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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s presidential aspirations are delusional
She's an outsider. But MTG is missing a key ingredient to win MAGA's votes

By Amanda Marcotte
Senior Writer
Published October 6, 2025 6:45AM (EDT)


(Salon) Buckle up, nerds, she’s running for president.

That was my first thought upon reading Annie Karni’s glowing profile of conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., in the New York Times last Sunday. Even as Karni allowed that Greene has a reputation of being “something of a joke” who is “known for making bigoted remarks and amplifying QAnon,” she mostly sticks to the protocols for portraying Greene as the next big thing in national politics. There was a lengthy interview with the subject herself, replete with quotes meant to amplify her image as an iconoclast and a force to be reckoned with. There were supplementary interviews with her boyfriend Brian Glenn, who serves as White House reporter for the right-wing Real America’s Voice, and cheerleaders like MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon. There were even the requisite quotes from political opponents offering grudging respect.

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On paper, Greene has a lot going for her a Trump’s heir apparent, and she likely will get checkbooks flinging open. But there’s one big, glaring reason she’s delusional if she really thinks she can secure the Republican nomination.

Yes, it’s the obvious one: She’s a woman. MAGA will never accept a woman as their leader.

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Well, it really is as simple as gender. White men get away with this stuff because they enjoy a presumption of intelligence and authority that isn’t extended to women. When Trump says crazy stuff, his apologists claim he’s joking, or they reframe it as a super-genius idea that was too advanced for those (read: everyone) with smaller brains. The possibility that the man is simply stupid doesn’t register — because he’s a man. In MAGA’s simplistic notions of race and gender, white men are smart by birth (unless they are Democrats). Even the mainstream press gets into it, all too often seeing strategic thinking from Trump when he’s just acting on primal impulse. ....................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2025/10/06/marjorie-taylor-greenes-presidential-aspirations-are-delusional/