Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses ‘pathetic Republican men’ of misogyny after Ted Cruz told people to ignore her

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• Marjorie Taylor Greene lashed out at X after receiving criticism for her outspoken response to the current government shutdown.

• Greene was accused by Sen. Ted Cruz of becoming “too liberal” after she attacked House Speaker Mike Johnson over his handling of the shutdown.

• He continued to speak and has scheduled appearances at both Real Time with Bill Maher and The view

Marjorie Taylor Greene defends herself against disapproval within her own party.

The Republican congresswoman, 51, responded to X after receiving backlash from some conservatives for booking appearances at both. The view and Real Time with Bill Maher. Senator Ted Cruz also claimed that Greene was becoming “very liberal” in response to her comments about the current government shutdown, which is now in its 30th day.

The barrage of criticism led Greene to lash out on social media, where she maintained that her conservative voting record has not changed while accusing Republican men of misogyny.

“There are pathetic Republican men (mostly paid social media influencers) attacking me for going on Bill Maher’s show and The view“Greene wrote.

“Here’s my voter card and nothing has changed about me, I’m 1,000,000% JUST from America,” he continued, referring to his Liberty Score, a mark based on his voting history monitored by Conservative Review.

Greene added: “I’m sorry, I’m not sorry, I’m not obeying Republican men’s demands that I, as a woman, am not seen and not heard.”

Greene will appear in The view on Tuesday, November 4. She confirmed her appearance on the show in a Thursday, Oct. 30 post on X, where she shared a clip of co-host Whoopi Goldberg saying she agrees with Greene’s stance that the ongoing shutdown “should not affect the American people.”

“I look forward to joining the ladies on The View on Tuesday!” Greene wrote. Her message was a notable departure from her previous comments on the show, which features a panel of women who openly express their disapproval of President Donald Trump and have also publicly criticized the congresswoman.

Greene once called the panelists “angry, nasty women” and claimed that The viewDisney’s parent company is a “pro-child predator.”

Before appearing in The viewGreene will be a guest on the Friday, October 31 episode of Real time. While host Maher accepted an invitation to the White House earlier this year and said Trump was “polite and measured” during the visit, he has remained a consistent critic of the president on his show and has often criticized Greene as well.

The Georgia lawmaker’s current press tour appeared to irritate Cruz, who urged other Republicans to “ignore” Greene as she becomes more outspoken about how her own party has handled the government shutdown, specifically its inability to negotiate with Democrats on health care reform.

While appearing in Squawk Box On Wednesday, October 29, Cruz said, “My advice is don’t waste too much time worrying about what Marjorie says.”

“What I’ve found is that every time an elected official decides they’re going to turn against Israel and hate Israel, you’re going to quickly see all the other policies that come out of their mouth become very, very liberal,” Cruz said, likely referring to Greene’s characterization of the war in Gaza as a “genocide.”

“And suddenly Marjorie is for massive government spending, taxes, open borders and amnesty,” he continued. “Okay, okay. That’s not where the American people are. Where the American people are is really simple. We’re on day 29 of the stupidest shutdown.”

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Greene’s recent post on X echoes comments she made earlier this month when she described men in Congress as “weak” while attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson’s response to the shutdown.

“There are a lot of weak Republican men and they are more afraid of strong Republican women,” she said. Washington Post. “That’s why they always try to marginalize strong Republican women who really want to do something and really want to get it done.”

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