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Who’s Down with M.T.G.?

As Marjorie Taylor Greene has publicly broken with Trump and the G.O.P. on issues from Israel to Epstein to Obamacare, her posturing might be about something much bigger than frustration with her party.

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Leadership aides say although Greene has amassed millions of social media followers and a robust fundraising network, she doesn’t actually have much influence within the Capitol. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Leigh Ann Caldwell
October 12, 2025

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Last week, as the government funding battle hardened into a stalemate, Marjorie Taylor Greene unexpectedly broke with her party. “I’m a Republican and won’t vote for illegals to have any taxpayer funded healthcare or benefits,” the Georgia congresswoman wrote on X. At the same time, she said, “I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year, my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district.”