Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and CNN commentator Scott Jennings traded public barbs after Jennings said Greene's influence in the GOP is marginal and her criticisms of Donald Trump are largely irrelevant. Greene responded on social media, citing a 98% voting record with Trump and calling Jennings a Bush-era and McConnell consultant. She also shared his Wikipedia biography to question his credibility and spoke to the New York Times about concerns over Mar-a-Lago's culture and its message to young women.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Fires Back After CNN's Scott Jennings Calls Her 'Irrelevant'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and CNN commentator Scott Jennings exchanged sharp public barbs on Monday after Jennings appeared on ABC's This Week over the weekend.
Jennings posted a clip of his appearance on social media and argued that Greene's influence inside the Republican Party is limited and that her criticisms of former President Donald Trump are largely irrelevant. In his caption he wrote: “MTG became a lib this year… So what? The MAGA ‘division’ narrative is overblown intentionally by those who want to see President Trump fail. Trump is still extremely popular among Republicans; he’s the strongest Party boss in the modern era. It’s time to focus on winning.”
Greene, who has publicly criticized Trump in recent weeks, responded directly to Jennings on social media, calling him a consultant for establishment Republicans. She wrote:
“Oh look I’m being lied about again by Bush neocon and Mitch McConnell consultant Scott Jennings.”
She followed up with another post defending her record and attacking Jennings’s credibility:
“I have a 98% voting record with Trump so I guess Scott is calling Trump liberal too. Scott Jennings is everything America First voted against, he just fools people with hot takes.”
To underscore her point, Greene shared a screenshot of Jennings’s Wikipedia entry noting his past work for President George W. Bush and for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Politically, Greene has positioned herself with the GOP’s more isolationist wing and has courted allies such as Tucker Carlson and J.D. Vance.
Separately, Greene spoke with New York Times reporter Robert Draper in an article published Monday, criticizing aspects of Mar-a-Lago's culture and how some prominent women in Trump’s circle present themselves. She told the Times:
“I never liked the MAGA Mar-a-Lago sexualization. I believe how women in leadership present themselves sends a message to younger women. I have two daughters, and I’ve always been uncomfortable with how those women puff up their lips and enlarge their breasts. I’ve never spoken about it publicly, but I’ve been planning to.”
The exchange highlights continuing tensions within the GOP as some Republicans publicly criticize Trump or his inner circle while others stress unity behind the former president. The original post first appeared on Mediaite.
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