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Rep. Tried To Give MTG Cheez-Its During Meeting: 'Maybe She's Hangry'
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A Democratic Representative tried to pass Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Cheez-Its during a meeting, she has claimed.
Speaking toRaw Story, New Mexico Democrat Melanie Stansbury, who sat on the Georgia Republican's Delivering Government Efficiency Subcommittee, outlined her relationship with Taylor Greene and recalled a moment she tried to share cheese-baked snacks with her colleague.
Newsweek contacted Taylor Greene's representatives by email to comment on this story.
Why It Matters
In November 2024, Taylor Greene was picked to lead a subcommittee of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
UNITED STATES - MAY 20: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., makes her way to a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald Trump on the budget reconciliation bill in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May...
UNITED STATES - MAY 20: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., makes her way to a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald Trump on the budget reconciliation bill in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. More
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The committee investigated so-called wasteful spending, examined ways to reorganize federal agencies to improve efficiency and identified solutions to eliminate bureaucratic red tape. It was linked to DOGE, run by Elon Musk, to streamline government spending.
What To Know
Stansbury said working with Taylor Greene had started off "fairly collegial" and that the Georgia Republican had displayed "very nice, very warm" behavior and "southern hospitality."
However, she said that despite initially agreeing to work in a bipartisan manner, the subcommittee "devolved into madness very quickly."
"We had a crazy hearing at the start of May where they were attacking trans athletes, and she was just so out of control. Later — that was the week she announced she wasn't running for Senate — I knew something was wrong with her that day, because she was acting so stressed out," she said.
She continued: "Even halfway through that hearing, I tried to slip her some Cheez-Its because I was like, 'Maybe she's hangry?'" Stansbury said. I'm like, 'I don't know why she's acting this way.'"
Stansbury also called Musk a "bull****ter" who had "no idea what he was doing." She called the Tesla boss "a fraud" and said DOGE plans were "sloppy, stupid, uncoordinated and ineffective."
What People Are Saying
Mark Shanahan, an American politics expert who teaches at the University of Surrey in the U.K, told Newsweek: "We're in a period of yo-yo polling, often among the same demographics, which pretty much reflects While Congressional adversaries like to keep up the image of avowed political enemies for the public, the reality is that they tend to be a little more collegiate when the spotlight's not on them. MTG is more performative than most, but I'm sure even she's not averse to the odd cheesy snack. Stansbury doubtless aimed to take the wind out of the Republican firebrand sails - but at least she managed to do so with a little humour."
Melanie Stansbury, after being named ranking member on the subcommittee: "We know there are broadly-supported, bi-partisan solutions that will improve government efficiency and transparency and I am ready to work together to find meaningful solutions. I am honored to be named the lead Democrat on this committee and have the opportunity to tackle the significant issues we have ahead of us."
What Happens Next
The committee continues having hearings and meetings. Whether Taylor Greene will receive more snacks during these meetings remains to be seen.
