Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) received an unexpectedly warm welcome on ABC’s The View Tuesday, turning what could have been a tense clash into a surprisingly cordial — and at times complimentary — exchange with the show’s liberal hosts.
Greene, who has been hammering House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other GOP leaders over the government shutdown, used the high-profile appearance to stand firm in her criticism of Republican leadership, accuse “paid MAGA influencers” of attacking her, and call out what she described as “weak” men in her own party.
“The worst thing that I just can’t get over [is] that we’re not working right now, and I put that criticism directly on the Speaker of the House,” Greene told the panel, blaming Johnson for sending lawmakers home during the shutdown. “We should be at work. All the people sitting in this audience — they go to work every day. People at home watching this show — they go to work every day. Ladies, you go to work every day [as do] the people on your set, and it is an embarrassment to me that we’re not in session.”
The audience broke into applause as Greene emphasized her frustration with GOP leadership.
“Look, I’m with women, so I feel very comfortable saying this — I’m really tired of the pissing contests in Washington, D.C., between the men,” she said, drawing cheers. She added that she has
“yelled at Mike Johnson.”
Cohost Joy Behar asked the Georgia congresswoman about her frustrations with fellow Republicans criticizing her.
“So, Marjorie, conservatives were criticizing you for coming on this show,” Behar said. “I think you mentioned it already, that there were a few. And you called them, quote unquote, I believe this is you, ‘mostly weak Republican men.’ So, would you like to name names?”
Greene laughed before elaborating.
“You know, there’s a lot of paid social media influencers,” she said. “And I found it very interesting that they were the [Make America Great Again] accounts — but they’re all paid. And they all attacked me when I announced I was coming to join you ladies on The View. And I think that’s very weak and pathetic.”
She continued, “But when I talk about weak Republican men, I’m pretty much talking oftentimes about the leadership in the House and the Senate. And they’re not getting our agenda done. And I’ve got so many bills. I have a bill you guys in New York would love — it would end capital gains taxes on the sale of your primary home.”
Behar replied, “We used to have that.”
“Well, we need it back,” Greene responded. “But I can’t even get it to the floor for a vote without Mike Johnson approving it to come to the floor.”
Throughout the segment, Greene struck a populist tone that appeared to win over the audience. She called out congressional gridlock, criticized her party’s leadership for lacking follow-through, and reiterated that both parties have failed ordinary Americans.
Even as cohost Sunny Hostin pressed her on her past belief in QAnon conspiracy theories, Greene defused the moment by saying both sides fall for media “lies.”
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“You all have attacked me many times on this show,” she told the hosts, prompting laughter when Hostin replied, “We have.”
The View’s relaxed tone toward Greene came weeks after the hosts coordinated a brutal exchange with actress Cheryl Hines, who faced harsh questioning over her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s policies as Health and Human Services Secretary in the Trump administration. The interview highlighted The View’s apparent attempt to feature more conservative guests — and Greene’s willingness to use even unfriendly platforms to amplify her criticism of Republican leadership.