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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s CNN interview raises questions about her rebrand

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

The star of the Sunday morning news programs was Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

The controversial representative appeared Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” and talked about her strained relationship with President Donald Trump. This comes after a recent appearance when Greene appeared on ABC’s “The View” and seemingly impressed the largely liberal panel.

During the government shutdown, Greene criticized her fellow Republicans for their strategy. She questioned the GOP’s lack of a health care plan. And, most of all, she seemed determined that the Epstein files be released.

Her outspokenness was enough that Trump took to his Truth Social and wrote, in part: “I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the Great State of Georgia.” Trump went on to call Greene “wacky” and say all she does is “COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN” and that she has “gone Far Left.”

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