Sort of
Andy Borowitz summed up the Epstein files controversy the other day:
Trump is under the mistaken impression that the Epstein scandal is about Democrats vs Republicans. Actually, it’s about pedophiles vs people who want pedophiles to spend the rest of their lives in prison
One prominent Republican who want pedophiles jailed and victims receive justice is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R, Ga.). She indicates that that’s why she’s separating herself from Donald Trump and why he’s branded her a traitor (CNN video) for it.
MTG wants to see the toxic nature of political dialogue (if one can call it dialogue) dialed back. Borowitz responds, “Of all the heinous things Donald Trump has done, by far the most unforgivable is making me agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene.”
For as long as I can remember, the Georgia congresswoman has been a reliable firehose of assclownery. Lately, though, I’ve been subjected to the unsettling spectacle of Marge behaving in a sentient manner. It’s like enjoying a new song on Spotify and finding out it’s by Kid Rock.
But that only goes so far.
Then MTG suggested that CNN interview Nick Fuentes. Anti-Trump lawyer George Conway fires back:
Greene has been uncharacteristically moderate in her tone lately. Perhaps she is privy to some damning information about Trump in the Epstein files soon to be public. Perhaps she’s positioning herself to run to replace Trump in 2028. Whatever she’s up to, Greene hasn’t quite gotten her sea legs yet. Her attempt to transition from MAGA firebrand to a national brand feel plenty uneven even if her concern for Epstein’s victims is sincere. My sense is that Marge the conspiracy theorist is simply laying low out of political expediency.
Or perhaps the death threats have awakened her from the MAGA trance.
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