{"id":1936984,"date":"2023-05-24T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-just-spent-100k-on-chapstick-heres-what-she-got-in-return\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T11:09:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:09:12","slug":"mtg-just-spent-100k-on-chapstick-heres-what-she-got-in-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-just-spent-100k-on-chapstick-heres-what-she-got-in-return\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG Drops $100K on Chapstick, See What She Got"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmtg-just-spent-100k-on-chapstick-heres-what-she-got-in-return%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1936984&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Marjorie Taylor Greene Buys $100K Chapstick in Auction<\/h2>\n<p>Conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">made headlines<\/a> again, this time for purchasing what may be the most expensive stick of chapstick in history. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/05\/23\/house-gop-auctions-mccarthy-chapstick-debt-talks-00098347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, the Georgia Republican won an auction for the item on Tuesday, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prototype-of-first-u-s-silver-dollar-goes-up-for-auction\/\" title=\"Prototype of first U.S. silver dollar goes up for auction\">previously owned<\/a> by Speaker of the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kevin-mccarthy-masterfully-takes-reporter-school-hour-long-biden-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The price tag? A whopping $100,000. But this money isn&#8217;t just being spent on a fancy chapstick. Greene secured the item in an auction for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the fundraising and campaign arm for House Republicans. As an added perk, McCarthy agreed to attend dinner with the winning bidder and their guests of choice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Told MTG did not bid on the chapstick until McCarthy offered up the donor visit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1661019513838792704?\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The auction took place during House Republicans&#8217; weekly caucus meeting on Tuesday, and Greene&#8217;s interest was reportedly spurred by the chance to dine with McCarthy. In a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-attacked-insane-woman-adult-son-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greene<\/a> expressed her support for the committee and her commitment to helping House Republicans increase their slim majority in the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m honored to be able to donate $100,000 to the [National Republican Congressional Committee] to help Republicans increase our majority in 2024 and defeat the Democrats,&#8221; she said. &#8220;My constituents will be honored to host a visit with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who we all think is doing a great job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The chapstick in question featured the campaign imagery of Rep. Aaron Bean, a Florida freshman Republican.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The chapstick!<\/p>\n<p>Told the flavor is cherry! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E8XKByZEVR\">pic.twitter.com\/E8XKByZEVR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1661016775763566594?\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite her reputation for challenging the Republican establishment, Greene is a close ally of McCarthy. However, she had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lauren-boebert-reveals-told-marjorie-taylor-greene-congressional-ladies-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public feud<\/a> with Rep. Lauren Boebert, another member of the House Freedom Caucus, for opposing McCarthy&#8217;s candidacy for Speaker of the House in January.<\/p>\n<p>After the auction, House Republicans shifted their focus to strategizing for negotiations over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosi-promises-to-pass-bill-to-suspend-debt-limit\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi promises to pass bill to suspend debt limit\">federal debt ceiling<\/a>, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased a used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-just-spent-100k-on-chapstick-heres-what-she-got-in-return\/\" title=\"MTG Drops 0K on Chapstick, See What She Got\">chapstick previously owned<\/a> by Kevin McCarthy for $100,000 in an auction for the National Republican Congressional Committee.<\/li>\n<li>McCarthy agreed to attend dinner with the winning bidder and their guests of choice as an added perk.<\/li>\n<li>Greene expressed her support for the committee and her commitment to helping House Republicans increase their slim majority in the 2024 elections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-just-spent-100k-chapstick-got-return\/\">MTG Just Spent $100K on Chapstick, Here&#8217;s What She Got in Return<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought the most expensive chapstick ever for $100,000 in an auction. 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