MTG: A midterms blue wave would be ‘complete referendum’ on Trump

[0:00] The top election forecaster, that is, Cook Political Report, right now is projecting [0:04] that Democrats could end up with a 240-seat majority in the House, which, if that pans [0:10] out, would make it their biggest majority since 2009. [0:14] My source tonight on this is the former Republican, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. [0:18] And thank you so much for being here. [0:20] I mean, given what's at stake for Republicans, for the president, for control of Washington, [0:26] what was your thought on the president's final pitch today from the reflecting pool? [0:29] I was very disappointed, you know, with Americans struggling with the continued rise of inflation [0:37] that's been going on since COVID, high prices with gas and diesel and constant complaining [0:45] about the cost of health insurance and health care with no one listening to them, standing [0:49] in front of the reflecting pool that most Americans, I would say 99.999% of Americans don't ever [0:57] think about on a daily basis was absolutely the wrong message to send to Americans, asking [1:03] them to go vote for Republicans tomorrow. [1:07] Why do you think he did that? [1:11] I have no idea. [1:12] Look, I've been in the construction industry all my life, and I can really appreciate someone [1:17] talking about repairs and renovations. [1:20] The real things that Republicans should have focused on, the mandate that we were all given [1:25] in 2024, was to help America. [1:28] That was to make life easier for Americans, lower the cost of living, lower the price of [1:33] gas and diesel, end the foreign wars, and work on the issues affecting Americans, especially [1:39] the younger generations. [1:42] That was what the 24 campaign was all about. [1:44] However, the past two years haven't been about that at all, Caitlin. [1:49] The White House has been a revolving door nonstop for foreign leaders. [1:54] And all we ever hear about is pay-to-play schemes and the ballroom and the reflecting pool. [2:01] But yet Americans are continuing to struggle every single day. [2:04] And people, it's, and honestly, to be, to be really clear, it's not that Democrats did [2:10] a great job for four years and they're not earning this power back possibly tomorrow by [2:16] coming up with a great plan that's going to fix everything. [2:19] They're probably going to win big tomorrow because Trump and Republicans have failed so [2:25] dramatically from the campaign promises of 24. [2:28] I mean, you've been talking to voters. [2:31] Do you think Democrats are going to end up winning big tomorrow? [2:34] I'm, you know, I, I, I don't talk to all voters, but that's what I'm seeing. [2:42] And it's not that you're going to have the two sides turn out. [2:45] It's like team sports, right? [2:47] You've got Democrat voters that will turn out on their side, Republican voters that will [2:51] turn out on their side, just like they're fighting it out over a Saturday football game. [2:56] But you have the big, important contingency that was part of MAGA that has completely [3:02] broken apart. [3:03] And that's where a lot of those voters are talking about staying home tomorrow. [3:08] They just refuse to support Republicans after such failure and betrayal of campaign promises. [3:15] Yeah. [3:17] And I guess if the polls do bear out and, you know, we don't know, we'll see what happens [3:20] tomorrow. [3:22] But when you're looking at that, if, if Republicans do lose, do you think that's a reflection of [3:26] these Republican candidates or do you think it's the president's policies? [3:30] How do you see it? [3:33] I think it's a complete referendum on Donald Trump, his betrayal, where he promised no more [3:39] foreign wars than to bring world peace. [3:42] Not releasing the Epstein files, defending pedophiles and rapists instead of helping women that [3:48] were raped as 14- and 16-year-old girls. [3:52] And also not listening to everyday Americans who are saying, we cannot afford the cost of [3:58] living. [3:59] We cannot afford health insurance. [4:01] We cannot afford these high prices of gas and diesel while he is constantly bragging [4:07] about a ballroom and his big donors and having these big fancy dinners as if he can't even [4:13] relate to the American people. [4:15] It will also be a referendum on Mike Johnson and Republicans in who Congress, who never, [4:21] ever stood up to Donald Trump and pushed their own agenda in the House of Representatives [4:28] and in the Senate. [4:29] They just stood behind him applauding everything he said, every lie he told, and never fought [4:34] back for the American people who gave them the majority. [4:37] Well, I mean, on that, you said something earlier that really stood out to me about Republicans. [4:43] You said they are all irrationally afraid of a truth social post and scared to upset the [4:48] cult leader, yet they are going to lose because of the court. [4:53] Do you think how Republicans treat the president will be different after tomorrow night, potentially? [5:02] I certainly hope so. [5:04] I think we will definitely see major changes quickly with some elected Republicans. [5:09] But many of them that got elected simply because he endorsed them, not because they fought through [5:15] a primary and really, really earned their vote. [5:18] They got there because they were so supported by Trump and so supported by his campaign team. [5:23] I think a lot of them will still continue to