Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once known for being a MAGA diehard , has become a thorn in the GOP’s side.

The Republican lawmaker representing Georgia’s northwest has, in recent days, doubled down on her criticism of her own party, this time hammering in on the continuing government shutdown .

“I’m not putting the blame on the President,” Greene told CNN last week . “I’m actually putting the blame on the Speaker and Leader [John] Thune in the Senate. This should not be happening.” And she posted on X , explaining her party-bucking position on healthcare, which has become the primary sticking point between Democrats and Republicans in the shutdown fight, on Oct. 6: “I’m not towing [sic] the party line on this, or playing loyalty games. … I’m carving my own lane.”

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