Nothing But an M.T.G. Thang

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Over the past year, Marjorie Taylor Greene has ingratiated herself to formerly wary House Republicans, but has antagonized some members of the far right by openly aligning herself with Kevin McCarthy, the presumed future Speaker of the House. Photo: Mario Duncanson/AFP
Tina Nguyen
December 14, 2022

For moderate Republicans, perhaps the only thing more alarming than the election of Marjorie Taylor Greene—the formerly QAnon-spouting, 9/11-truthing, Christian Nationalist-identifying congresswoman from Georgia—is the speed with which she has been able to position herself at the center of the party. Over the past year, Greene has not only managed to ingratiate herself to formerly wary House Republicans, winning over colleagues with zealotry and charm, but has antagonized some members of the far right by openly aligning herself with Kevin McCarthy, the presumed future Speaker of the House, as he struggles to win over a handful of ultra-MAGA holdouts.