Trump Shows His Power, and
Greene Reveals His Weakness
Just when it appeared that President Trump’s hold over his party might be
slipping, his most vocal Republican antagonist seemed to back away from the fight.
The shock resignation of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who
transformed from the ultimate MAGA loyalist to a confounding critic of the
president, showed that Mr. Trump remains both formidable and feared in
Republican politics. Even as a lame-duck president, he is still able to exact
retribution against conservative apostates and bring down onetime followers who
dare to cross him.
At the same time, her departure represents far more than just another political
notch in Mr. Trump’s belt: The defiant nature of her nearly 11-minute video
announcement on Friday evening, which quickly went viral, hinted at the fissures
now dividing the president’s movement.
Laying out a laundry list of policy and political disagreements with Mr. Trump and
the party establishment under him, she positioned herself as the true MAGA
champion and declared that if she had been “cast aside,” then “many common
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