Marjorie Taylor Greene Blames Trump’s Focus on Foreign Countries for Dem Election Sweep

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) joined CNN anchors Pamela Brown and Wolf Blitzer on Thursday to discuss a range of issues, including the Democrats’ sweeping election victories on Tuesday night.

Greene has long been a controversial figure in American politics, bursting onto the scene after having pushed a torrent of conspiracy theories. In recent weeks, however, Greene has taken a turn to the center and been openly critical of her party on both the shutdown and economic issues.

Brown asked Greene, “You are very devoted to President Trump. You’ve made that clear. You have campaigned for him. Is there anything, though, you’d critique or do differently?”

“My critique is not being focused on America First, but I largely blame that on our Congress because I serve in the House. I also blame those who are advising him in the White House. You know, keeping him on nonstop tours around the world and nonstop meetings with foreign countries’ leaders is not America First. It’s just not,” Greene replied, adding:

I think domestic policy should be the most important issue that the president and the Republican-controlled House and Senate are working on, and that showed up in the election on Tuesday. But as the president, does he get some responsibility for that? Well, of course. I mean, every president is responsible for the way that they lead, but they’re also in a silo of information.

And I think that’s why after the election on Tuesday, you saw President Trump come out and react differently, probably because they couldn’t keep him siloed. And here’s the polls, sir, and this is what people are saying. I think he saw for himself, and he’s reacted.

“It’s very interesting. You’re an influential Republican in the House of Representatives, and we hear you breaking with your party on several issues, like the shutdown, the government shutdown, health care, foreign policy, the Epstein files. You say that’s nothing new, but Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—she’s arguing that this is all a, quote, ‘revenge tour’ on your part because President Trump prevented you from running for Georgia’s Senate seat next year. Is there any truth to her claim?” asked Blitzer.

“No, there’s no truth to it. I actually put out a statement earlier this summer on why I didn’t want to run for Senate. And if you look at the gridlock in the Senate right now, um, that actually I find repulsive. Um, it just shows why would I—I’m a serious person. I like to achieve things. I never want to go work somewhere where you can get nothing done,” Greene replied.

The conversation then turned to Greene’s political future, and she denied reports that she is eyeing a presidential run.

Watch the clip above via CNN.

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