MAGA ‘was all a lie’: Marjorie Taylor Greene torches Trump in scathing new interview (www.huffpost.com)

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Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called out one-time ally Donald Trump for abandoning the core promises behind his “Make America Great Again” movement.

“MAGA is, I think people are realizing, it was all a lie,” she told YouTube host Kim Iversen. “It was a big lie for the people.”

The Trump administration, she said, is all about serving “big, big donors,” including foreign countries and large corporations, with many funneling cash to Trump’s PACs and pet projects such as his White House ballroom to win favor.

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[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 10 points 2 weeks ago

So, MAGAs, if you're keeping score:

America First, no foreign entanglements. Yeah, not so much.
Lower prices on day one. Past Day 365, and everything is even higher than it was, and rising.
Release the Epstein Files. Still not happening.
Rounding up undocumented criminals, but they are grabbing up American citizens.
Paramilitary Death Squads roaming our streets, breaking out in spontaneous firing squads against American citizens.

So what are you still in for? The open corruption? The violence? The Pedophilia?

I'll bet it's the Pedophilia. If you're a pedophile, you're going to figure your best chance is with the PedoCons in charge.

[-] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago

Better late than never, I guess? I'm sure this pivot is at least partially self-serving, but we need all the allies we can get against Dickless Jackass Trump.

[-] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yup, I'd never consider Greene an ally. But, the enemy of my enemy is a useful tool against my enemy. The more conservative voices calling out Trump's corruption and self-serving, the better. The MAGA base is never going to listen to anyone who is politically to the left of Atilla the Hun, but someone like Greene may be able to peel a few of them off into the "disaffected, non-voters" camp.

[-] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

the people who need to internalize what she's saying... they don't listen to women

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Give Marjorie credit for at least figuring it out. Although a very tiny, tiny proportion of MAGAts ever see consequences, women seem to be overrepresented:

Marjorie's experience recently getting shut out of running for Senate or Governor by the MAGA establishment is at the top of her mind, of course.
Elsie Stefanik drew the short stick too, she was nominated to be UN Ambassador, and a bunch of other Republicans in the House were also nominated for positions in the administration. All those other men got their promotions, but when it was time to affirm Elsie's they told her the House majority was now too thin. Then she launched her own campaign for NY governor, only to find that once a male Republican announced his campaign, all her support evaporated.
And with all the problems recently with ICE, from Trump to Stephen Miller and all down the chain, I bet Kristi Noem will be the first to face any consequences. She might be offered up as a sacrifice to keep the rest of it going.

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

She knew the whole time. But she was in the inside of the grift. Now she got pushed out and is mad about it.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I hate this all or nothing monolith mindset. No, not all of the MAGAts are the same. There are some who will see her saying this and leave. Your mindset is one of failure, where there's nothing to be done (besides civil war, which won't be as nice as you think). We need to spread that it's even too bad for her, and she was one of the most ardent supporters. Let them know all the "good" things they wanted were bullshit. We can get some of them to leave.

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

[-] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 3 weeks ago

Marjorie is more progressive than most of the democrats at this point.

[-] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is insane.

[-] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 3 weeks ago

She is against war, against Israel, for healthcare. Against geo-engineering. Wants justice on epstein.

[-] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

And thinks Jewish space lasers are a liberal conspiracy to attack christians from space.

[-] realitista@lemmus.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

She's gunning for a run at the presidency, mark my words.

[-] boaratio@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I hope she gets hot coals shoved up her ass when she dies and goes to hell. The video she filmed, before she was in Congress, yelling at David Hogg and the other highschool victims when they were going to testify in front of Congress is unforgivable. I don't care how many mea culpas she does, she is a broken person that deserves every bit of hate she gets.

[-] Waldorf@infosec.exchange 4 points 3 weeks ago

@MicroWave Let's not forget WHO Marjorie Taylor Green really is! She's sick and divisive and has no respect for America. A turd doesn't smell better just because it's flushed!

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

[-] criss_cross@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don’t see this as MTG being a good guy.

I see this as MAGA eating itself. And I’m here for that.

[-] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

she's making a lot of money though. weird how being a psycho turd makes you rich from booksales and media appearances.

almost as if she mostly cares about that. as do most of the politicians and pundits...

[-] Waldorf@infosec.exchange 1 points 3 weeks ago

@TubularTittyFrog The real tell is that there are 12,000 registered Lobbyists in DC. Their reporting reveals that in 2023 they distributed over $4Billion dollars to members of Congress from their special interest groups.

Statistically when they leave Congress, they become Lobbyists and make in excess of 6 times what they made from the people!

