Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Friday addressed her beef with the Republican Party on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” sustaining all through that she stays loyal to President Donald Trump — however is annoyed with Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)
Greene has publicly criticized her party’s handling of the continued authorities shutdown, as medical insurance premiums for the Reasonably priced Care Act are soon set to double. She has additionally slammed Johnson on social media for failing to recommend a single coverage to mitigate the influence.
“A whole lot of the issues I say are towards my very own occasion, however they’re primarily my frustrations in Congress,” Greene told Maher. “I imagine that Congress needs to be fixing a number of these issues. Nevertheless, Congress shouldn’t be fixing these issues.”
“You already know, taking a look at Obamacare, it was handed in 2010, it went into place in 2014 and premiums have skyrocketed ever since,” she continued. “It was good for some that couldn’t afford medical insurance or get medical insurance.”
Greene then mentioned the Reasonably priced Care Act has “crushed” the center class. When requested to make clear, Greene shared an anecdotal instance about her household’s month-to-month $800 medical insurance coverage growing to greater than $2,400 monthly.
“And that’s what so many individuals have skilled over all these years, however right here’s the large drawback,” she mentioned. “Right here’s why I’m offended: The Democrats handed Obamacare, however but the Republicans have by no means performed something to appropriate the issues that exist with it.
“And I blame my very own occasion, that’s completely fallacious,” Greene continued. “And I don’t suppose it’s a simple factor to repair, nonetheless, it’s one thing that we must always have a plan for. And Mike Johnson, for a month now, can’t give me a single coverage thought — and I’m offended about that.”
Greene has damaged together with her occasion on quite a few points earlier than, nonetheless, including U.S. aid to Israel amid accusations of war crimes towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Trump administration’s failure of transparency concerning the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Trump has well-documented ties with the late intercourse offender, who died behind bars whereas awaiting trial on federal intercourse trafficking expenses in 2019. His administration initially vowed to reveal his rumored clientele, just for Trump to pivot and call the case a “hoax.”
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Greene has maintained her loyalty to the president, writing on social media final week that she “totally” trusts and helps Trump’s “experience” in constructing a $300 million White House ballroom. She additionally praised Trump for pardoning former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.).
Santos pleaded responsible in 2024 to federal wire fraud and aggravated identification theft expenses, admitting he deceived donors and stole the identities of 11 individuals. He was sentenced in April to seven years in federal jail, a sentence that Trump commuted last month.
Greene additionally reiterated her help Friday for Senate Republicans to make use of the “nuclear possibility” in ending the shutdown by overriding the filibuster rule and passing a funding invoice. Trump urged them to take action on Thursday, calling it the “TRUMP CARD” on social media.
“I’ve obtained an amazing relationship with the president,” Greene advised Maher on Friday. “I’ve all the time supported him and gave him my help without spending a dime.”
