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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is boiling down her recent rebellion against President Donald Trump’s administration to one key reason. During an appearance on CNN’s “The Situation Room” on Thursday, Greene said her main critique of Trump stems from what she described as a failure to remain “America first.” “But I largely blame that on our Congress, because I serve in the House,” Greene said. “I also blame that on who’s advising him in the White House.” She continued: “Keeping him on non-stop tours around the world and non-stop meetings with foreign countries’ leaders is not America first. It’s just not. I think domestic policy should be the most important issue that the president and the Republican-controlled House and Senate are working on, and that showed up in the Election on Tuesday." When asked if Trump deserves some responsibility, Greene replied: “Of course. Every president is responsible for the way that they lead, but they’re also in a silo of information." Greene went on to say that she ran for Congress in 2020 “frustrated” with the Republican Party. She emphasized that “many Republican candidates" tend to "never fully deliver what they promised to the American people" once elected to office. "There are many voters right now, and I think that showed on Tuesday, that genuinely feel that way," Greene said, as Democrats clinched sweeping victories in closely watched races in New Jersey, New York City and Virginia. “I represent Americans that are really done with foreign wars and foreign policy, really want to focus on our own problems, our issues.” She also pointed to how Democrats flipped a pair of seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, saying it should be viewed as a “major wake-up call.” Greene, who rose to prominence as a staunch MAGA loyalist, has recently drawn criticism from several notable Republican lawmakers and supporters of the president after breaking from the GOP platform on several issues. In September, the Georgia congresswoman became one of only four Republicans to sign a House discharge petition to compel the Justice Department to release all government files related to the investigation into late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. She has also separated from most Republicans on Israel, calling the war in Gaza a “genocide” while denouncing the country’s military actions. Amid the ongoing government shutdown, Greene has pushed back against GOP leadership over what she describes as a lack of a plan when it comes to health care. Greene told CNN that she is “very tired” of the “toxic nature” of politics in Washington and across the country. “I’m trying to lead by example, and I can only do my part, and that is to talk to everyone, and to talk to everyone in kindness,” Greene said. “We don’t all have to agree, but that’s being an American, and thank goodness for that.”
