Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her "America First" caucus

[kpete]

(CNN)Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her "America First" caucus after receiving blowback from leaders in her own party, despite confirming through a spokesperson on Friday that the caucus would launch.

Nick Dyer, Greene's spokesperson, told CNN in an email on Saturday afternoon the Georgia Republican is not "launching anything."

"The Congresswoman wants to make clear that she is not launching anything. This was an early planning proposal and nothing was agreed to or approved," he said in an email to CNN, referring to a flier promoting the caucus, obtained by Punchbowl News, that used inflammatory rhetoric.

He added that "she didn't approve that language and has no plans to launch anything."

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[soothsayer]

1. Oopsie

[joetheman]

60. How much had she grifted already? Maybe she just needed to pay for groceries this week?

[hlthe2b]

2. I have a feeling it was a lot more than "blowback" that she got from others in her "party"

[soldierant]

36. I am imagining

"Drop this idea or we will let the Democrats expel you from Congress." from Kevin, of course, but probably some others as well.

[AZ8theist]

44. McCarthy doesn't have the guts to do that...he's a spineless weasel...

[soldierant]

46. Being scared s**less might give him the ability to do it

And most of the people who do have spines she'd ignore.

[Dorian Gray]

55. I hope somebody slapped her and her constituents called her off the hook telling her she's a racist.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Guess that fizzled....

[Nexus2]

5. A lead trail balloon. Thankfully [nt]

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

4. I'll bet she did Nazi the blowback she'd receive.

Too bad, so sad, Margarine .

[LakeArenal]

12. Okay HKong, did you mean to remind me of this? 🎶

https://m.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

16. I did not.

In fact, I've not ever seen that clip. That's awesome. Thanks!

[gibraltar72]

6. Thy don't all want to be labeled racist, even though they are!

[SWBTATTReg]

7. Yeah, I bet she got blow back on this ... in effect, her efforts was highlighting the very fact

that the republican party was never putting America first before. Kind of stuck their foot in their mouths.

[Phoenix61]

8. Well, there's the bottom.

Apparently the repub party draws the line at becoming the actual KKK.

[Ocelot II]

11. They draw the line at *seeming* to be the actual KKK.

[Crunchy Frog]

50. For now. I wouldn't make any predictions about the future.

[alittlelark]

9. No More KU KLUX KAUCUS?

[NQAS]

10. So...

How long was from start to finish for the aryan brotherhood caucus?

[Leghorn21]

13. So what's Matt gonna do now??!

I’m proud to join @mtgreenee in the #AmericaFirst Caucus.

We will end wars, stop illegal immigration & promote trade that is fair to American workers.

This is just a hit piece from the America Last crowd in Big Media, Big Tech & Big Government.

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[JohnnyRingo]

53. Gaetz has a talent for bad decisions.

The kind of guy you know who you can ask advice from and do the opposite.

[louis-t]

54. Matt needs to stop the war in his pants first.

[Dorian Gray]

57. Gaetz

is the 4th G of the dumbfuck apocalypse.

[Volaris]

14. CANCELED!

Haha...this will be everyone's fault but her own.

[meadowlander]

15. Must have gotten a cease and desist letter from Trump's lawyers

There's no way basic human decency or common sense were the motivations for backtracking here.

[Initech]

17. Gee... you think that peddling white supremacist beliefs might be the wrong thing to do?

I mean we did fight a Civil War and a World War over this shit.

[Hortensis]

18. Guessing wrong leader for those guys. Even if she doesn't turn out to be

a fizzling firecracker, women's role for authoritarians is under. Undoubtedly some were looking into how to use her to milk her foolish supporters, though.

[Funtatlaguy]

19. Not all Republicans are racists but all racists are Republicans.

[Hekate]

20. Blowback? Thus revealing that there are still some sane Republicans out there.

When will the Congressional GOP/ Kevin McCarthy decide to expel her?

[SergeStorms]

23. Just think of the fix they'd be in....

if that was Trump's idea. They'd be falling over themselves trying to be the first old white man to congratulate Donnie on his magnificent idea.

[bigtime]

30. She said

She said the part you’re not supposed to say out loud. Rookie mistake. Nothing will change.

