Greene’s firebrand critique: War, Ukraine deal and a GOP base in turmoil

By willowt // 2025-05-06

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned that her dissent signals broader GOP base dissatisfaction, which could harm the party’s electoral prospects post-Trump.
Greene opposed military threats against Iran, calling it reckless escalation. She also slammed a uranium deal with Ukraine, comparing it to the Iraq War’s failures and accusing the U.S. of exploiting foreign resources while neglecting domestic reserves.
Greene demanded removal of mRNA vaccines from childhood schedules, alleging FDA/CDC overreach.
According to Greene, the base won’t blindly support future GOP leaders without action on border security, pharmaceutical accountability, and judicial reform.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a fiercely independent voice in the Republican Party, delivered a sharply worded critique of the Trump administration’s policies Friday, warning that her unhappiness — and that of the GOP base she claims to represent — could foretell electoral disaster for Republicans once President Trump exits the ballot. In a sprawling social media post, Greene condemned the administration’s stance on Iran, slammed a controversial uranium deal with Ukraine, and lashed out at Congress for failing to advance key conservative priorities, from curbing transgender-related healthcare access for minors to boosting election integrity. “When you are losing MTG, you are losing the base,” she wrote. With Trump ineligible to stand in 2028, Greene framed her dissent as a red flag for the party’s longer-term prospects.

A foreign policy crossroads: Iran, Ukraine and the costs of intervention

Greene’s fiercest rebuke centered on the administration’s approach to foreign policy, particularly its positioning toward Iran and Ukraine. “I campaigned for no more foreign wars,” she declared, arguing that the U.S. risks global conflict by threatening military action against Iran, which possesses nuclear weapons and a formidable army. “Why would we bomb Iran on behalf of other nations?” she asked, implicitly criticizing what she called reckless escalation. Her disdain intensified over the recently finalized agreement to secure Ukrainian uranium deposits as repayment for U.S. military and financial aid. The White House has described the deal as a “partnership” to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction, with 50% of royalties from Ukrainian resource projects funneled to U.S.-backed infrastructure. But Greene likened it to the Iraq War, where preemptive military action purportedly targeting “weapons of mass destruction” yielded no WMDs, massive debt, and prolonged instability. “We’re being asked to occupy Ukraine, spending untold billions, to mine other countries’ resources while ignoring our own untapped reserves on federal land,” she asserted. “This isn’t just bad policy—it’s dangerous.” She emphasized that Kyiv’s record, including President Volodymyr Zelensky’s controversial actions (from his prior anti-Trump advocacy to suspending elections), justified skepticism. “Ukraine’s leader displayed a shocking level of unfriendliness toward Trump in the past,” she noted, “and [he] openly campaigned for Biden!”

Domestic frustrations: Vaccines, trans-youth care and election integrity

Greene also ripped into the Biden era’s pandemic response, still unresolved in her view. “The mRNA vaccine is still on the childhood schedule,” she wrote, demanding its removal amid reports of adverse health effects. “Big pharma has made billions — enough already! We need accountability for the tyrannical FDA and CDC overreach.” The White House has defended booster recommendations but faces growing legal challenges from anti-vaccination groups. On transgender youth, she doubled down on her opposition to medical interventions, calling policymakers complicit in a “child assault” abetted by rogue school systems. “You can’t legally tattoo a child, yet educators are grooming them into gender experiments?” she fumed, urging Republicans to combat “federal court overreach” blocking state laws restricting puberty blockers and hormones for minors. Election integrity, a signature 2020 issue, remains her north star. She faulted Congress for not rescinding Biden-era administrative actions relaxing voter fraud safeguards. “Without secure elections, the American experiment dies,” she warned. Similarly, Greene interoperated the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) rescissions — sweeping spending cuts to federal agencies — as a key priority, chiding GOP leaders for diluting these savings in reconciliation talks.

A caution for a post-Trump world

Greene’s remarks underscored a looming tension: Her ideological extremity represents the party’s most ardent base, which propelled Trump to victory. Yet her readiness to publicly split with the White House signals fraying coalitions. “The base will not sit still just to line up behind whoever is in the Oval Office,” she stated, emphasizing demands for partisan “courage” on border security (“We have illegal aliens, not migrants!”), pharma accountability, and court reforms targeting judges who block deportation orders. Her warnings about losing the base carry weight: A Fox News poll this week found just 46% of Republicans approve of how Trump is handling the economy, a task he once pledged to rebuild to “unheard of levels.” Her critique — issuing as Democrats prepare to regain House control in 2026 — aims to pressure Republicans ahead of gridlocked budget negotiations. Greene’s defiance may spill into legislative battles, particularly over infrastructure votes tied to the Ukraine uranium deal or any military aid escalation for Kyiv. “I will not vote for a single bullet or penny to Ukraine until the deal is reviewed,” she vowed, adding that a rejection of stops on future funds could galvanize opposition from her allies.

A fractured foothold and the road ahead

Greene’s missive distills a party caught between its post-Trump identity and its survival instinct. Her stance — bridging populist causes with hardline anti-elite rhetoric—offers neither easy answers nor a unified agenda. But her ability to reflect raw base sentiment, even as collective GOP frustrations simmer, ensures she’ll stay a disruptive force. As another former aide observed: “MTG is both a lightning rod and a litmus test for where the right stands — not just on policy, but on whether it can maintain its will after 2028.” For now, Greene remains undeterred. “When you lose MTG, you lose the base,” she insists. The question is whether Republicans can reconcile her demands — or, if she becomes an election-year albatross, coming just in time to test how much their “base” costs them. Sources for this article include: TheAmericanConservative.com X.com FoxNews.com WashingtonTimes.com