As recently as last year, many Republicans on Capitol Hill were embarrassed by Marjorie Taylor Greene’s presence. Times have woefully changed. (via MaddowBlog)
But all along, the question wasn’t whether the right-wing Georgian was an extremist. The question was what her party’s leaders intended to do about it.Greene with new committee assignments in the next Congress if voters elected a Republican majority.
At Trump’s Arizona rally over the weekend, Greene also briefly spoke to reporters and was asked about whether GOP leaders have told her she’d be assigned to the Oversight Committee. “[I]t’s something we’ve discussed,” she replied. “I’ve also discussed it with James Comer who is the Republican lead on the committee right now. It’s been mentioned quite a few times. Very excited about it.”
Roughly two years ago, some Republican insiders were annoyed with McCarthy for not doing more to prevent Greene from getting elected in the first place. Now, as the midterm elections near, McCarthy and GOP leaders are giving Greene a prominent role in the party, and might even reward her with exactly what she wants.
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