[peggysue2]

21. MTG can launch herself into space

Frankly, the void is where she belongs.

[SergeStorms]

22. So the QOP engaged in "cancel culture"....

themselves? Just another "do as I say, not as I do" moment from the party of liars and thieves.

[CaptainTruth]

24. Could she launch herself into outer space?

[littlemissmartypants]

39. I think she should try. nt

[Kaleva]

25. Didn't know what can wear their underwear as a facemask.

[kairos12]

26. A Nazi Trial Zeppelin. The Hindenburg experience.

[2naSalit]

31. LOL!!

[FakeNoose]

27. The Twitter thread is great

Lots of good sarcasm on there today.

[onetexan]

43. Perfect accessory for her

[KS Toronado]

28. I don't know, should we encourage MTG to revive her America First (kkk) caucus?

Hey MTG stand up to those who want to silence you, show them what a real leader looks like.
It's just a thought that maybe it would divide the reQublicans so badly and MSM would be
attacking them left & right with bad publicity that it would help us win big in 2022.
Or it could be a brain f*rt om my part.

[JohnnyRingo]

40. Yep

The first rule of politics is, when the other side says something that hurts them, hand them a megaphone.

[IronLionZion]

29. Is she wearing a mesh mask in that photo

If she doesn't like masks because it takes away her freedoms, she could just wear a white hood.

[Maru Kitteh]

58. Is there anything at all that looks more stupid than a mesh masK?

Of course not, so YES, she's wearing one.

[ashredux]

32. That saying the "quite part" a bit TOO LOUD!!!!!!

[Maru Kitteh]

59. quiet part

It's said quite often that the quiet part is best left unspoken.

[Arazi]

33. She'll shelve it for a while, re-brand it, and present it again

She's the new de-facto head of the Nazi branch of the Republican party and they're not going away

[crickets]

41. You know someone will, though likely not Greene.

She has two strikes against her: she's a woman, and she's an idiot. After this dies down, the cannier dog whistlers will figure out a way to launch a replay with more subtlety.

[ananda]

34. They're afraid to look too nazi...

even though they are.

[bucolic_frolic]

35. She's a real Sputnik

Funny when idiots try to play in the big leagues.

[thenelm1]

37. Now they'll just meet more surreptitiously somewhere in the dark of night...

out of the public eye - just like some of the Klan used to do!

Anyone else notice that her "mask" in that photo is some type of mesh, though certainly finer and not as blatantly obvious as the one on that dimwit from PA. That thing she's wearing is probably useless - it certainly not anything approaching an N95 mask.

[JohnnyRingo]

38. It was probably going to be a caucus of one.

Not that there aren't like minded congressmen in that party, but most really don't want to put their name on it.
I would hope.

[thenelm1]

42. Ah, the Sun king expecting someone else to cover his nut - should surprise no one. n/t

[moondust]

45. Was it Dotard's trial balloon?

Wouldn't be surprised if it was his idea to see how much support a KKK/Nazi gang would get. She'd be glad to get the publicity.

[BobTheSubgenius]

48. I have absolutely ZERO confidence in whatever Nick Dyer has to say, about this, or anything.

I've never heard or read his name before this very instant, but I know he is completely full of it. How could he not be?

[David__77]

49. Why would anyone believe her?

...

[AverageOldGuy]

51. "she didn't approve that language and has no plans to launch anything."

TRANSLATION: She'll hold it for release until some really big something takes over the news cycle, then, she'll slide it in.

[mac2766]

52. Give her a microphone... put her on camera as much as possible.

Let her broadcast her hate far and wide.

We need to let people know who EXACTLY she is. A white supremacist.

[getagrip_already]

56. Isn't a caucus supposed to be a subset of your party?

Why form a caucus that would contain every member if they were honest about it?

[Tanuki]

61. ...

Link to tweet

"Bill Kristol: Worst day for the Anglo-Saxons since 1066."

[Xolodno]

62. Heh!

Wouldn't be surprised if the "leaders" told her they would go along with expelling her. And fund a primary challenger...and she did eek out a win...expel her again.

[gulliver]

63. Why are Republicans censoring and denying leadership roles to MTG?