Jeffries Says MTG’s Had ‘Surprisingly Enlightened’ Stretch After Blasting GOP

ByAntonio Pequeño IV,

Forbes Staff.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Monday it seems Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has had “a surprisingly enlightened few weeks,” commenting on the MAGA firebrand’s recent break from Republican colleagues she has blamed for the government shutdown and criticized over the Epstein files.

When asked by MSNBC if he has met with Greene, Jeffries said he has not, but noted, “It does seem to many of us that she’s had a surprisingly enlightened few weeks.”

Jeffries, the top-ranking House Democrat, referred to Greene’s push for the Justice Department to release investigation files concerning late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.