CNN has found its new favorite Republican, and her name is Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia congresswoman who once stood as one of Donald Trump's fiercest defenders has now become the network's latest anti-Trump mouthpiece, delivering carefully crafted soundbites that have the network literally gushing over her and anxiously awaiting her next attack on Trump, her former ally.
Last month, Greene announced she would resign from Congress on January 5. In a video shared across social media, she framed her departure as a principled stand against a political machine that she says turned on her. She insisted that her mission in Congress had always been to hold the Republican Party accountable for its promises and to put America first. She also claimed credit for fighting against the Green New Deal, open border policies, and the transgender agenda targeting children and women.
She also painted herself as a victim of relentless persecution, describing years of personal attacks, death threats, lawfare, slander, and lies. She argued that most people couldn't withstand even a single day of what she's endured, claiming the pressure wasn't just unfair to her family but wrong for her district.
By dawn the next morning, Trump had already weighed in. At 6:45 a.m., he fired off a Truth Social post calling her "Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown" and made clear he felt no loss over her departure.
Speaking with Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday, Greene proved that she’s fully willing to be a useful tool of the left.
“President Trump posted yesterday that you are, quote, and I'm quoting him now—‘Not America First or MAGA,’ and your, quote, ‘new views are those of a very dumb person.’ That's the president of the United States speaking about your, uh, speaking about you. What's your response to these latest attacks?” Blitzer asked her.
"Well, actually, Wolf, I feel very sorry for President Trump. I genuinely do. It has to be a hard place for someone that is constantly so hateful and puts so much vitriol, name-calling, and really tells lies about people in order to try to get his way or win some kind of fight. And I think that's exactly what's wrong in America today, that's what's wrong in this toxic political environment that has ripped our country apart. And I personally think that that's poor leadership from a president, it's a very bad demeanor, and Americans are very tired of it."
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"I feel very sorry for President Trump. I genuinely do. It has to be a hard place for someone that is constantly so hateful and puts so much vitriol, name calling, and really tells lies about people in order to try to get his way." pic.twitter.com/SZhUVOgCpG
The performance was pitch-perfect for CNN's audience. Greene positioned herself as the “reasonable voice” rising above Trump's chaos, delivering the kind of criticism that networks like CNN just love when it comes from Republicans. She gets airtime, they get their anti-Trump content from the right, and everyone wins except conservative voters who thought Greene actually stood for something.
The unfortunate part of this story is that the relationship between Greene and Trump had been solid early on, but things soured in recent months. She broke ranks during the Schumer Shutdown and hammered GOP leadership over healthcare, specifically criticizing their handling of expiring Obamacare subsidies. She also reportedly held a grudge over being pushed out of running for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
I get that Greene has a beef with Trump right now, but she must know that what she’s doing will hurt the conservative cause more than Trump. Let’s face it, Trump has a history of turning on allies. Elon Musk, Mike Pence, Bill Barr, Jeff Sessions, James Mattis, Ron DeSantis, John Kelly, Rex Tillerson, Brian Kemp, Nikki Haley, Kayleigh McEnany, John Bolton, Anthony Scaramucci, and Alyssa Farah Griffin have all fallen out of favor with Trump at various points. Some, like Musk and DeSantis, have since reconciled with Trump, but most haven’t.
There’s no excuse for turning allies into enemies. That said, it’s nonsensical when these former allies turn against not just him but the very values that brought them together in the first place.
While some have managed quiet reconciliations, many remain vocal public critics. Greene clearly holds enough of a grudge that she's positioning herself as the latest addition to CNN's roster of Republican Trump critics. The network has found its newest ally, and Greene seems happy to play the role.
