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MAGA Showdown: MTG Clashes With Fox News Host

MAGA Showdown: MTG Clashes With Fox News Host

Buzz Feed16-06-2025
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Fox News host Mark Levin got into a social media turf war Monday over which one is the most 'MAGA.'
The turf war actually started Sunday night when the controversial Georgia Republican took to X to comment on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
In her post, Greene declared that 'Everyone is finding out who are real America First/MAGA and who were fake and just said it bc it was popular' and predicted that going to war against Iran would 'quickly engulf the Middle East, BRICS, and NATO.'
Everyone is finding out who are real America First/MAGA and who were fake and just said it bc it was popular.
Unfortunately the list of fakes are becoming quite long and exposed themselves quickly.
Anyone slobbering for the U.S. to become fully involved in the Israel/Iran war…
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) June 15, 2025
@RepMTG / Via x.com
He torched the congresswoman's post Monday with a bitter response that minimized her status:
'Who died and named Marjorie Taylor Greene the queen of MAGA? Trump is MAGA. He received 77 million votes. You're a little known politician from Georgia. Hate to break the news to you. We're Team Trump. Go Trump!'
Who died and named Marjorie Taylor Greene the queen of MAGA? Trump is MAGA. He received 77 million votes. You're a little known politician from Georgia. Hate to break the news to you. We're Team Trump. Go Trump! https://t.co/kj2Gtgijh2
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 16, 2025
@marklevinshow / Via x.com
Still, Levin escalated things with MTG by retweeting a post she made in 2023 in which she posed with the leftist protest group CodePink.
When MTG (who?) teamed up with Communist China backed Code Pink anti-American Marxists. That's not MAGA. https://t.co/9CNzBBIrOw
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 16, 2025
@marklevinshow / Via x.com
However, it seems as if many MAGA members are more in line with Greene's views.
As of Monday afternoon, she hadn't directly responded to Levin's attack posts but did make a more generic attack against 'ALL the Never Trumpers who turned into FAKE America First/MAGA experts after the polls showed Trump winning.'
To ALL the Never Trumpers who turned into FAKE America First/MAGA experts after the polls showed Trump winning:
Are you demanding America go to war in Nigeria to save God's people from Islamic terrorists too?
Or does that only apply to God's people in Israel? pic.twitter.com/TrTWP9F2xA
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) June 16, 2025
@RepMTG / Via x.com
Although Greene often gets mocked for her social media posts ― such as the time she criticized a bill she voted for without reading it first ― Levin seemed to get most of the criticism this time around.
You have one of the lowest rated shows on fox
Moderate banger tweets have more views than any given episode of whatever your show is called.
— Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) June 16, 2025
@CassandraRules / Via x.com
There is no "we" here. You're a backseat driver who keeps leaning forward, trying to grab the wheel and turn the car off road.
— George Alexopoulos (@GPrime85) June 16, 2025
@GPrime85 / Via x.com
Mark, I hate to tell you this, but more people know MTG than they know you.
As far as Israel, they can defend themselves. They don't need the US for this, nor should we spend billions more on another war.
Btw, I am not a hater. I listen to your show all the time. God bless.
— The Dibster (@TheDibsterX) June 16, 2025
@TheDibsterX / Via x.com
This is a problem with folks on our side. We assume the 77million who voted for Trump are all MAGA. That's no more true than all 77mil being Republican.
I often don't agree with MTG but she's definitely MAGA and right on her anti-war position.
— Melik Abdul (@MelikAbdul_) June 16, 2025
@MelikAbdul_ / Via x.com
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