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'Overwhelming evidence!': Former Trump aide says Alvin Bragg has the goods to convict

While dressing down Speaker Mike Johnson for paying fealty to former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, former White House spokesperson Anthony Scaramucci predicted his ex-boss is going to be outmatched on the evidence alone.

"What are you doing, standing next to that guy," Scaramucci figuratively asked about Johnson while appearing on CNN. "And what happened to the backbone of the Republican party? How did you let this guy hijack the entire party, the party of Lincoln and Reagan, and throw it in the toilet like this?

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Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on Mike Johnson beef after Trump boosts House Speaker

Former President Donald Trump sent a very clear message on Friday when he held an "election integrity" press conference with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at Mar-a-Lago: the speaker has Trump's confidence. It was in some ways a jab at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has led the push in recent weeks to call for a motion to vacate Johnson from the speakership.

Greene is undaunted by Trump's support for Johnson, however — and responded with a post to social media shortly after, doubling down on her position.

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Trump's press conference was a slap in the face to Marjorie Taylor Greene: CNN's Collins

Former President Donald Trump's "election security" press conference at Mar-a-Lago with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was a big blow to one person in particular, suggested CNN's Kaitlan Collins: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).

Greene has been spearheading threats to move to vacate the chair, toppling Johnson from power the exact same way Kevin McCarthy was — and yet, noted Collins, here is Trump by Johnson's side, effectively giving him his own vote of confidence and potentially taking the wind out of that effort.

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Unluckiest Trump Media investors have now lost more than half of their money: report

Some investors in Trump's newly public media company are having a very bad time right now.

According to a new CNN report, "Trump Media is now trading below $31. That’s a far cry from the intraday spike to nearly $80 on March 26, the day it went public on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol 'DJT.'

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'Pathetic and unAmerican': Liz Cheney goes on attack against 'Moscow Marge' Taylor Greene

Liz Cheney unleashed an attack Friday against Marjorie Taylor Greene for what she suggested was parroting Kremlin propaganda.

In an interview with the far-right streaming station "Real American Voices," Greene claimed there was no genuine concern that Russia's President Vladimir Putin had plans to invade the rest of Europe if he took over Ukraine.

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'Pretty dismissive': Republican says most House colleagues don't back MTG's speaker fight

WASHINGTON — The House drama continued into Friday as rumors spread that Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene could imminently move to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his leadership post — but her colleagues told Raw Story there was little appetite to join her fight.

The Republican Conference met in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, where Greene said she didn't address the issue with the members.

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'Poor Marge': MTG mocked after report suggests she lost $32K by investing in Trump Media

The media company with ties to Donald Trump's Truth Social platform is seeing its value tank more each day. Now, years after she purchased shares in the company, Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is not willing to talk about the state of her stocks.

Greene wouldn't respond to questions from CNBC or NBC News about her holdings in Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC), which merged with Trump Media and saw its share price drop at least 45 percent to date, NBC News reported.

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'Keep up the good work': Dem lawmaker praises MTG to her face as she sparks GOP chaos

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Friday earned praise from an unlikely source amid her repeated threats to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Punchbowl News' Mica Soellner reported that Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) approached Greene on Friday and gave her a handshake.

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Mike Johnson accused of engaging in 'psyop' as intra-GOP feud escalates

Speaker Mike Johnson's flip-flop on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has drawn angry accusations from a fellow MAGA Republican about being part of a "psyop."

After posting a video showing Johnson explaining his decision to back off his previous opposition to to renewing the provision, Sen. Mike Lee floated a conspiratorial question that seemed to implicate the House speaker in some kind of government plot.

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Trump-Johnson meeting to push ban on ‘non-citizen’ voting —  which is already a felony

Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will fly to Florida on Friday to join the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, four-times indicted ex-president Donald Trump for a press conference to promote House legislation aimed at banning non-U.S. citizens from voting, which is already a criminal felony.

USA Today reports during the event "the top House Republican will tout the legislation to 'elevate the issue of non-citizens voting in federal elections,' according to a person familiar with the planning."

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'He loves me': Marjorie Taylor Greene defends Trump relationship amid disagreement

While she sharpens the knives to possibly demote Speaker Mike Johnson from his post, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) gushed over her bond with former President Donald Trump.

Boosting his MAGA profile on Friday by paying homage to the 45th president at Mar-a-Lago, Speaker Mike Johnson is navigating a tightrope soaked in kerosene with the Georgia congresswomen shaking matches like maracas.

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'Not built for the apocalypse': Columnist blames Trump for devastating Congress

The mass exodus of lawmakers fleeing D.C. ahead of the portentous 2024 election is proof that "MAGA hellions" are determined to run the show and run out those who don't agree, according to a new political analysis.

New York Times columnist Frank Bruni expressed as much in his latest piece, "The great 2024 exodus is all about Trump-era discord and dysfunction".

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'Nobody cares what MTG thinks': Republicans fed up with 'chaos' stand up to firebrand

In late October, allies of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) breathed a sigh of relief when House Republicans unanimously confirmed him as House speaker — a confirmation that followed weeks of chaos and turmoil after former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from that position.

But after six months as speaker, Johnson may face the same fate that McCarthy suffered.

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