MTG Slams Mike Johnson’s Failure to Negotiate on Shutdown: ‘Republicans Have No Plan’

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday for failing to hold a “single meeting” to discuss budget strategy as the government shutdown continues and vented frustration that her party has “no plan.”

Speaking exclusively to Axios, Greene singled out Johnson for keeping GOP lawmakers “out of town for the past month” and said the Speaker “has not had a single conference meeting” to discuss strategy.

Hours earlier, Johnson had defended the move to send lawmakers back to their districts as the “responsible decision” to “help” constituents as the shutdown entered its third week.

“What am I saying that can be criticized? I’m saying the cost of living is too high, health insurance premiums are destroying the middle class, and Republicans have no plan,” Greene told the outlet.

She added: “Mike Johnson has not had a single conference meeting about any sort of plan to deal with the ACA tax credits expiring” – a lapse she said would leave many of her constituents without healthcare provisions.

The congresswoman also accused her own party, and President Donald Trump, of abandoning the “America First” principles that once defined the movement, saying parts of the president’s second-term agenda amount to “America Last.”

While praising Trump for doing “a great job in a lot of places,” Greene argued that his administration’s focus on foreign affairs risks sidelining domestic concerns.

“It’s a revolving door at the White House of foreign leaders when Americans are, you know, screaming from their lungs,” she said.

Greene also jibed at Trump’s tariff war, quipping that farmers and manufacturers “don’t know if the tariff policy is going to change” as the president shifted stances with each “Truth Social post.”

The Georgia Republican, long an outspoken MAGA loyalist, has taken heat for voicing concerns from fellow Republicans but she sees herself as an ideological purist when it comes to the America First doctrine.

“It doesn’t faze me at all,” Greene said.