Marjorie Taylor Greene scraps launch of 'America First' caucus after GOP blowback

Conservative Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her "America First" caucus after receiving blowback from leaders in her own party, despite confirming through a spokesperson on Friday that the caucus would launch.
Nick Dyer, Greene's spokesperson, told CNN in an email on Saturday afternoon the Georgia Republican is not "launching anything."
"The Congresswoman wants to make clear that she is not launching anything. This was an early planning proposal and nothing was agreed to or approved," he said in an email to CNN, referring to a flier promoting the caucus, obtained by Punchbowl News, that used inflammatory rhetoric.
He added that "she didn't approve that language and has no plans to launch anything."
This is a reversal from Friday, when her office said she would launch the caucus "very soon."
"Be on the look out for the release of the America First Caucus platform when it's announced to the public very soon," Dyer said in a statement to CNN Friday.

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[teeheehee]

She was just testing the waters to see how many folks supported her publicly...typical in your face games...

[shermandudley]

Translation: I wanted to do this but the level of blowback is so strong that I don't want to be labeled as the racist that I market myself to be

[lindaj]

“They released a staff level draft..” So now her staff are clear that she will throw them under any bus that comes along. Wonder who she learned that from?

[drdellaman]

When someone like MTG is a rising star in your party, you have lost your way.

[TheBigStink]

The story is really about the people who voted for QAnon lady

[fredfrond]

They would not let her use the name she wanted to use: Aryan's first.

[taxiuniversum]

That smirk she always has in her face!
SOOOO pleased with herself. Appalling.

[joygowland]

So MTG is so professional and competent that she allows her office to release material that she hasn't read and signed off that came from staff level 'outside sources'. Sure! Totally believable. Her supporters really have no standards for morals, personality, competence or proficiency in their representatives!

[RealStuntPanda]

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are." -- Maya Angelou

[simonhowell]

"She got caught with her hand in the racist cookie jar"

I'm mad cause the "jar" exists period. Damn her hand being in it. Apparently it's quite a bit of cookies in there, she damn sure didn't reach far.

[YZW]

Matt must be so thrilled to have this one along with Gym in his corner.

[EugeneAxe]

Aw, I was looking forward to hearing her fascinating take on "Jewish space lasers."

[jschultz]

"White Anglo saxon values" is the part I'm sure bothered other Republicans. She just came out and said it.

[Mizzy]

Republicans: "we tell it like it is!"
Also Republicans: "we didn't mean that!"

[RonWinter]

Almost every day I have to scrape a little MTG off of my shoes after walking by the dog park.

[thejudgemeister]

Dammit! I wanted them to form the caucus so we could see who joined. It would've let us know who else to target for removal from office.

[TeamTwiistz]

She perfectly represents the character of a right winger

[gljm]

Marjorie Taylor Greene must be very frustrated that the media "Turned over her rock".

[progressivedragon]

“She got her hand caught in the racist cookie jar… “ 🤣🤣🤣

[beverlycrusher]

"i fell off the turnip truck but didn't get a concussion." ok, that one was funny😂