Judge Marjorie Taylor Greene by the Company She Keeps

The composition of the failed vote to topple Speaker Mike Johnson tells voters all they need to know about MTG and her ilk.

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Then–Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.) attends a Trump rally in Laconia, N.H., January 22, 2024.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.) says she represents the American people against “the uniparty.” The fact that she voted with the socialist Squad in trying to topple Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) tells a much different — and much more troubling — story.

Greene’s effort went nowhere with Republicans, as only ten other GOP members joined her. She fared much better with Democrats, despite her condemnation of Johnson for relying on Democratic votes to save his position. Thirty-two members of Team Blue voted to depose Johnson, almost three times the number of Republicans who did likewise.

Henry Olsen

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Henry Olsen

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the author of The Working-Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism.

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