Just when you think you can’t be surprised anymore, something surprises you. MTG is not all in line with Trump and his commands. As a matter of fact, turns out she’s shoving, not just pushing, back. For being such a die-hard, Trump-loving, full-on MAGA sycophant, she occasionally has flashes of intelligence. That’s actually beyond surprising. From AlterNet:
According to a New York Times report published Sunday, Greene said she was angered after a Trump aide signaled that supporting legislation to release government documents tied to Epstein would be seen as a “very hostile act.” In response, she says she phoned a senior West Wing official and pushed back hard. “I told them, ‘You didn’t get me elected. I do not work for you; I work for my district,” she recalled in her comments to The Times. When asked how threats from Trump’s camp affect her, Greene replied: “Me personally? I don’t care … I’m like, ‘[Expletive] you.’”
Whoa. Beyond surprising into “who is this woman and what did she do with MTG”? Shoving back! She’s not exactly well-liked, except in MAGA. She does work for her constituents. That in itself is amazing and is a checkmark in the good column for her. She keeps getting re-elected, after all.
The report noted that her evolution is dramatic. Elected in 2020 amid controversy and dismissed by many as a fringe figure, Greene gradually grew more aligned with GOP leadership, most notably under former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who often steered her more extreme impulses. But that phase appears over. Now, the Georgia Republican operates as a powerful independent force. She has challenged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) On issues like Epstein transparency, Gaza, artificial intelligence, and U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts, she says she no longer feels bound by party or presidential loyalty.
How about that? We might not agree about the last one regarding Ukraine, but for Israel/Gaza we are the same. We never looked beyond the public face of MTG into what’s behind that image. For what’s going on in Gaza stop the weapons and send in the help before it’s too late and they’re wiped off the face of the earth. (Apologies for pontificating.)
Still, Greene frames her posture carefully. She insists her current independence is a strength, not a liability. “I didn’t get elected with a President Trump endorsement … It felt really bad at the time, but honestly it’s been the best thing for me. I get to be very independent.” “But Mr. Trump in recent months has tested the limits of the unflagging loyalty that his base has previously shown him. And Ms. Greene’s stalwart positions have revealed a fraying at the edges of the MAGA movement,” the report noted.
There does, indeed, seem to be some fraying. A large part of it is driven by Trump’s refusal to release the Epstein papers. It’s pissing off MAGA. And MTG is part of that. There was no reason NOT to believe he would be this way – except he always breaks his promises, and he’s in them, so nope on the release. MTG is not going to forget that. She’s shoving back.
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and how about the fact that next week Trump classifies the Epstein files?
New Mexico Congress woman will put a bill to vote on for a investigation on Epstein ranch in January.
how about the fact that Johnson won’t seat the new Arizona Dem rep who won the election, so much for that petition on the floor that Senate won’t pass anyway and that Trump would veto if they do pass it
Could you be any more negative? Sheesh!