Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is responding to criticism from within her own party after announcing her upcoming appearances on The View and Real Time with Bill Maher.
The 51-year-old congresswoman defended herself on X after several conservatives — including Sen. Ted Cruz — accused her of straying from Republican values. Cruz went as far as to suggest that Greene was becoming “very liberal” in light of her comments about the ongoing government shutdown, now entering its 30th day.
Facing a wave of backlash, Greene took to social media to assert that her conservative record remains intact and accused some Republican men of misogyny.
“There are pathetic Republican men (mostly paid social media influencers) attacking me for going on Bill Maher’s show and The View,” Greene wrote. “Here is my voting card and nothing has changed about me — I’m 1,000,000% America ONLY.”
She continued, “Sorry I’m not sorry I don’t obey Republican men’s demands that I, as a woman, don’t remain seen but not heard.”
Greene is set to appear on The View on Tuesday, Nov. 4. She confirmed the booking in an Oct. 30 post on X, sharing a clip of co-host Whoopi Goldberg agreeing with her stance that the government shutdown “should not be affecting the American people.”
“I look forward to joining the ladies on The View on Tuesday!” Greene wrote. The tone marked a notable shift from her previous comments about the show — she had previously called the hosts “angry, nasty women” and accused parent company Disney of being “pro-child predator.”
Before The View, Greene will appear on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday, Oct. 31. Maher, who previously visited the White House and described former President Donald Trump as “gracious and measured,” has long been critical of Trump and frequently targets Greene on his program.
Greene’s media tour appeared to irritate Cruz, who urged fellow Republicans to “ignore” her amid her criticisms of how party leadership has handled negotiations with Democrats during the shutdown.
While speaking on Squawk Box on Oct. 29, Cruz remarked, “My advice is don’t spend much time worrying about what Marjorie is saying.”
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He continued, “Whenever an elected official decides they are going to turn on Israel and hate Israel, you will very quickly see every other policy out of their mouth become very, very liberal. And so suddenly Marjorie is for massive government spending and taxes and open borders and amnesty. Okay, fine. That is not where the American people are. We’re on Day 29 of the stupidest shutdown.”
Greene’s defense this week echoes comments she made earlier this month, when she accused men in Congress of trying to silence strong Republican women.
“There’s a lot of weak Republican men and they’re more afraid of strong Republican women,” she told The Washington Post. “So they always try to marginalize the strong Republican women that actually want to do something and actually want to achieve.”
