'a complete bait and switch to please the neocons, warmongers, military industrial complex contracts, and neocon tv personalities that MAGA hates and who were NEVER TRUMPERS!' On foreign policy, Greene said 'genocide,' a 'humanitarian crisis' and 'starvation' were occurring in Gaza — Trump also said starvation was happening — and she was one of two House Republicans to vote to cut off some aid to Israel. Greene told the Daily Mail she believed there are 'other women in our party that are really sick and tired of the way men treat Republican women,' naming Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), whom Trump nominated to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations before he withdrew her name amid fears about the GOP's slim House majority. Greene accused Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of being to blame for the situation. 'I think there's other women, Republican women — and I'm just giving my opinion here — who are really sick and tired of them,' she said. 'And the one that really got shafted was Elise Stefanik.' 'I mean, she got screwed by Mike Johnson, and she got screwed by the White House. I'm not blaming Trump, particularly. I'm blaming the people in the White House,' she added. Greene recognized the island she is on when it comes to some of the positions she has staked out, telling the Daily Mail: 'I'm going alone right now on the issues that I'm speaking about.' But she suggested that she does not mind plowing ahead solo, arguing that her reelection in her district has been because of her efforts and nobody else. 'I had to beat eight men and had to really whoop one in the primary, and I did, and the primary is everything in my district, and I did that by myself,' Greene said. 'I didn't do that with anybody's help. Not President Trump, Mike Johnson.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CNN
2 hours ago
- CNN
Analysis: Information is power, and Trump wants more control over it
Climate change reports, deleted. DEI initiatives, banned. Local TV and radio stations, defunded. Books, removed from military academies. Names of civil rights leaders, erased from ships. History lessons, purged from museums. The list goes on and on. President Trump and his government appointees keep asserting more control over ideas and information — which has the effect of taking power away from independent researchers, historians, and the real news outlets that he frequently calls 'fake.' Friday's abrupt firing of the labor statistics chief is one of the most dramatic examples yet. But this push for control has been evident all throughout his second term — and the individual headlines should be analyzed as part of a pattern, lest the memories start to fade. Remember the headlines about vaccine data being deleted from government websites last winter? Or the bogus math on DOGE's 'receipts' page? How about the 'Friday night purge' of impartial watchdogs investigating abuse within the government? 'Trump increasingly is playing the role of information gatekeeper,' Clay Calvert of the American Enterprise Institute wrote a prophetic blog post back in February. Calvert said Trump was 'dictating access on his terms' – promoting MAGA media outlets while punishing The Associated Press for not adopting Trump's 'Gulf of America' name. That AP dispute was about control over information. So, too, was the Trump White House's decision to purge a database of transcripts documenting his announcements and public appearances. The president has also objected to unflattering stories by lodging legal threats against news outlets. In one recent case, he followed through with a defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, which analysts said could have a chilling effect on reporting writ large. The White House has framed some of its most aggressive rewrites and removals as common-sense corrections. 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History' was the title of one such executive order in March. Another move to shut down a reliable source of information, the US-funded international broadcaster known as Voice of America, was framed by the administration as a way to curtail 'radical propaganda.' One of the alleged examples was a six-year-old news report 'about transgender migrants seeking asylum in the United States.' Every administration tries to shape reality to some degree. But 'Trump's statistical purges have been faster and more sweeping — picking off not just select factoids but entire troves of public information,' the Washington Post asserted in March. One glaring example involves the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated report on climate change. The authors of the assessment were fired and previous versions 'have been hidden from view on government websites,' as CNN's Zachary B. Wolf wrote last week. Trump's dispute with the Bureau of Labor Statistics further raises the stakes — and the alarms about creeping authoritarianism. 'Suppressing statisticians is a time-honored tool for leaders trying to solidify their power and stifle dissent,' George Stephanopoulos said on ABC's 'This Week' on Sunday. 'It's happened throughout history, most recently in Venezuela and Turkey.' His guest, Lawrence Summers, the former treasury secretary, said that 'firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers. It goes with launching assaults on universities. It goes with launching assaults on law firms.' 'This is really scary stuff,' Summers added. Yet some Trump aides and allies are publicly defending the firing. National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Monday morning on CNBC that the jobs data 'could be politically manipulated.' This battle for control isn't happening in a vacuum. There is evidence that media scrutiny and public pressure do make a difference. Back in March, the Associated Press revealed that an anti-DEI crusade at the Pentagon led to images of war heroes, women, minorities and even the famed Enola Gay warplane being flagged for removal. The embarrassing episode forced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides into a defensive crouch. Similarly, just last week, the Washington Post reported on the Smithsonian removing Trump's name from an impeachment exhibit at the National Museum of American History. The whiff of scandal was so overwhelming that the museum issued a statement on Saturday denying any White House pressure and pledging to update the exhibit in the coming weeks.
