Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) this week reportedly grilled Republican speaker hopefuls about their testicular fortitude in challenging Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Politico's Playbook reports that Greene this week told Republican speaker candidates that they needed to conduct aggressive oversight of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration's immigration policies and Garland over the supposed mistreatment of rioters who attacked the United States Capitol on January 6th in a desperate bid to keep former President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election.
"I want to know, which one of you have the balls to hold them accountable?" Greene demanded to know, according to sources.
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However, Politico also is hearing that Greene's demands are unlikely to be critical in whether Republicans finally, after three weeks, are able to elect a new speaker.
In fact, the publication believes that "there’s no reason, other than sheer fatigue, to think that the newest speaker designate is likely to fare any better than the ousted or sidelined" Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Jim Jordan (R-OH).
