Marjorie Taylor Greene blames "billionaires representing a foreign lobby" for Massie's primary loss

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]Welcome back to the takeout. After Congressman Thomas Massie's defeat in Kentucky on Tuesday, that was in a Republican primary, another Republican targeted by President Trump defended him. Former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, I spoke with her about that and a whole lot more. Please listen.

[00:00:16]Upon Thomas Massie's defeat Tuesday night, Marjorie, you said that he was a giant among weak, pathetic men.

[00:00:24]Who are the weak, pathetic men you referred to?

[00:00:29]Uh many of the men that I served with in Congress in the United States House of Representatives. Uh primarily the men that uh make these promises on the campaign trail and then never deliver them. And it's actually Thomas Massie who who was one of the few members of Congress that did follow through with his promises to his constituents. And that got him, in some cases, the direct ire of the President of the United States. Do you include him in that category of weak, pathetic men?

[00:01:00]Well, actually it shouldn't. See, that's the thing is it shouldn't have gotten him in the ire of of President Trump.

[00:01:06]Because actually Thomas Massie's policies and his bills and his voting record was very America first. Is very America first. He'll still be there for 7 more months. Um and that that is what has so many people upset. Uh in 2024, the American people delivered a mandate and the mandate was put America first, no more foreign wars. Uh we wanted accountability, uh demanded accountability from the elites, um and primarily the Epstein class. And it was Thomas Massie that was following through on that exact mandate. So, there never should have been this disagreement. You also write in your social media post, "Releasing the Epstein files was our demise." Meaning you and Thomas Massie.

[00:01:52]What do you mean by that?

[00:01:55]Yes, it was the the reason that President Trump turned on both of us because Thomas Massie, myself, Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace, we were the only Republicans that signed the discharge petition forcing that resolution to the House floor for a vote to release the Epstein files. That's when President Trump turned on me. The president already was angry at Thomas Massie over a few things, but that's what really turned his anger towards Thomas Massie. For Thomas Massie and I both, we took different paths, but the results was still the same. Neither one of us will be members of the House of Representatives. You write that America is ruled by a so-called Epstein class.

[00:02:38]Is President Trump in that Epstein class of rulers, and what does that class do?

[00:02:45]I would say absolutely. I think many many Americans agree with the statement.

[00:02:52]It's something I hear frequently from people. It's something you see all over social media. And the Epstein class is a is a class of elites that are never held accountable.

[00:03:04]They they continue to dominate no matter which political party is in charge.

[00:03:11]And this is what the American people are really tired of. You know, it was under Democrats and Republicans both that inflation was very high, gas was unaffordable under different administrations for decades of both parties. There was foreign wars that continued on and on, but this is what the American people are tired of, and they very much want to be able to have a say in the policies and the decisions that are made in Washington, but they don't. And the proof is there on the Tuesday election results. The proof was there that a congressional seat could be bought by several billionaires representing a foreign lobby and not the people of Kentucky.

[00:03:53]Which foreign lobby?

[00:03:56]Uh, that would be AIPAC, um, Israel-focused, uh, donors.

[00:04:02]And that is something that you believe represents a long-term threat to the future of the Republican Party?

[00:04:09]I think anytime you have, uh, donors, uh, billionaires that are donating, um, and and focused on congressional seats or any type of political seat and their interest is for a foreign country, that can be any foreign country. That can be any foreign country in the world. I think that is a direct threat to the American people. I do.

[00:04:31]In his concession speech, Thomas Massie noted that he got has 50,000 donors and that his effort to seek and secure re-election through that primary was a campaign that turned into a movement.

[00:04:45]On social media, you wrote that that movement will be led by younger generations to hate the old guard with an unquenchable passion.

[00:04:54]What role will you play in that new movement and do you think Thomas Massie has a role in something approximating a post-Trump Republican Party?

[00:05:05]Uh, this is this movement that I was speaking of and that Thomas Massie talked about, that movement actually exists and that is that's what MAGA was supposed to be. Um, so this movement is actually continuing, uh, it's taking it's taking different shape and what many would call America first, but the movement is actually growing and forming. You're seeing people coming from both sides of the political aisle, um, people from the left and the right that are very very disgusted with their own political party because they feel like it, you know, whether it's left, right, Democrat, Republican, um, these parties really are one in the same and the results are generally one in the same except for, you know, a few social issues on on the outliers. And this movement going forward, I I believe is the most important movement that can take place in America because it is led by the younger generations. It's for their future, um not for the older generations that the and that's my parents' generation. I I dearly love them, but um it's really the younger people and and and they're they're voting for the issues that affect them and matter most in their lives. And I stand with them. Um I do. What role will you play in it?

[00:06:20]Well, I I don't know if we have roles that I can pick and choose from, but I will definitely be a loud voice and align myself with them and see uh where it where it develops going forward. All right, let's go uh more immediate statewide politics. How do you assess Republican chances in the governor's race and the Senate race this fall?

[00:06:42]Um well, I'm I mean, which governor's races are you specifically talking about?

[00:06:47]>> In Georgia. In In Georgia. Well, we we are a close state. Um however, I I feel like in this particular governor's race, I I think the Republican nominee should pull ahead uh based on the Democrat nominee being uh Keisha Lance Bottoms.

[00:07:04]If you're If you're in Georgia, um you you can remember when she was mayor of Atlanta, um and that was when the BLM riots happened and uh there's many I would say many police officers across the state, many people were very unhappy with her leadership as mayor. That will give the Republican primary winner a definite edge over her as the Democrat nominee. How about the United States Senate race? Jon Ossoff appears to have lots of money and there's going to be a Republican runoff.

[00:07:32]How about the prospects there?

[00:07:35]Well, I you know, um for quite some time, I have yet to see a poll where any Republican uh candidate uh edges out Jon Ossoff. He's an incumbent. Incumbents have tremendous power in re-elections.

[00:07:50]So, I'm I'm not sure how the chances are there. We'll see how the Republican runoff come comes through. We'll see which one comes ahead and then we'll see how it takes shape going going forward.

[00:08:01]Last question before I let you go. What is your opinion, Marjorie Taylor Greene, on this fund created by the Justice Department to pay victims, so-called, of Biden era lawfare or weaponization?

[00:08:16]You know, I'm forgive me for not knowing the deep details on that one. What what I fear may happen, you know, and I I stood up for a lot of the people, the J6ers.

[00:08:30]Mainly the ones that walked through open doors, walked through the Capitol, and then turned around and walked out, and then the Department of Justice came down on them with the the most heavy hand.

[00:08:42]But, I think what I fear for them is this is another shiny object that's like red meat being thrown at the base to get get people fired up and think something's actually being done when nothing is actually being done. And so, I I you know, it was BLM and antifa rioters, over 95% of them had their charges dropped. But, over 95% of J6ers went to prison and and were treated very unfairly.

[00:09:09]Definitely had harsher consequences than any of the the left rioters during 2020.

[00:09:15]So, you know, I don't like political lawfare. I think it's it's very unfair, but we'll see we'll see what shapes up out of this fund. Marjorie Taylor Greene, I appreciate the time. Thank you.

[00:09:26]Yeah, thank you for having me.