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Newsweek
3 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Rep. Tried To Give MTG Cheez-Its During Meeting: 'Maybe She's Hangry'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. 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 Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images 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.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
GOP Rep. Lawler calls Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Jewish space laser lady' in SALT feud
Rep. Mike Lawler traded insults with fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a nasty online spat over his push for a higher cap on deducting state and local taxes, or SALT. Calling MTG 'the Jewish space laser lady,' Lawler said hardline right-wing Republicans should pay more attention to winning swing seats like his Westchester County-based district if they want to keep control of the House of Representatives. 'Shockingly the 'Jewish Space Laser' lady once again doesn't have a clue what she is talking about,' Lawler posted on X, referring to Taylor Greene. 'By the way, the reason you enjoy a gavel is because Republicans like me have won our seats. Good luck being in the Majority if we don't.' Taylor Greene — a Georgia MAGA stalwart who once spouted the antisemitic conspiracy theory that the Rothschild banking family created 'space lasers' that caused the California wildfires — countered that Lawler should credit President Donald Trump with winning Congress. 'Lawler usually isn't the guy in the conference with the best ideas,' she wrote. Lawler pointed out that he is one of three out of 220 sitting Republican lawmakers who won districts Trump lost in the 2024 election. Without those three GOP lawmakers, the party would not hold the 218 seats needed for a majority, he said. 'I know math is difficult but: 220 – 3 = 217,' Lawler wrote. The tit-for-tat Twitter spat comes as warring Republican factions were set for a crucial meeting Thursday to seek agreement on SALT and other knotty disputes that have endangered Trump's sprawling budget bill. Far right-wing lawmakers like Taylor Greene want even deeper cuts to social safety net programs like Medicaid, while relative moderates want to limit the pain on their constituents. Some fiscal hawks are insisting upon smaller tax cuts to avoid blowing up the deficit. The current draft of the bill includes an increase in the cap on SALT deductions to $30,000 from the current $10,000. Lawler and a handful of other self-described 'SALT Republicans' from affluent suburban districts in high-tax blue states have vowed to vote against the bill if it doesn't hike the SALT cap by a much larger amount, although they haven't identified an acceptable number.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
GOP Rep. Lawler calls Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Jewish space laser lady' in SALT feud
Rep. Mike Lawler traded insults with fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a nasty online spat over his push for a higher cap on deducting state and local taxes, or SALT. Calling MTG 'the Jewish space laser lady,' Lawler said hardline right-wing Republicans should pay more attention to winning swing seats like his Westchester County-based district if they want to keep control of the House of Representatives. 'Shockingly the 'Jewish Space Laser' lady once again doesn't have a clue what she is talking about,' Lawler posted on X, referring to Taylor Greene. 'By the way, the reason you enjoy a gavel is because Republicans like me have won our seats. Good luck being in the Majority if we don't.' Taylor Greene — a Georgia MAGA stalwart who once spouted the antisemitic conspiracy theory that the Rothschild banking family created 'space lasers' that caused the California wildfires — countered that Lawler should credit President Donald Trump with winning Congress. 'Lawler usually isn't the guy in the conference with the best ideas,' she wrote. Lawler pointed out that he is one of three out of 220 sitting Republican lawmakers who won districts Trump lost in the 2024 election. Without those three GOP lawmakers, the party would not hold the 218 seats needed for a majority, he said. 'I know math is difficult but: 220 – 3 = 217,' Lawler wrote. The tit-for-tat Twitter spat comes as warring Republican factions were set for a crucial meeting Thursday to seek agreement on SALT and other knotty disputes that have endangered Trump's sprawling budget bill. Far right-wing lawmakers like Taylor Greene want even deeper cuts to social safety net programs like Medicaid, while relative moderates want to limit the pain on their constituents. Some fiscal hawks are insisting upon smaller tax cuts to avoid blowing up the deficit. The current draft of the bill includes an increase in the cap on SALT deductions to $30,000 from the current $10,000. Lawler and a handful of other self-described 'SALT Republicans' from affluent suburban districts in high-tax blue states have vowed to vote against the bill if it doesn't hike the SALT cap by a much larger amount, although they haven't identified an acceptable number.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Rep. Lawler calls Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Jewish space laser lady' in SALT feud
