‘Hypocrisy!’ Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams GOP, Accuses Speaker Johnson Of Sideling Women

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) sharply criticized Republican leaders for sidelining women in the party and called House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) self-description as 'the biggest champion of women' hypocritical during a Tuesday appearance on CNN's The Situation Room.

Greene appeared before anchors Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) published a New York Times op-ed accusing GOP leadership of marginalizing rank-and-file members — particularly women — and relegating women to symbolic roles rather than positions of real power.

In her op-ed, Mace wrote: 'Women will never be taken seriously until leadership decides to take us seriously, and I'm no longer holding my breath. Since 2013, the Republican conference chair position has gone to a woman. It's the token slot, the designated leadership role for the top woman in the conference, while the real power lies in other offices.'

Asked for her reaction, Greene called Mace's piece 'masterfully written' and described the party's treatment of women as 'extremely frustrating.' She cited a ready-to-go bill she submitted aimed at restricting gender-affirming care for minors as an example of legislation that has been stalled despite a promise from the Speaker that it would receive a vote after the shutdown.

Greene also pointed to other recent clashes between Republican women and leadership: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has filed a discharge petition to force consideration of legislation changing congressional stock-ownership rules but lacks the Speaker's support to bring it to the floor, and Rep. Elise Stefanik recently sparred with Johnson over an amendment Greene described as 'extremely important.' Greene argued these disputes show Republican women are increasingly pushing back against leadership and said a revolt is already under way.

The exchange underscores growing tensions within the Republican conference over who controls the party's agenda and how women lawmakers are treated in leadership decisions. Greene's comments were reported and broadcast by CNN; the story also appeared on Mediaite.