Bernie Sanders Identifies Marjorie Taylor Greene as a ‘Good’ Republican

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) raised some eyebrows Wednesday by going to bat for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — identifying her as a “good” Republican.

During a CNN Town Hall on Wednesday night, an attendee asked the Vermont Senator which Republicans he believes he can work with to potentially reopen the government, Sanders identified Greene as one such colleague.

“There are some decent, honest Republicans,” Sanders said. “And you know, in American society, we believe in democracy. You’re a conservative Republican. We disagree. So what? It’s called America. We have different points of view. I gotta tell you though…one of the things that has concerned me very, very much is that we are seeing the Republican party. Doing less of representing their districts and their states than just swearing allegiance to the President of the United States.

“So I never thought that I would say this, but you have somebody like Marjorie Taylor Greene saying, ‘You know what, I was elected by my constituents, that’s who I am beholden to, not the President or the United States. So there are good Republicans out there.”

Sanders was referencing a comment from Greene after she sided with Democrats on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies during the government shutdown.

“I’m not some sort of blind slave to the president, and I don’t think anyone should be,” Greene told reporters. “I serve in Congress. We’re a separate branch of the government… I got elected without the president’s endorsement, and I think that has served me really well.”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), appearing alongside Sanders at the CNN Town Hall, was less complimentary of Greene.

“Is she someone that you could see yourself working with?” CNN’s Katilan Collins asked the New York congresswoman.

“On what?” Ocasio-Cortez joked. She added, “It’s not just about talking the talk, we gotta walk the walk.”

Watch above, via CNN.