Republicans are going to get “slaughtered” in the midterms — losing the House and maybe even the Senate. This prediction isn’t coming from Hakeem Jeffries or Chuck Schumer but from former Republican Congresswoman and MAGA firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene. For six years, Greene was one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies and became an influential and polarizing voice in the Republican Party. But the Greene-Trump relationship ruptured late last year over her push to release the so-called Epstein files, leading to her abrupt resignation from Congress. Now, she’s one of Trump’s loudest critics, calling his military action in Iran “evil and madness” and endorsing the use of the 25th Amendment to remove him for being unable to fulfill the duties of his office. “I was so shocked by his statement of taking out an entire civilization of people,” Greene said in an interview with The Conversation. “To me, that displayed a severe mental state.” Greene’s very public fallout with the president underscores a deeper fracture inside the MAGA movement and raises new questions about what “America First” actually means. In the short-term, however, the divide is likely to undermine the GOP in November. In the special election to replace Greene this past week, Democrats cut deep into Republican margins in the ruby-red seat. It was a sign, Greene said, that Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff — perhaps the most vulnerable Democratic senator — would be reelected. As for her own political identity, Greene said she didn’t know if she still considered herself a Republican. “I’m definitely leaning more [toward] calling myself an independent.” So, would she ever run as a third-party candidate? “I have no idea, honestly. I’m very much enjoying life out of politics,” she said. “I can’t even begin to answer that.” The following interview has been edited for length and clarity. Listen here for the full conversation.There are people in the movement who say you’ve changed, that you're not quite the same. I know you said you haven't changed any of your positions, but the evolution of Marjorie Taylor Greene has taken a lot of folks by surprise. Well, I think everyone’s not used to someone that’s willing to criticize both parties. Everyone expected me to, when a Republican president came in and Republicans were in control, everyone expected me to continue my criticism of Democrats. However, I’ve always been critical of both sides. For me, it’s… [TheTopNews] Read More.
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