{"id":2060062,"date":"2023-10-08T20:23:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T00:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-wants-future-speaker-to-pursue-her-issues-of-choice\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T20:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T00:24:47","slug":"marjorie-taylor-greene-wants-future-speaker-to-pursue-her-issues-of-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-wants-future-speaker-to-pursue-her-issues-of-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Marjorie Taylor Greene urges future speaker to prioritize her preferred &#8216;issues&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fmarjorie-taylor-greene-wants-future-speaker-to-pursue-her-issues-of-choice%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=2060062&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>Rep. Marjorie \u200bTaylor Greene (R-GA) Declines to Endorse Speaker of the House<\/h2>\n<p>During an appearance on Sunday\u2063 Morning Futures, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene \u200b(R-GA) refused to commit to endorsing any candidate for\u200c the position of speaker \u200bof the House. This comes ahead of \u200ban upcoming vote on the speaker, following the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) last Tuesday. While eight Republicans voted to vacate\u2062 McCarthy, Greene was not among\u2062 them. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and \u200dHouse Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) have both expressed their\u2063 interest in replacing McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday,\u2062 Greene took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express her\u200c desire for &#8220;a Speaker \u200cthat will commit to moving on the \u200cimportant issues I lay out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;What happened last week I completely disagree with.\u200b It was eight Republicans joining with all the Democrats in the House and basically\u2063 throwing the gavel on the floor and saying it\u2019s now up for grabs for \u200danyone that wants it. This is \u2062not a serious thing to do when\u2062 you control the House of Representatives,&#8221; Greene said. \u200d&#8221;And no matter how you feel about\u200d Kevin\u200b McCarthy, I can tell you I was getting\u2063 things accomplished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While acknowledging\u2063 McCarthy&#8217;s contributions during his \u2062time as speaker, Greene mentioned that she was able \u2062to achieve certain\u2064 goals under his \u2063leadership, such as deducting money for Ukraine from the \u2064defense \u200dbill and initiating an\u200b impeachment inquiry. However, she did not disclose \u2063her support for either Jordan or \u2062Scalise, instead outlining a\u200b list of demands that a \u2062speaker must meet in \u2063order to earn\u2063 her vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I serve the American people and right now these transgender surgeries on\u2062 kids\u2063 is awful. I serve the American\u2063 people, and I \u200bdon\u2019t think our tax dollars should fund a\u2062 war\u200c in Ukraine. I serve the American people, and I want our border secure. I serve the American people, and I\u2064 want our government to\u2063 stop being\u2064 weaponized against the American people,&#8221; Greene stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Greene expressed\u200d her hope that a new speaker\u200c will be \u2062named by Friday. McCarthy&#8217;s speakership was the shortest in over a\u200b century, lasting\u200c just over nine months. He succeeded Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who served for nearly eight years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"link-to-read-more\">Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In light of other Republicans also declining to endorse a candidate for \u2062speaker, \u200dwhat implications does this have for the overall unity \u200dand direction of the Republican Party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  O impeach McCarthy, Greene voted against impeachment, indicating a potential divide within the Republican Party regarding leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Greene&#8217;s decision not to endorse\u200b a candidate for speaker \u2064raises questions about her stance within the party. As a \u2063controversial figure, with a history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-push-to-ban-dhs-from-establishing-another-disinformation-governance-board\/\" title=\"House Republicans seek to prohibit DHS from creating another 'Disinformation Governance Board'.\">promoting conspiracy\u2062 theories<\/a>\u200d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty\/\" title=\"Trump Indicted On 34 Felony Counts Of Falsifying Business Records; Pleads Not Guilty\">making inflammatory statements<\/a>, her refusal to align herself with \u2063any particular candidate for speaker further highlights the discord within the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview,\u200b Greene \u200dstated that she wanted to see\u200d a speaker\u2063 who would &#8220;stand up against the radical Democratic agenda.&#8221; She emphasized the need for strong leadership that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-wants-future-speaker-to-pursue-her-issues-of-choice\/\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene urges future speaker to prioritize her preferred 'issues'.\">prioritize \u200bconservative values<\/a> and push back against\u2064 what\u2064 she sees as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citizens-object-to-2020-election\/\" title=\"Citizens Object To 2020 Election\">left-wing agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many establishment \u2063Republicans have distanced themselves \u2063from Greene due to her controversial statements and alleged promotion of \u200bviolence. Her refusal to endorse a candidate for speaker only \u200badds to the division within \u200dthe party and highlights the challenges faced\u200b by \u200dGOP leadership in unifying their members.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Greene is not the only Republican to decline \u2064endorsing a \u2064candidate. Other \u2062conservatives have also expressed reservations\u200d about\u200d endorsing a \u2063specific candidate, indicating a broader unease within the party. The divisions within \u2062the Republican Party have been \u200cevident since former President Donald Trump&#8217;s departure from office, with factions\u2063 emerging \u200cbetween\u200c those who align themselves with Trump&#8217;s populist style and those who favor a more traditional \u200cconservative approach.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming vote \u2063for speaker of the House will likely be closely watched,\u200b as it will reveal the party&#8217;s direction and provide insights into the power dynamics within the GOP. The divide between \u2064establishment Republicans\u200c and more conservative members, such as Greene,\u200c will be tested in this critical election.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b the Republican Party \u200bmoves\u2062 forward and aims to rebuild itself after the \u20632020 elections, it must address the internal divisions that are hindering its progress. The refusal of a prominent figure like Marjorie Taylor \u200cGreene to endorse a candidate for speaker exemplifies the challenge\u200d faced by the\u200c GOP in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-un-pick-urges-continued-u-s-presence-in-chinese-led-panels\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s UN pick urges continued U.S. presence in Chinese-led panels\">finding common ground<\/a> and unifying its members under a \u200dstrong leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The question now remains: who will step up to \u200bthe plate and lead the Republicans into the next chapter? Will it be someone who aligns with the more traditional conservative \u200dvalues\u200c or someone who embraces the populist style of Donald Trump?\u200b The \u2064upcoming vote for speaker of the House will provide an answer to these questions and shed light on the path the Republican Party\u2063 chooses to take.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) refused to endorse a candidate for speaker of the House on Sunday Morning Futures. With a vote expected this week, Greene remained noncommittal. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed on Tuesday, receiving eight Republican votes against him, but Greene did not participate in the ousting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2060063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2060063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}