Summary
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to appear on The View next Tuesday.
- Appearance coincides with Election Day in several states.
- Greene criticized GOP leadership amid government shutdown stance.
Applause erupted as co-host Whoopi Goldberg revealed that Greene would be appearing on the ABC daytime talk show on Tuesday, Election Day in multiple states. As the government shutdown approaches the one-month mark, Greene has grown more and more opposed to the Republican strategy for ending it.
“I don’t know how many things we agree on,”
Goldberg said.
“But I know the one thing she and I and all of us at this table agree on is this should not be affecting the American people.”
Applause erupted as co-host Whoopi Goldberg revealed that Greene would be appearing on the ABC daytime talk show on Tuesday, Election Day in multiple states. As the government shutdown approaches the one-month mark, Greene has grown more and more opposed to the Republican strategy for ending it.
“I look forward to joining the ladies on The View on Tuesday!”
she posted.
“Wow,”
Rebecca Katz, an adviser to Democratic Sens. John Fetterman and Ruben Gallego’s campaigns.
Pro-MAGA account The Reckoning also expressed shock.
In his stance on government funding, Greene has increasingly diverged from the Senate and House Republican leadership. In contrast to many Republicans, she has urged Republicans to find a solution as the COVID-19 pandemic has increased tax credits for the marketplace for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Johnson has declined to summon the House back into session after House Republicans, including Greene, passed a "clean" continuing resolution to keep the government operating into November. The plan has been delayed by Senate Democrats, who contend that a continuation of the subsidies should be included of any stopgap budget agreement.
The Democrats in the Senate and the House have taken great pride in having the MAGA lawmaker who has spread conspiracy theories on their side.
How might Greene's appearance affect her standing in the GOP?
Greene’s amenability to appear on a liberal platform like "The View" signals her independence and readiness to challenge Democratic leadership, which may reverberate with her core MAGA base that values her stranger station. It could solidify her image as a bold, open figure willing to push boundaries, which she has historically embraced to intoxicate her sympathizers.
Her appearance can also serve as a platform to assert her positions intimately, potentially boosting her influence among like- inclined rightists and MAGA choosers. Numerous Democratic leaders and centrists view Greene as a divisive figure who damages party cohesion and electoral prospects; her appearance might support this perception.
Critics argue that her frequent competitions with GOP leadership, combined with her controversial once statements, have formerly alienated some in the party.