Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that House Republicans have effectively been pushed to the sidelines by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), accusing him of operating solely under the direction of the Trump administration.
In a post on X, Greene wrote that she and other Republicans in the House “came courageously roaring into 2025 with legislation that matched the 2024 electoral mandate only to be totally sidelined by Johnson under full obedience of the WH.”
She argued that symbolic gestures and rhetoric are no substitute for concrete action, saying, “Executive orders are temporary, [QAnon] memes have not … obliterated the deep state, and my colleagues constantly trying to pass loyalty tests instead of demanding what is right won’t help Americans pay their rent or stop corporations from buying up homes, buy their groceries, provide good paying jobs and stop foreigners with visas from stealing their jobs, stop American tax dollars from funding foreign wars and causes, or rebuild the value of the dollar.”
“Passing effective legislation that gets signed into law is permanent and actually solves Americans problems,” she added.
Greene warned that as lawmakers “are switching gears into campaign mode and will be fighting for their lives, our legislative majority has been mostly wasted.”
She claimed the “Uniparty always wins … leaving the American people empty handed,” and predicted that voters in 2026 and 2028 will be asking candidates, “what tangible thing have you done for me and how did it or will it make my life better?”
Greene announced last week that she will step down from Congress in January, a decision that followed President Trump pulling his endorsement and labeling her a “traitor.” She said she anticipated “a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for” if she ran again, adding that she will not “be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.”
Tensions between Greene, Trump and Johnson had been rising in recent weeks. During the government shutdown, Greene sharply criticized Johnson for failing to give GOP lawmakers an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.
She was also one of four Republicans who joined Democrats to force a House vote on requiring the Department of Justice to release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Johnson characterized the focus on Epstein as the Democrats’ “entire game plan,” while Trump dismissed it as a “hoax.” Johnson ultimately voted for the bill, and Trump later signed it into law.
Greene’s imminent departure could complicate Johnson’s plans in the months ahead. With the GOP holding a narrow 219-213 majority, Johnson can only afford to lose two Republican votes on any bill if all members are present and Democrats remain unified in opposition.
By Jan. 30, Johnson must either shepherd nine appropriations bills through the House or secure a short-term funding measure to keep the government open and avoid another shutdown.
Responding indirectly to Greene’s criticism of legislative productivity, Johnson told Fox News Digital last week that he intends to codify Trump’s executive orders by the end of the year. He also said he aims to work with Congress on Trump’s affordability agenda.
“There’s a lot of initiatives left on the table, things for us to do and a short amount of time to do it in,” Johnson said. “But we’re really bullish about the ideas that we’re bringing forward over the next few weeks and in the coming months about reducing the cost of living.”
