Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene: GOP in 'serious weakened position' because Matt Gaetz ousted Speaker

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday lashed out at eight Republicans, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Greene made the remarks during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo a day after Israel suffered a major terrorist attack.

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'Took out our best player': GOPer says party's future bleak as dust settles on McCarthy's firing

Now that the dust has settled after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ousting as Speaker, some Republican members are beginning to panic, according to a report in The Atlantic Saturday.

The actions by a renegade group of right-wingers have cost the GOP its best fundraiser and communicator, and they've put in doubt the party’s razor-thin five-seat majority in the House, according to a party member the magazine spoke to.

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'Biggest roadblock': Jim Jordan's past antics threaten to kill Speaker hopes

The past antics of Congressman Jim Jordan are fueling dread among vulnerable Republicans as he jockeys to become the next Speaker of the House, according to a report.

The Ohio representative’s chairing of a subcommittee looking into the weaponization of the federal government, along with his defenses of Donald Trump and his attempts to overturn the 2020 election result have made him a sweetheart of the right.

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Ex-Trump official accused of running anti-Semitic account hits back: 'The biggest fans ...were Jews'

A former Trump official revealed to be behind an apparently anti-Semitic social account published a long defense of himself Friday night, claiming “I’m a Proud Jew" and that the account was actually intended to stop hatred.

NBC News reported that Michael Benz, who served in Donald Trump’s State Department, was behind an account called Frame Game which pushed far-right narratives during the rise of extremism that followed the former president’s election.

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Trump roasted for apparent inability to stop blurting out state secrets

Former President Donald Trump was ridiculed Saturday for his apparent inability to keep his mouth shut.

Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri mocked the four-times indicted Trump, claiming he found it impossible not to keep blurting out national secrets.

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DeSantis blew $1.6M on week-long junket designed to boost foreign policy credentials: report

Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis spent $1.6 million dollars on a week-long trade mission in April, Politico reported Saturday.

The bulk of the cash paid for two private jets that carried DeSantis and his wife Casey around the world, stopping in Japan, South Korea, Israel and England.

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'Just sayin’': Trump unleashes early morning attack shaming CNN host

Donald Trump unleashed an early morning attack on CNN host Erin Burnett Saturday, shaming her for apparent desperate efforts to star on his show The Apprentice.

In a post to Truth Social, which came more than six hours after Burnett's show OutFront aired, he complained about her "false and semi-inflammatory stories" about him, though he gave no specifics about what had offended him.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene's posts show she's desperate to be Trump's VP: columnist

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been consistently advocating for Donald Trump being speaker of the House, even after the former president endorsed another candidate, and one columnist says it's because she really wants to be his vice presidential running mate.

Greene, who was recently rebuffed by a liberal anti-war group for "opportunistically" approaching its volunteers for a photo, has posted more than once about wanting Trump to be speaker. She has even said every day in the House would be like a MAGA rally, if that were to actually happen.

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Trump's top aides told him to drop Speaker plan after it 'triggered panic' in GOP: report

As former President Donald Trump seriously tossed around the idea of serving as House Speaker, his top aides frantically tried to persuade him to drop the idea, reported Politico on Friday.

The issue began when a few key Republicans, like Reps. Troy Nehls (R-TX) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), proposed a Trump speakership, with Nehls reaching out directly to the former president. This development, reported Politico, "triggered panic" among other members.

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Battleground state Republicans are refusing campaign donations from Marjorie Taylor Greene: report

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is contributing money to fellow House Republicans — but some of those facing tougher elections don't want to be backed by her, reported Business Insider on Thursday.

According to the report, Greene, a far-right lawmaker infamous for previously spreading QAnon conspiracy theory and extreme anti-LGBTQ beliefs, contributed $2,000 each to 18 Republicans.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene gloats at idea of Speaker Trump making Congress 'House of MAGA!'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) signaled her support for Donald Trump to replace Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker of the House – and celebrated that Congress would become the "House of MAGA!"

The former president is considering a visit to the Capitol next week and may pitch himself as a candidate for speaker, according to a Republican source who spoke to Politico. Greene celebrated the possibility.

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'Hated' Matt Gaetz faces multiple sordid allegations: Morning Joe panel

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) managed to oust Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker, and panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" suggested he made the move to wriggle out of personal problems.

McCarthy was widely disliked by his fellow Republicans and barely managed to win the speaker's gavel earlier this year, but Gaetz didn't win any friends by introducing a motion to vacate his position that passed with eight GOP votes and the backing of the Democratic caucus.

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'MTG opportunistically approached': Code Pink distances itself from lawmaker after photo

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shocked the internet on Wednesday when she shared a photo of herself with volunteers from Code Pink, an anti-war organization.

Greene, who recently explained why she only supports Donald Trump for president, posted several photos on social media earlier Wednesday.

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