Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has become an unlikely critic of the Republican leadership.
Elected to office in 2020, Greene has become one of the most controversial figures in American politics, leaving a trail of racist and antisemitic statements and unapologetically embracing conspiracy theories. But even as Greene has remained a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump’s agenda, she has shown a greater willingness in the past few months to break with her party on issues like Israel’s war in Gaza; the release of the Epstein files; and now, the fight to end the government shutdown.
It’s an apparent shift that has left many political observers scratching their heads. But Tia Mitchell, the Washington bureau chief of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and co-host of their Politically