{"id":116850,"date":"2023-08-07T02:12:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T02:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowdogwire.com\/?p=116850"},"modified":"2023-08-07T02:12:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T02:12:54","slug":"how-marjorie-taylor-greene-tamped-down-a-far-right-mutiny-to-primary-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yellowdogwire.com\/?p=116850","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How Marjorie Taylor Greene Tamped Down a Far-Right Mutiny to Primary Her&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/how-marjorie-taylor-greene-tamped-down-a-far-right-mutiny-to-primary-her\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Beast<\/a>: &#8220;And yet, after a number of high-profile disagreements with conservatives\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/kevin-mccarthy-cedes-speakership-to-the-far-right-once-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy\u2019s election to the speakership<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/kevin-mccarthys-gop-critics-say-hell-be-the-one-to-pay-for-the-debt-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the debt ceiling,<\/a>\u00a0and her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-booted-from-right-wing-house-freedom-caucus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removal from the Freedom Caucus<\/a>\u2014Greene has faced an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/far-right-turns-on-marjorie-taylor-greeneand-mtg-hits-back-in-text-to-matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onslaught of criticism<\/a>\u00a0from the far right, culminating in calls for her to face a primary challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somehow, though, Greene has managed to tamp down that revolution. This is the story of how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources with knowledge of the situation said there are two people most responsible for shutting down the primary threats against Greene:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/so-sad-trumpworld-delights-that-this-aide-boris-epshteyn-may-be-in-legal-trouble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0and Rep.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/matt-gaetz-caught-on-hot-mic-assuring-roger-stone-of-pardon-by-donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gaetz<\/a>\u00a0(R-FL)&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two sources familiar with the matter told The Daily Beast that it was Gaetz specifically who waved Bannon off the idea of taking down Greene, but Trump\u2019s steadfast support for the congresswoman was a factor as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy understanding is that the president backchannel-ed too,\u201d one of the sources familiar with the situation said.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Daily Beast: &#8220;And yet, after a number of high-profile disagreements with conservatives\u2014Kevin McCarthy\u2019s election to the speakership,\u00a0the debt ceiling,\u00a0and her\u00a0removal from the Freedom Caucus\u2014Greene has faced an\u00a0onslaught of criticism\u00a0from the far right, culminating in calls for her to face a primary challenge. Somehow, though, Greene has managed to tamp down that revolution. 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