The Daily Blast: Marjorie Taylor Greene Just Wrecked Trump’s Entire Shutdown Strategy

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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With the government shutdown fight dragging into its second week, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene rolled a grenade into the GOP camp. She erupted on Twitter, demanding to know why Republican leaders have no plan to help millions of people who will be hurt when expanded Obamacare subsidies expire. This wrecks President Trump’s whole strategy in this fight, because it rests on the idea that only Democrats are to blame for the standoff, all due to their undying love of “illegals.” Greene’s broadside also sent House Speaker Mike Johnson scrambling. But we think this fiasco goes even deeper. We talked to veteran congressional scholar Norman Ornstein, author of a new piece on the standoff. We discuss how Greene has exposed serious cracks in the MAGA coalition, why this exposes weaknesses in Trump’s stance, and what Democrats can do to maximize their leverage. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.8	This is the Daily Blast from the New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
0:48.1	I'm your host, Greg Sargent. With the government shutdown fight dragging into its second week,
1:00.4	Representative Marjorie Taylor Green basically rolled a grenade right into the Republican camp.
1:06.4	She erupted on Twitter, demanding to know why Republican leaders have no plan to help the millions of
1:12.3	people who will be hurt when expanded Obamacare subsidies expire. Whether Green knows it or not, this wrecks
1:19.7	President Trump's whole strategy in this fight, which rests on the idea that only Democrats are to
1:25.5	blame for the standoff. And this sent House Speaker Mike Johnson
1:29.3	scrambling. But we think this fiasco goes even deeper. Green has exposed serious cracks in the mega-coolition
1:36.7	and revealed why Trump's stance in this battle is weaker than it first appeared. We're unraveling all
1:42.4	this today with Congressional scholar Norman Ornstein,
1:45.5	author of a new piece urging Democrats to hold the line in this battle. Norm, good to have you on.
1:51.1	Great to be with you again, Greg. So let's start here. Democrats are demanding that Trump and
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