Rep. Mike Lawler traded insults with fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a nasty online spat over his push for a higher cap on deducting state and local taxes, or SALT. Calling MTG 'the Jewish space laser lady,' Lawler said hardline right-wing Republicans should pay more attention to winning swing seats like his Westchester County-based district if they want to keep control of the House of Representatives. 'Shockingly the 'Jewish Space Laser' lady once again doesn't have a clue what she is talking about,' Lawler posted on X, referring to Taylor Greene. 'By the way, the reason you enjoy a gavel is because Republicans like me have won our seats. Good luck being in the Majority if we don't.' Taylor Greene — a Georgia MAGA stalwart who once spouted the antisemitic conspiracy theory that the Rothschild banking family created 'space lasers' that caused the California wildfires — countered that Lawler should credit President Trump with winning Congress. 'Lawler usually isn't the guy in the conference with the best ideas,' she wrote. Lawler pointed out that he is one of three out of 220 sitting Republican lawmakers who won districts Trump lost in the 2024 election. Without those three GOP lawmakers, the party would not hold the 218 seats needed for a majority, he said. 'I know math is difficult but: 220 – 3 = 217,' Lawler wrote. The tit-for-tat Twitter spat comes as warring Republican factions were set for a crucial meeting Thursday to seek agreement on SALT and other knotty disputes that have endangered Trump's sprawling budget bill. Far right-wing lawmakers like Taylor Greene want even deeper cuts to social safety net programs like Medicaid, while relative moderates want to limit the pain on their constituents. Some fiscal hawks are insisting upon smaller tax cuts to avoid blowing up the deficit. The current draft of the bill includes an increase in the cap on SALT deductions to $30,000 from the current $10,000. Lawler and a handful of other self-described 'SALT Republicans' from affluent suburban districts in high-tax blue states have vowed to vote against the bill if it doesn't hike the SALT cap by a much larger amount, although they haven't identified an acceptable number.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Marjorie Taylor Greene turns on Trump administration
Donald Trump loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene has turned on his administration in an extraordinary intervention. In a rare rebuke, the Republican congresswoman has broken ranks to suggest the administration was losing its base. 'I represent the base and when I'm frustrated and upset over the direction of things, you better be clear, the base is not happy,' she wrote in a lengthy post on X. Ms Taylor Greene, one of the loudest voices of the Maga movement, said she was 'frustrated' with the direction of the administration, claiming it was not delivering promises she had campaigned on. She said: 'When you are losing MTG, you are losing the base. And Trump isn't on the ballot in the future, so do the math on that.' Ms Taylor Greene compared the signing of the Ukrainian minerals deal to the invasion of Iraq, and questioned why Mr Trump's team had not pulled approvals for the Covid vaccine, which she claimed 'does not stop people from catching Covid'. She added: 'I campaigned for no more foreign wars. And now we are supposedly on the verge of going to war with Iran. 'And on top of that, now we are told that we have signed a deal for mineral rights in Ukraine, in order to pay us back for the hundreds of billions of dollars that we gave Ukraine. 'Why don't we just mine our own rare earth minerals that are tied up on federal lands that the government confiscated years ago?' Her comments reflect nervousness within the GOP over the direction of travel by the Trump administration. Ms Taylor Greene, once a pariah in her party, is one of the president's most loyal supporters in the House of Representatives and is a leading figure in the party's hard-Right national populist base. She has built her political brand around the staunch defence of Mr Trump, supporting his positions unconditionally. On Friday, a poll measuring the popularity of potential candidates for the 2026 Georgia senate seat placed her dead last. After first being elected in 2020, Ms Taylor Greene, 50, has previously been referred to as the 'QAnon candidate'. She was removed from the House budget committee and the education and labour committee over posts on social media. When she compared mask mandates to the Holocaust, Kevin McCarthy, then-Republican leader of the House, called her comments 'appalling'. She has since risen in the Republican ranks and is now chairman Mr Trump's new department of government efficiency subcommittee. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
