Marjorie Taylor Greene Blames Republicans For ‘Failed’ Agenda

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she blames Republicans within the Home and Senate for failing to ship former President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Whereas talking to CBS’s 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl on Sunday, Greene mentioned what led her to run for Congress. “What made me run for Congress was once I noticed the Republicans in Congress, within the Home and the Senate, utterly fail to ship the agenda that we had all voted for, the the explanation why we voted for Donald Trump.”

Greene continued to call former Speaker of the Home Paul Ryan, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, and Utah Senator Mitt Romney for failing to reign in federal spending, repeal Obamacare, or fund Trump’s southern border wall.

In response to Greene’s interview, 60 Minutes has acquired public scrutiny for platforming a politician accused of spreading antisemitic, transphobic, homophobic, white supremacist, and far-right ideologies.

“Disgusted by this. 60 Minutes turns its prestigious platform over to Marjorie Taylor Inexperienced, normalizing a conspiracy theorist, antisemitic troll, insurrectionist, white supremacist, racist, and homophobic and transphobic extremist,” former NBCUniversal govt Mike Sington tweeted. “Disgrace on CBS, 60 Minutes, and Lesley Stahl.”

CBS has but to formally touch upon the controversy surrounding Greene’s 60 Minutes look. Newsweek reached out to the corporate through electronic mail for remark.

In the meantime, throughout Greene’s interview, Stahl pressed the Republican congresswoman on why she doesn’t blame Trump for his “failed” agenda. “Nicely, I blame all of them for lots of issues,” Greene responded. “Nicely, the President does not management every little thing,” she additionally added.

Tensions have steadily grown throughout the Republican get together notably after the 2022 midterm elections. The perceived lack of a “pink wave” had many GOP members activate Trump for his unsuccessful endorsements.

Notably, the get together has now circled round Trump amid his legal indictment from Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg. On Thursday, a Manhattan grand jury indicted the previous president following an investigation by Bragg’s workplace into an alleged hush cash cost of $130,000 paid by Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to grownup movie star Stormy Daniels to maintain her quiet forward of the 2016 presidential election about an affair she claims she had with Trump in 2006.

Amid Trump’s authorized troubles, Greene has continued her loyal help for the previous president even saying plans to journey to New York Metropolis on Tuesday for his arraignment. Greene took to Twitter on Sunday saying, “Protesting is a constitutional proper and I’m going to NY on Tuesday to protest this unprecedented abuse of our justice system and election interference.”

“I additionally reject any try and anybody who attire in MAGA however incites violence or commits violence whereas pretending to be one among us. You aren’t one among us, you might be one among them,” Greene continued. “We is not going to stay in worry and we’ll lawfully stand in opposition to tyranny and corruption whereas we present our help for President Trump.”

Newsweek has reached out to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Spokesperson through Twitter for remark.