CNN political commentator Scott Jennings downplayed any divisions in the MAGA world but admitted one GOP lawmaker went “off the deep end” after President Donald Trump did not lend his support.
Speaking with anchor Jonathan Karl on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Jennings said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) essentially became a liberal after what appeared to be a public breakup with Trump.
“The kind of divide in MAGA, which is a relatively new phenomenon,” Karl said as he addressed the alleged rift among Republicans supporting the president.
“I mean, there was always a little bit there, but if I were to say what the most surprising story was, I would say Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes not just a Trump critic, but a—” Karl continued before Jennings interjected.
Scott Jennings nails it, as usual.
MTG has absolutely “gone off the deep end” and the whole “MAGA divide” isn’t real outside of the internet.
pic.twitter.com/VeQqecNzRh— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) December 28, 2025
“MTG becomes a lib!” the GOP strategist said.
“I mean, that is what happened this year. She got a little bent out of shape because the president wouldn’t support her for a statewide office in Georgia, which she was going to lose if she had gotten into it, by the way, and so she goes off the deep end,” added Jennings, who was on hand to promote his new book.
“Look, I don’t think these divisions and all this fraying are as big a deal as some people make it out to be,” he continued.
“Trump is still extraordinarily popular among Republicans. He’s the strongest party boss in the modern era. And he can get his allies in Congress to do most anything he wants them to do, which is why I think in the coming year they really ought to spend some time trying to codify his executive orders and some of the other initiatives that he’s had, really try to make it stick, and really fight it out. Because I think a lot of the things he did would actually be pretty popular political debates to have,” Jennings added.
Greene announced that she would be stepping down from office, saying she had “too much self respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms.”
Her open criticism of some of the president’s policies continued this past weekend as she complained about his scheduled meetings with world leaders.
Zelensky today.
Netanyahu tomorrow.Can we just do America?
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) December 28, 2025
“Zelensky today. Netanyahu tomorrow. Can we just do America?” Greene asked in a post on X, referring to Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday and one with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set for Monday.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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