When President Donald Trump publicly chastised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — a lawmaker who has been one of his fiercest and most loyal defenders — it raised eyebrows across the political world. Greene is no fringe admirer. She has been an unwavering ally, a constant amplifier of Trump’s agenda, and one of his most dependable loyalists on Capitol Hill. Trump taking aim at someone who has carried his banner so faithfully is not just surprising — it’s revealing.

The Republican Party under Trump has always been a coalition held together by energy, grievance and a sense of shared purpose. But coalitions — even fearsome ones — require space for internal disagreement. They require room for ideological variance, strategic differences and the occasional intraparty critique. Without that space, a

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