What is going on with MTG?

[milestogo]

She is attacking Mike Johnson. Did she suddenly grow a conscience?

[Ocelot II]

1. More likely it's a power play. She sees Johnson (correctly) as weak

and for her own purposes is trying to kneecap him (gelding him isn't necessary since apparently he came that way).

[haele]

23. Like a hyena, she senses a weakness in a fellow predator...

She's upset she's been relegated to back bench since Magic Mike took over and decided her shenanigans were not biblically seemly enough, and she's realized she can make his life hell and show her constituents she can do something at the same time.
If she can take him down so she can continue to be the top mean grrrl in Congress, she will.

[leftstreet]

2. It's almost like she's trying to get reelected

She claims she getting angry calls from constituents.

[mwmisses4289]

19. She may well be getting calls from angry constituents.

But are they the ones she really wants to hear from?

[leftstreet]

21. Sadly they're probably the ones who voted for her

The MAGA campaign appealed to the racists and haters of LiBERaLs and thE pOOrs. These were the demons responsible for their economic strife.

...until they face cuts to programs they're actually using

[Haggard Celine]

3. I think Trump has pissed her off, anyway, but

I think she's getting pressure from her district. A lot of the people there are basically working poor and the GOP isn't looking too grand to them these days.

[FalloutShelter]

4. She is a political opportunist.

Idiotic but not stupid. There is a three hundred foot wave coming for the GOP and it is just off shore.
She sees it. She wants to be on top of the wave and not under it.

[RoadRunner]

5. She either "woke" up or she read the room.

Probably the latter.

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. She fears the wrath of her voters

She knows her constituents will be outraged to see their healthcare premiums skyrocket, and lose their SNAP benefits.

[spanone]

7. She's getting shit from her constituents....?

Otherwise she would never cross trmp

[imanamerican63]

8. She wants more chicken nuggets!

She is playing both sides! Don’t trust her one bit!

[Johonny]

9. Her district is basically where they filmed Deliverance

Her people need SNAP, ACA . . . In a holy shit moment, she appears to be one of the few GOP reprentatives representing their district. No one saw this coming.

[Hope22]

10. The more they poke at the J6 bomber

The more she tries to drag everyone down the drain. Could be a coincidence!

[Cheezoholic]

11. She thinks it's a good look for a '28 Prez run. Notice she's going after Johnson not FatFuck. n/t

[Blue_Adept]

12. She's looking beyond now to 2026 and 2028

She's looking at long-term survival is all.

[Silent Type]

13. Hopefully, she sees Retired General and farmer Shawn Harris -- the Democrat running in her district -- approaching.

[keep_left]

14. The Trump regime's austerity and shutdown policies are doing...

...unintended harm to the "deserving" people, as opposed to the "undeserving poor" (which was the desired outcome). This is kind of like that quote we saw from the news a few years ago, during the first Trump regime: "he's not hurting the right people!". As it turns out, a couple of MTG's kids are going to lose their health care. That's why she's pissed off.

And they've been warned by some of their own. MTG and Bannon have both been outspoken about the cuts to the ACA and Medicaid, respectively...MTG is pissed because the ACA cuts are going to hurt her own kids.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220753113#post6

They're going to regret this rhetoric. Steve Bannon recently mentioned how many of the MAGA chuds are on Medicaid. Knowing what we've seen of these chuds, it is pretty much guaranteed that a significant number of them are marginally and/or sporadically employed. They're going to lose their health care benefits as well...

https://democraticunderground.com/100220464498#post15

[BBbats]

15. I Think She's Worried About Being Re Elected!

She wants to keep her gig.
Wouldn't You?

[uponit7771]

16. Doesn't matter, she played the clown to long to give her BOTD without long term...

... putting in middle income work.

At best she's not mega rich so she's seeing her kids affected by MAGA policies

[Solly Mack]

17. She wants to be Speaker?

[Torchlight]

18. My guess is she's been feeling irrelevant of late and needs to make noise

to remind herself she still exists. I doubt that woman would grow a conscience any more than I would grow a crop of human thumbs in the south forty.

[womanofthehills]

24. She's aligning with Republican youth

Now - majority of Republican youth are anti - genocide. MAGA is America first and many in MAGA are upset US money is going for wars.

Interesting to watch Republican Party breaking in two - Tucker, MTG, Matt Gaetz, Massie, Rand Paul, Jack Posobiec, Candace Owens etc on the no wars “America First” side vs Trump & his pro war side. ,

Being Tucker & Candace both have podcasts with millions of viewers- and both are anti genocide - must be really getting Trump angry. All of them - MTG, Tucker, Candace say they are not suicidal.

Many in Republican Party all attacking each other. Trump says he will primary Massie but many Republicans on X love Massie. Trump puts down Massie & then Republicans send Massie lots of money. Trump has lost many Republicans.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

20. She's acting a bit like an ex-cult member speaking out for being used and abused.

[johnnyfins]

22. The real shitstorm starts on Saturday.

That is when open enrollment starts. People all over the country will see hard numbers as evidence of what their new ACA premiums will be. My guess is that they won't be too thrilled. TSF and his minions will most certainly blame dems, but it wont work.