stay silent. [5:27] But that's going to be the major mistake. [5:30] And all of these people, especially in the House, they need to remember that their job [5:34] title is representative. [5:36] And that means they're supposed to represent the people that vote for them to get there, [5:41] not for the big lobbying groups that write max donor checks, not for big corporate CEOs that [5:48] might make them feel special or any type of fancy party they can go to in Washington, D.C. [5:54] It's the everyday people back home that they are supposed to represent. [5:58] So this is a lesson. [5:59] If Republicans lose big tomorrow, it's a lesson I think is rightly deserved. [6:04] And Democrats, they'll have their opportunity to show America if they've come up with a [6:09] plan that will truly help the American people. [6:12] And that's yet to be seen. [6:13] Well, I mean, in your home state, there's a really big Senate race. [6:18] And I don't think you've endorsed Congressman Mike Collins, who was running against John Ossoff [6:22] yet. [6:23] Tell me if I'm wrong. [6:24] But if not, why not? [6:29] That's a Senate race that was over before it started, Caitlin. [6:32] All polling and projections was always that John Ossoff is going to win. [6:38] So that's not a race that I chose to get involved in. [6:41] But we've got a big governor's race going on. [6:44] So that'll be a big one and an important one for the state of Georgia. [6:48] Do you think Mike Collins has run a good campaign in Georgia? [6:53] To be honest with you, I haven't been engaged and involved. [6:57] So I really couldn't tell you. [7:00] One big question has been whether or not the president is going to restart the war with [7:05] Iran to the same level of constant bombings and whatnot that we saw at the beginning [7:10] of this after the midterms are over. [7:14] Today he was asked about that. [7:15] And he seemed to say no to reporters as he was leaving the reflecting pool. [7:19] But what are your expectations for what's going to happen with the war after tomorrow night? [7:23] Yeah. [7:26] Thank you for asking that. [7:27] Yes, he was asked today by a reporter if he was going to start bombing Iran again. [7:32] He said no. [7:33] And then just a few hours later, it was being reported all over social media and the Wall [7:37] Street Journal has confirmed that the U.S. has indeed bombed Iran again today, literally [7:43] the day before the midterm elections. [7:46] And you know, I've been shocked. [7:47] I don't know what your algorithm is on social media, but mine has been filled with people, [7:52] Americans that are terrified if they need to put together a 90 day supply to protect themselves [7:58] and feed their families and be able to survive in case the grid were to go down or something [8:04] terrible would happen. [8:06] And that's because the Pentagon said they're going to prepare all the U.S. military bases [8:11] for a 90 day complete survival plan if disconnected from the outside entirely. [8:18] But yet we didn't hear anyone from the Trump administration come out and like ensure the [8:23] American people that their security and their safety and their prosperity would be protected. [8:30] And so people are freaking out and you can't even imagine going into an important midterm [8:35] election like this that people are actually terrified not only of another war starting up [8:42] and getting worse in the Middle East, but potentially involving nuclear weapons and getting to the [8:48] point where they're going to have to survive for 90 days. [8:51] So that that one has baffled me and shocked me that no one even had a clue or even a thought [8:58] or a consideration. [9:00] Maybe that the president should have come out today while he's detailing all the work that [9:05] they did on the reflecting pool and maybe say to the American people that look, I will always [9:10] protect you and make sure your family is safe and that everyone in my administration will ensure [9:17] your ability to make a living and economic success and safety and security. [9:23] But he didn't do that today. [9:24] Instead, he bragged about draining and water pipes and getting rid of rust and nonsense really. [9:32] You used to talk to the president quite often. You were obviously very close with him. [9:38] If you could say something to him tonight, the night before the midterm elections, [9:41] with the way that they're looking right now and what you heard today, what would it be? [9:45] I haven't spoken to the president since he told me I deserved it if my son were assassinated [9:55] from the threats, the death threats that we were receiving on my son when the president called me [10:00] a traitor for standing up for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and President Trump's friends [10:07] and inner circle. So I really don't have anything nice to say to the president [10:12] because he wishes death on my son and tells me that I deserve it. And he's never apologized for that. [10:19] And so that's the president of the United States that we have. [10:23] He'd have to come out and publicly apologize that he texted me that. But it's easy. I've got those [10:33] text messages and he has not apologized. And I don't think he's sorry. So I don't see a way to repair [10:41] a relationship when someone is not willing to say they're sorry for such a horrific thing. I mean, [10:47] imagine saying you deserve it for your kid to be killed. And I can't even imagine. I would never say [10:54] that about his children or grandchildren.