After this week’s elections produced significant Democratic victories, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene responded with sharp criticism of her own party.
Greene, an ally of President Donald Trump, took to social media to share her perspective on why Republicans are struggling.
Greene has broken from her party on multiple issues and criticized party leadership in recent months.
Highlights
- Marjorie Taylor Greene openly critiqued GOP leadership for failing to deliver on key promises, linking losses to unmet voter expectations.
- Greene confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson over the lack of a unified Republican healthcare plan amid the ongoing government shutdown.
- She has also broken from her party on issues like calling Israel’s Gaza actions “genocide” and pushing to release the Epstein files, showing her independence.
MTG shared her perspective on why Republicans are struggling after significant Democratic victories this week
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Greene told ABC News’ The View on Tuesday that she confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson about Republicans’ failure to create a replacement for the Affordable Care Act.
“I yelled at Mike Johnson last week at our GOP conference,” Greene said. “I hope that Mike Johnson is finally giving [us] a single health-care policy because the country deserves it ... I shouldn't have to go into a skiff to go find our Republican health insurance plan.”
After a night of notable Democratic victories, including Zohran Mamdani winning New York City’s mayoral race and Abigail Spanberger becoming Virginia’s first female governor, Greene had something to say to her Republican peers.
Greene tweeted, “Politics is no different than business. Business 101: If you don’t deliver what you promise, then don’t expect return customers.”
Greene became the first Republican to use the term “genocide” when describing Israel’s actions in Gaza.
She also questioned the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), recommending it register as a foreign lobbyist.
“Israel is not hurting, and they’ve already proven that they are more than capable of not only defending themselves, but annihilating their enemies to the point of genocide,” Greene said on One America News Network in August. “And that’s what’s happening in Gaza.”
Greene was also one of the four House Republicans to join Democrats in signing a petition to force a vote to release the Epstein files.
Greene has broken from her party on multiple issues, including the ongoing shutdown
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She wrote on social media in September, “I’m committed to doing everything possible for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Including exposing the cabal of rich and powerful elites that enabled this.”
Greene has also backed extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, despite opposition from Republicans. She called for immediate action to end the government shutdown.
“The fact that the House has been closed for six weeks now is a complete and total, utter failure, and that’s on the speaker of the House,” Greene said.
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She has received criticism from party leaders for speaking up. Last month, Republican Senator Ted Cruz told the public that they should not pay attention to Greene because she is becoming “very liberal.”
While maintaining her loyalty to Trump, Greene stated that she does not see herself as a “blind slave” to the president. In an NBC News interview last month, Greene said: “I’m not some sort of blind slave to the president, and I don’t think anyone should be.”
She has backed extending Affordable Care Act subsidies despite opposition from Republicans
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“I serve in Congress. We’re a separate branch of the government, and I’m not elected by the president. I’m not elected by anyone that works in the White House. I’m elected by my district. That’s who I work for, and I got elected without the president’s endorsement, and, you know, I think that has served me really well,” she said.
Greene won her first House primary in Georgia in 2020 without Trump’s endorsement and argued that the independence allows her to serve her district more effectively.
“I think what helps [Trump] the most is when he has people that are willing to be honest with him and not just tell him what they think he wants to hear,” she continued.
Greene also commented on the Republican-led Senate. “I don’t want to serve in that institution. Look at them. They’re literally the reason why the government is shut down right now,” Greene said.
“I think all good things go to die in the Senate, and I certainly don’t want to go there. But I think those are just attacks to try to marginalize me or try to sweep me off, so to speak. And I really don’t care.”
On Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Greene allegedly wanted to run for Georgia’s Senate next year, but was blocked by Trump. This move, Ocasio-Cortez said, is prompting Greene’s “revenge tour” against the GOP.
It’s rumored that Greene wants to run for the Senate, a claim she has denied
During an Instagram livestream, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Here’s some tea for you. MTG, people are like, ‘Oh my God, she’s saying all these things, like, what’s gotten into her lately? Oh, like, she’s bucking against Trump, she’s bucking against the administration.’ Marjorie Taylor Greene wanted to run for Senate in Georgia.”
She continued, “She wanted to run for Senate earlier this year in the state of Georgia. She wanted to be the Republican nominee for Senate. So, she was gearing up for that statewide race, and Trump told her ‘no.’”
Greene has responded to rumors that she would like to run for president in 2028, calling them “baseless.”
“The only thing that I’m focused on is being a representative for my district,” Greene told NewsNation.
She also posted a statement on X, clarifying she does not want to run for the Senate.
“I have never spoken with President Trump about running for Senate or any other race.
“But for some reason, some consultants and aids [sic] are leaking to the usual tools in the media in order to promote the narrative they want to tell about me,” she said.
On The View on Tuesday, Greene said about Trump, “I do love him. When I ran for Congress in 2020, I ran criticizing Republicans and Democrats equally, because I come from a working-class family.”