
Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend tells trump how safe the city feels
During the Oval Office meeting, which was centered on negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Glenn praised Trump for deploying the National Guard to the nation's capital and federalizing the city's police. He celebrated the commander-in-chief's overwhelming action, arguing that the city feels safer now that he can walk around with his ultra-conservative Republican girlfriend. Over the weekend, there were 137 arrests made in the district, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Monday. Nearly 400 arrests have been made in D.C. since Trump announced the federal government was stepping in.
'I walked around yesterday with MTG,' Glenn told the president. 'If you can walk around with DC with MTG, the city is safe.' Greene agrees, telling the Daily Mail in a phone call on Monday that the city has noticeably changed in the week since Trump has exerted control. I've got some of the most death threats among the members of Congress and the House of Representatives,' she said. 'And Washington, D.C., has been one of the most dangerous cities in the country.'
Since coming to Washington in 2021, Greene has mostly holed up at her D.C. home. She told the Daily Mail she has only gone on a handful of walks over a few miles, partly due to crime in the city and her high-profile as a conservative lawmaker. There have been many high-profile crimes recently in the city, Greene was quick to point out. The conservative mentioned the recent fatal shooting of a congressional intern, who was killed after being caught in crossfire near a metro station last month. She also mentioned the 2023 carjacking of Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar. 'But it has been a drastic change,' Greene said of Trump's crime crackdown.
Normally reticent to journey out into the heavily liberal district, Greene described an idyllic weekend spent with her beau. 'We went for a four-mile walk ... we walked all the way down the National Mall past the Washington Memorial down past [the] Lincoln,' she said. 'We went such a long way. And it was a beautiful day, and it felt safer than it ever has. We saw National Guard out, saw more D.C. Metro Police presence, which looked completely different,' Greene added. 'There's been a lot of homeless people and just people that are seen as threatening are no longer out on the streets, which is a big change.'
The congresswoman admitted that, though she always feels safe with Glenn, the additional authorities deployed by Trump have given her added confidence. 'We were able to walk to dinner, to go out to dinner. So that was a lovely date. I enjoyed it so much. I always feel safe with Brian. He's one of my greatest defenders,' she added. 'But it's pretty hard to live somewhere and work in a city where you just can't go out and about.'
During the White House event, Glenn even evoked some laughs when he complimented Zelensky for wearing a suit to the White House. 'President Zelensky, you look fabulous in that suit,' Glenn said, prompting Trump to laugh. The journalist, who asked Zelensky earlier this year why he did not wear a suit to the White House, noted that the Ukrainian president decided to change his wardrobe during this trip to D.C.
Greene praised her boyfriend for questioning Zelensky's outfit after the Oval Office event. 'I'd like to recognize [Brian Glenn] for his success in upholding the proper White House wardrobe attire,' MTG posted on X. 'If Brian had never asked Zelenskyy the question, 'why don't you wear a suit, do you own a suit?' I'm not sure he would have ever worn one to visit our great and respected President!'
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