Perhaps no other politician in recent history has so quickly elevated herself as such a provocateur as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee).
Insider spent two wild weeks inside Greene's Georgia district as it flips a giant middle finger at DC.
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Recently, Greene compared mask mandates in the House to the Holocaust. The statement drew condemnation from her own party.
Far from Capitol Hill, Greene portrayed herself as a victim who endures — rather than instigates — a pugilistic political culture.
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In Feb, the House stripped Greene of her committee assignments over comments deemed racist and antisemitic.
But in her district, Greene enjoys support from those who like that she tells it like it is — but are less clear about what "it" is.
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To locals, Greene is more of a vibe than an espouser of a set of traditional GOP ideologies.
Her five-month tenure in Congress has upset the local GOP, leading several party leaders to step down as her political team aims to consolidate power.
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In an interview back in DC, Greene defended her ability to represent her congressional district despite not being on any committees.
"The Democrats have full control and don't care about amendments Republicans are adding," she claimed.
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Some GOPers back in NW Georgia describe her as an embarrassment and fret that places such as Rome, the largest city in her district, are losing out on economic development because of her exploits.
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On May 15, Greene addressed a crowd of about 300 Republicans at the Dalton Convention Center.
She sounded somewhat more on-message than normal. There was, for example, no talk of Jewish space lasers that caused, she once posited, California's wildfires.
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After her speech, Greene talked about the Republican party's internecine conflict.
"They talk about differences, but it's really a small percentage of people that are trying to steer away from America First, steer away from President Trump," she said.
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