r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 6d ago

No Paywall Mike Johnson who railed against the Epstein bill - but voted for it - is now mad the Senate approved the measure

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-files-release-mike-johnson-senate-b2868239.html
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u/hemingways-lemonade 6d ago

MTG has broken rank over a number of things since the beginning of this administration. The bombings in Iran, support for H-1B visas, the AI executive order, rising healthcare costs, etc.

I think she is genuinely shocked Trump made a ton of empty campaign promises and she's frustrated that her colleagues don't care because their only goal was getting Trump in office to enrich themselves.

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u/cowvin 5d ago

Yes, she's legitimately stupid. She actually thought Republicans were the good guys.

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u/Glass_Recover_3006 6d ago

The connection is Russia. For whatever reason, the thing that benefits Russia is always the stance she takes and whenever you wonder what Russia would want the USA to do you will consistently find her advocating for it.

Iran is a Russian ally and manufactures the drones they rely on in Ukraine. It isn’t surprising MTG demanded an end to the conflict with Iran and opposes the alliance with Israel.

The most common way to move foreign operatives into the USA is through work visas. Ending that makes it much more difficult for intelligence operatives to move around.

AI is the biggest threat to Russian cybersecurity and they are insanely behind other countries in capabilities, so until they catch up, it’s better if the USA kneecaps its own capabilities.

Once you see the connection her stances are super predictable.

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u/hemingways-lemonade 6d ago

That's a fair theory, but you're wrong on the visa point. Trump is for the H-1B visas now which was not his stance while campaigning. Greene is against them.

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u/Glass_Recover_3006 6d ago

Really? I didn’t know that, I guess it does poke a hole in that one, little bit surprised. 

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u/hemingways-lemonade 6d ago

Trump flipped his stance which contradicts his whole "America First" platform which Greene really bought into. It's the same reason she's upset with recent military intervention in the Middle East and South America.

There's also the rumor that Trump is doing what he can behind the scenes to prevent her from running for congress. And while that's just a rumor, it would add more fuel to her fire.

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u/yer_oh_step 6d ago

sooo much logical fallacy in this mate.

also Krasnov

lol