Exclusive: MTG slams parts of Trump's second-term agenda as "America Last"

One of President Trump's most visible MAGA allies in Congress is accusing Republicans of losing their "America First" identity.Why it matters: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) won't cross the line of directly criticizing President Trump. But she told Axios that parts of his second-term agenda are "America Last.""It's a revolving door at the White House of foreign leaders when Americans are, you know, screaming from their lungs," she told Axios in an interview on Thursday. "If me saying those things are considered breaking with my party, then what is the Republican Party? I thought we were America First?" she said. Greene praised Trump multiple times throughout the interview, telling Axios he's done "a great job in a lot of places." But she said the administration's focus on overseas wars contradicts the MAGA movement. Zoom in: "Inflation skyrocketed under the Biden administration. But it's like, okay, well, now we're in charge, and when are we working on this?" she added.Greene stunned colleagues by siding with Democrats on calling for action on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, warning the lapse would be a financial hit to her constituents, and even her own children."Republicans have no plan," she said of health care, "[House Speaker] Mike Johnson has not had a single conference meeting about any sort of plan to deal with the ACA tax credits expiring."She hasn't had any conversations with Democrats about a deal, noting it's hard to negotiate when Johnson (R-La.) has kept lawmakers out of town for the past month. The big picture: "What am I saying that can be criticized? I'm saying the cost of living is too high, health insurance premiums are destroying the middle class, and Republicans have no plan." she said. She called the administration's $40 billion bailout of Argentina "America Last," arguing it leaves U.S. farmers "on the verge of bankruptcy."She also warned tariff instability is squeezing farmers and U.S. manufacturing, who "don't know if the tariff policy is going to change with a Truth Social post." Greene supports Trump's overall goals on tariffs, including "made in America" and pursuing "reciprocity in trade," she told Axios.The intrigue: Greene has shown the same willingness to challenge her party's leadership that she once directed at Democrats. She's frustrated with both parties, but told Axios she's not considering becoming an independent. "The extreme division in our country is extraordinarily alarming and sad," she said. "It's embedded in the in the two party system.""Democrats have to hate Republicans to gin up fundraising — and the same thing happens on our side. Everyday Americans are so sick of it," she added. The bottom line: Criticism from fellow Republicans about Greene's public breaks with the party doesn't bother her, she said. "It doesn't faze me at all," she said, noting that 11 of her Republican colleagues voted to kick her off her committees when she first arrived in Congress in 2021.

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