The two lawmakers have had a longstanding feud, and now Crockett is saying Greene can’t take the heat she once instigated.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) “can’t take the heat” from President Donald Trump as Greene announced her plans to resign from Congress in January.

“Honestly, I was like, ‘You got to be kidding me,’” Crockett said Sunday on “State of the Union” about Greene’s resignation announcement. “You’re on the other side of the president for one week and you can’t take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes to not only be on the opposite side of him but to have people like her who are constantly fanning the flames of hate.”

  • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    This is all calculated. I can’t say if it’s going to be a successful calculation but here’s the reasoning:

    She knows what a lot of Republicans know, which is that the Epstein file release could be massively damaging, it may already have sealed the mid-terms. Every Republican is going to feel scrutiny no matter what comes out and they’re already taking a thrashing in public approval about a host of other issues like ICE. If damning evidence comes out of the files, Republicans are going to take even more heat for hiding it. And even if nothing comes out, Republicans are going to take heat for obscuring it. Republicans are royally fucked next election cycle. Look at what happened in state elections. There is no winning move here… except not to play.

    Greene will be able to say next year “I wanted nothing to do with any of that, I did not identify with my corrupt party and I left as soon as I could” and this line will go over fantastic with her base, who will feel Trump-less, lost and still will desperately want a strong (read: dumb, relatable) representative.

    In fact, she may be the only thing left of MAGA/America’s nationalist movement after all this, both center-right liberals and conservatives are going to forget her worst and remember her best, because she’s going to have a big change in tone and be the right’s chance for a strong, female leader finally so they can pretend they’re not evil misogynists.

    Distancing herself now is a strong statement down the road.

    edit: to be clear, I am saying she’s going to make a run for senate, and she may make a play for the Iron Throne itself. Maybe not in 2028, but at some point. She has a good chance too, sadly.