Our Fascist Idiocracy: MTG Sees the Iceberg Ahead, Flees MAGA Ship

Says Republicans in the House hate Trump

Democratic Wins Media: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s appearance on 60 Minutes was more revealing than anything she has said in Congress. It was the first real sign that something inside the MAGA movement has shifted. Greene is not a moderate Republican or a cautious institutionalist. She has been one of the most loyal and extreme defenders of Donald Trump. So when someone like her begins to pull away, it signals a deeper fracture.

Greene raised concerns about healthcare subsidies expiring and the harm that would cause for working families. These are valid points, but they do not reflect her record in Congress. Nothing about her ideology has softened. The more likely explanation is that she sees the political winds changing inside the far right and is trying to get ahead of a movement that no longer feels invincible.

The Independent: When asked if Republicans talk differently about Trump behind the scenes, Greene replied: “Yes.”

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Greene Goes Full Rogue on ’60 Minutes’

“I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks — making fun of me constantly for supporting him — to when he won the primary in 2024 they all started — excuse my language, Lesley, kissing his ass and decided to put on a MAGA hat for the first time.”

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), on 60 Minutes.