Um, so America, Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she is 'erasing lines, boundaries, and breaking chains' – We Got This Covered
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Um, so America, Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she is ‘erasing lines, boundaries, and breaking chains’

Hey! She will not be held in a 'political party prison.'

Marjorie Taylor Greene took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to make a rallying cry, asking people to consider “breaking chains” and separating the “free thinkers” from the “Deep State” — which she now claims is a uniparty made up of bad actors with similar interests. But, contrary to her expectations, she was met largely with skepticism.

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In her impassioned statement, Rep. Greene called political parties “prisons.” She bemoaned the loyalty tests and messaging demands that members are allegedly put through to survive within a party, arguing that this makes it impossible to truly exercise free speech or express oneself accurately. She instead urged her followers to join her on a new path of not judging people, but rather debating policies.

Rep. Greene has had a long, worn-out falling out with Trump over the past year. It ultimately ended with a joint declaration from Trump and Greene announcing that their political relationship would end as she moves away from her seat in Congress. While her back-and-forth with Trump has since died down, what has not been abundantly clear is where she now stands in the political sphere. Does this mean she has left MAGA and will cross the aisle, like the late former Vice President Dick Cheney, and actively campaign against Trump in the coming midterms? Only time will tell.

According to Greene, her issues with Trump began flaring up when she pushed for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. During that period, her credibility with her conspiracy-hungry base was on the line. With figures like Trump, the goalposts are always shifting — he can move easily from pledging America First isolationism means no new wars to invading Venezuela and entering a war between Israel and Iran. But those privileges are not extended to MAGA foot soldiers like Rep. Greene. She was still expected to deliver the Epstein files, which the base had been convinced would only incriminate Democrats.

As Trump dragged his feet and the base grew impatient, Rep. Greene appeared on nearly every news show to guarantee that Trump was not involved. Nowadays, she is still making those same media appearances but going even further, granting interviews to outlets like The New York Times and CNN. That move has turned even MAGA loyalists against her, with many viewing it as a betrayal.

As Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for a peaceful coexistence where people do not judge others, she still has not formally acknowledged that she once accused the Jewish community of causing the 2018 California wildfires through their alleged “space lasers.” Greene has also suggested that major school shootings were false flags planned by Democrats in an attempt to force gun control nationwide. There are many more conspiracies she has spread, largely with the aim of vilifying her opposition. This apparent change of heart would carry more weight if she acknowledged that some of the criticism directed at her has nothing to do with party lines.

It is also worth noting that Trump has alleged his issues with Greene began when he refused to back her for the Georgia gubernatorial race. That invites the question of whether this supposed change of heart is simply a much-needed political pivot.


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Fred Onyango is an entertainment journalist who primarily focuses on the intersection of entertainment, society, and politics. He has been writing about the entertainment industry for five years, covering celebrity, music, and film through the lens of their impact on society and politics. He has reported from the London Film Festival and was among the first African entertainment journalists invited to cover the Sundance Film Festival. Fun fact—Fred is also a trained pilot.