“A you-know-what measuring contest”: MTG continues to blame GOP for shutdown woes

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene R-Ga continues to break ranks with her party to put the blame for the administration shutdown on the GOP even as a political rival says it is all for show Greene spoke with CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins on Thursday describing the shutdown as a you-know-what measuring contest between Democratic and Republican leadership I think the country is sick and tired of it Greene revealed Greene also disclosed that numerous of her colleagues were weak Republican men whom she blamed for not supporting President Donald Trump as much as she did before the voting process Related Marjorie Taylor Greene blames GOP for shutdown excuses Trump During the interview Greene contradicted a Trump claim that inflation is nonexistent and grocery prices are down I go to the grocery store myself Grocery prices remain high Ability prices are high she revealed Greene also took a stab at Republican leadership in the House calling out House Speaker Mike Johnson R-La I like Mike Johnson he s a nice man Greene reported but criticized him for forcing Congress to remain out of session to the detriment of Americans I do believe that when you have the responsibility of leadership you need to take that very seriously and unfortunately I m not seeing that right now she mentioned Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Program Greene s departure from party lines has caused disagreement but not everyone is buying it Progressive rival Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y has noted that Greene is on a revenge tour against her party Marjorie Taylor Greene longed to run for Senate in Georgia Ocasio-Cortez announced on an Instagram livestream this week So she was gearing up for that statewide race and Trump reported her no And she has been on a revenge tour ever since Greene denied the claim I have already explained in a lengthy post that I have no interest in serving in the U S Senate Greene described The Independent Look at the Senate right now it s a total mess Read more about MTG Greene warns Trump there s no going back on Epstein files promises Marjorie Taylor Greene s presidential aspirations are delusional Greene warns of Mark of the Beast Gabbard cries Deep State Coup The post A you-know-what measuring contest MTG continues to blame GOP for shutdown woes appeared first on Salon com