Ex-RNC Chair Makes Stark Prediction About Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Michael Steele, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, warned that extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will be the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in all but name.
Conspiracy theory-peddling Greene and her fellow far-right, Donald Trump-devoted GOP lawmakers in the House will hold enormous sway and power over House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should he be elected the chamberâs next Speaker in January, Steele noted on Fridayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âMorning Joe.â
Greene âwill be the most powerful Speaker of the House because she will have the opportunity to control what comes out of Kevinâs mouth around the things that matter to that small cadre,â he predicted.
âI just call the thing what it is,â Steele continued.
âYou call it shadow, I call it the thing. Itâs the job, because what you canât make that separation, when she is ⊠youâre dragging her to your events and youâre propping her up, telling her weâre going to put you back in committee, weâre going to give you a powerful leadership role. Come on.â
The then-Democratic-led House stripped Greene of her committee assignments last year over her embrace of anti-Semitic and racist conspiracy theories and for âlikingâ Facebook posts demanding the execution of prominent Democrats.
Following the GOPâs razor-thin flipping of the House in the 2022 midterm elections, Greene is widely expected to be reinstated on committees as McCarthy vowed following her removal in 2021.