NY Republican Shreds MTG in Nasty Social Media Spat: ‘The Jewish Space Laser Lady Once Again Doesn’t Have a Clue’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) ripped into fellow Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Wednesday as the MAGA firebrand questioned why the GOP needs moderates.
“Mike Lawler usually isn’t the guy in the conference with the best ideas, after all we lost a Republican held seat to a Democrat the last time Republicans voted for one of his “great” strategy [sic],” Greene wrote on X, explaining her gripe:
Now Mike Lawler is a NO on Trump’s big beautiful bill because he won’t accept a SALT cap increase from $10K to $30K per year.
And the deduction applies to those who make under $400,000 per year.
While yes taxes in Democrat controlled New York are ridiculous, but if a $30,000 State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction isn’t good enough for those making under $400,000 then you need to either vote Republican in NY or you need to move!
She continued offering her reasoning in the lengthy post and concluded, “And Mike Lawler has a toss up seat. What’s the point in Republicans fighting to protect and keep re-electing “Republicans” if they constantly undermine the agenda America voted for???”
Lawler, who beat an incumbent Democrat to gain his seat in 2022, hit back, saying, “Shockingly the “Jewish Space Laser” lady once again doesn’t have a clue what she is talking about. By the way, the reason you enjoy a gavel is because Republicans like me have won our seats. Good luck being in the Majority if we don’t.”
Trump promised to raise the SALT (State And Local Tax) deduction during the 2024 presidential campaign. He wrote on Truth Social, “WHAT THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? VOTE FOR TRUMP! I will turn it around, get SALT back, lower your Taxes, and so much more. I’ll work with the Democrat Governor and Mayor, and make sure the funding is there to bring New York State back to levels it hasn’t seen for 50 years. People are fleeing, maybe we’ll get them to ‘flee back!’”
Trump instituted a $10,000 deduction cap in 2017 as part of his sweeping tax bill, which was widely seen as a tax raise for Blue states residents in order to help offset his sweeping cuts.
