Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts Mike Johnson on GOP shutdown plan

Home Republicans held a lawmakers-only convention name Tuesday that turned tense when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., confronted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., about his technique for navigating the continuing authorities shutdown.

Johnson has made weekly calls to replace GOP lawmakers on the shutdown, whereas telling them to remain of their residence districts reasonably than Washington.

It’s a part of Johnson’s strain technique to power Senate Democrats to just accept the Republican Occasion’s federal financing plan.

Nonetheless, Fox Information Digital was advised that Greene strongly countered that almost all of Republicans within the Home of Representatives have been “wasted” by remaining of their districts.

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Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Mike Johnson had a short however tense confrontation throughout a Republican Occasion name within the Home of Representatives. (Oliver Contreras/AFP by way of Getty Photographs; Nathan Posner/Anadolu by way of Getty Photographs)

She mentioned Republicans within the Home of Representatives can be higher off passing laws in Washington and discovering an “off-ramp” for the COVID-19 pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies, that are set to run out on the finish of this 12 months if no deal is reached.

An growth of those subsidies has been Democrats’ essential demand in change for agreeing to a funding deal.

“It’s good to get out of Washington DC and return to your districts and speak to actual folks, as a result of actual individuals are offended,” Greene advised Republican Occasion leaders, Fox Information Digital discovered. “They count on us to do our legislative constitutional responsibility and never take marching orders from the political workforce within the White Home.”

She additionally directed her ire at President Donald Trump, mentioning that she was one in every of his first staunch supporters, however including, “Even the president is shedding assist.”

Fox Information Digital was advised Johnson defended Republicans’ report so far, in addition to Trump’s recognition among the many Republican base.

He additionally mentioned he and different Republican leaders had labored tirelessly to finish the shutdown, Fox Information Digital was advised.

“He isn’t sleeping. I am not sleeping … as a result of we’re working across the clock,” Johnson mentioned.

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, October 22, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP Photograph)

Johnson then went additional and criticized Greene for voicing her issues concerning the course of the Republican Occasion on social media, asking her, “How does that assist us, Marjorie?”

A number of different Republicans within the Home of Representatives who voted defended Johnson’s dealing with of the shutdown, Fox Information Digital was advised.

Two notable exceptions have been Reps. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., and Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, who Fox Information Digital was advised additionally expressed issues about being saved out of the Home of Representatives.

The Speaker has saved the Home of Representatives out of Washington since September 19, when his chamber handed the Republican Occasion’s short-term funding invoice, giving lawmakers till November 21 to achieve an settlement on authorities funding.

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However Senate Democrats have rejected that laws 13 instances since then.

Johnson argued primarily based on the decision that Republicans have been nonetheless busy with their work though they weren’t in Washington, Fox Information Digital was advised.

And whereas Tuesday’s confrontation marks the primary time Greene has raised her issues in the course of the Home GOP’s weekly shutdown calls, she has spoken out on social media about her frustration.

The federal government is in a shutdown after Congress failed to achieve an settlement on federal funding. (Getty Photographs)

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Greene even confirmed her facet of the account to X whereas the dialog was happening.

“I mentioned I’ve no respect for the truth that the Home of Representatives shouldn’t be in session to move our payments and the president’s government orders. And I demanded to know from Speaker Johnson what the Republican well being care plan is to exit Obamacare and… [Affordable Care Act] tax credit to make medical insurance reasonably priced for People,” Greene wrote.

“Johnson mentioned he has concepts and pages of coverage concepts and that jurisdictional committees are engaged on them, however he declined to offer one coverage proposal to our GOP convention on our personal convention name. Apparently I’ve to reply to a [classified setting] to find the Republican well being care plan!!!”

Fox Information Digital reached out to Johnson’s workplace and the White Home for remark however didn’t instantly hear again.