Marjorie Taylor Greene Openly Criticizes Republicans During Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. – November 1, 2025 – Once the unyielding vanguard of the MAGA movement, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of her own Republican Party in recent weeks. Amid a grinding government shutdown and escalating internal GOP fractures, Greene has unleashed a barrage of public rebukes against party leadership, accusing them of weakness, betrayal, and failing to deliver on core conservative promises. Her outspoken defiance – from fiery X posts to media appearances on liberal platforms – has stunned allies and emboldened detractors, raising questions about the cohesion of the Republican majority that voters handed a sweeping mandate just a year ago.

Greene’s latest salvo came on October 31, when she fired back at conservative critics lambasting her for booking spots on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and ABC’s The View. In a blistering X post, she branded her assailants as “pathetic Republican men (mostly paid social media influencers)” who demand women in the party “remain seen but not heard.” The Georgia firebrand, known for her 100% alignment with liberty-focused legislation, defended her media tour as a platform to champion “America ONLY” priorities, sharing her voting record as proof of her unwavering conservatism. Her comments echoed a broader theme of misogyny allegations, with Greene earlier this month claiming there’s “a lot of weak Republican men” afraid of “strong Republican women” pushing back on party orthodoxy.

The shutdown, now in its fourth week, has been the flashpoint for much of Greene’s ire. On a heated October 28 conference call with GOP colleagues and White House staff, she excoriated the party’s strategy, particularly its inaction on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire and spike premiums for millions. “Republicans have a responsibility to deliver,” she declared in a video post, drawing from her days running a family construction business: “The American people are our customers, and we owe them results!” Appearing on Real Time the following day, Greene amplified the critique, slamming both parties for treating Americans “like a piñata” and urging Senate Republicans to “stop playing games” by eliminating the filibuster to ram through spending cuts and reforms. She cited personal stakes – her own children’s struggles with skyrocketing health costs – to underscore the human toll, admitting disgust at the prospect even as she opposes Obamacare’s foundations.

This isn’t isolated frustration. Greene’s dissent has rippled across issues: She broke ranks by labeling Israel’s Gaza operations a “genocide” in July, co-sponsored a push to release Jeffrey Epstein files against party resistance, and this week renewed calls for overhauling a “scam” health insurance system that Democrats birthed and Republicans have “never fixed.” On X, she accused Georgia Republicans of governing “like we are governed by Democrats,” lamenting that the party “never govern like they campaign.” In another post, she warned of a “rude awakening” for “America LASTERS taking over our party,” vowing no retreat from the MAGA fight she helped sustain.

The backlash has been swift and gendered. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) dismissed her as having gone “very liberal,” advising colleagues to “ignore” her shutdown rants. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has taken to sidestepping her barbs, telling reporters he’s “trying not to react to what Marjorie Taylor Greene says every day.” Even former President Donald Trump, her longtime patron, has privately queried GOP insiders: “What’s going on with Marjorie?” Yet Greene remains defiant, insisting her crusade stems from the same ethos that propelled her 2020 run: holding Republicans accountable for failing to repeal Obamacare and deliver voter mandates.

As open enrollment kicks off today with premiums poised to surge, Greene’s revolt highlights deeper GOP fissures. With full congressional control, the party faces mounting pressure to unify – or risk alienating its base. For Greene, the message is clear: “I work for the people who sent me.” Whether her solo charge galvanizes reform or isolates her further remains an open question in a Capitol already strained by shutdown gridlock.