None of them are there to serve their constituents! Giving money directly to a Congressperson is "BRIBERY" but our Supreme Court says that giving it to a lobbyist and he gives it to a Congressperson is ....

FREE SPEECH and protected by the 1st Amendment!

crooked bastards, all of them!

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

“People watching Fox News, every day, 24/7 with their volume turned all the way up in their living room and it’s so loud that you can’t hear anything else? Those are the baby boomers and God bless them, those are my parents’ generation. I love so many of the baby boomers, but they are the most brainwashed generation because they eat that crap, like, they just eat it up all day long. They’re spoon-fed the propaganda on TV.”

Damn, MTG over here spitting facts. She did lean into that propaganda hard, so can't really give get a pass. But still good to see her speaking some truth.

[-] MasterNerd@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Given how many bullshit conspiracy theories she's peddled over the years, she doesn't have much ground to stand on

[-] n1ck_n4m3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

No, but I'd still rather she be peddling the truth now than never. She doesn't get a pass and I don't forgive her, but I welcome anyone who wants to stop preaching bullshit, no matter how heinous the shit they used to say was.

[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

MTG is not our friend. But she can definitely be useful.

[-] SickofReddit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Jesus Christ Marjorie that took a really long time for you to clue in when everybody else knew the whole time.

[-] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago

*everybody except the 25% of Americams who think that Trump hasn't gone far enough, and won't be happy until they see army tanks on the streets blowing up Jesus's house.

[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah she’s really annoying but if she can swayed in the MAGA bs then I’m hopeful that other normal citizens can too

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

She's just mad that she got frozen out of the boys club. She was one of the biggest fundraisers in the party— she did her "duty" and only after she got stiffed did she figure out that there is no honor among thieves.

If this caterwauling troll had gotten her bag she'd have had no complaints. Fuck her.

[-] chaogomu@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I always saw Greene as a true believer, she believes horrible hate filled shit, but she actually believes.

The thing is, her hate filled beliefs don't match up with what MAGA actually believes, which is that certain white men get to make up the rules as they go along.

It just took her being shut out for the disconnect to appear.

She still believes in the hatred, but doesn't like the constant lying of those in her party.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's gonna take only months for news outlets like the NYTimes and the rest to rehabilitate her reputation and make her a hero like Liz Cheney. Fuck them all. She is a screaming baboon. She's a racist conspiracist who believed in Qanon. She harassed a survivor of a school shooting on video. She thought (thinks) Jewish space lasers are a thing. C'mon, she's a fucking piece of shit.

She's crazy and stupid (and stupid and crazy). Getting power and finding out her hero is a piece of shit doesn't make her a good person. Don't give her any respect.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

If she actually regretted any of it, she could've retained her seat and voted against MAGA.

Methinks this is much about attention as anything she did that was pro-MAGA.

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's all to move for another seat. She's politically savvy. She'll run for Gov or president or to be a VP pick. Building distance from today's MAGA is just a calculated move to make her look more moderate.

[-] cheffrey@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

My coworker follows her and Candace Owens. Coworker used to preach Doge and MAGA. Doesn’t so much anymore.

Granted, coworker still doesn’t vaccinate her kid. But better is good.

Happy MTG isn’t maga anymore.

[-] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 weeks ago

I legitimately think Candace Owens is suffering from some sort of mental illness. I just can't accept that someone with a normal functioning brain can be that stupid, evil, and delusional.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 2 weeks ago

No shit bitch. We've only been saying for what, a decade now? 12 years?

[-] how_we_burned@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

it feels so much longer. Every day, even when he wasn't the president was a never ending shit show of what is Trump saying now

clusterfuck

[-] king_comrade@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

If MTG can change, then we all can.

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

She flipped sides. But she can still flip out like no one’s business cuz she has paper thin skin. Just going against trump doesnt mean therapy isn’t still required in a persons life.

[-] king_comrade@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Sometimes it's just worth celebrating a win, no matter how small.

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sure. Just don't get too cozy and drop guard. She's not the ally you think she is.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, no shit. Welcome to the party, Marj.

The Republicans/conservatives hate this country and want to destroy everything about it that actually was built toward meeting any ideals, strip it for parts, and funnel all the money to the already rich. Appealing to the racists and xtian zealots only helps them meet this goal, even if only some of the elites may actually be xtian/racist.

And "maga" == conservatives == Republicans.

[-] ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 weeks ago

Youve just described Democrats too

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Youve just described Democrats too

Ha ha ha. #BothSides, as ever.

[-] CopLoverBillionairefan@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Mrs. Greene.

Welcome to the resistance!

[-] whereIsTamara@lemmy.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Well, she said MAGA was a lie, but she still wants the MAGA she thought she was getting.

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