Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on The View Tuesday and surprised both the audience and the co-hosts with a tone of civility that contrasted sharply with her usual fiery style — earning applause and even praise from some of her liberal counterparts.
When Whoopi Goldberg asked about free speech and whether political division has gone too far, Greene struck a conciliatory note. “I think that all of us here are doing a great job of exchanging our ideas and things that we believe in, and we’re doing it in a very professional and kind way,” she said. “A lot of people wanted me to come on this show and say nasty things and, you know, all of us to fight. They wanted all of us to fight. I really do think we need more of this in America.”
The Georgia congresswoman — who’s made headlines recently for siding with Democrats on reopening the government and extending Obamacare subsidies — received applause from the audience after adding, “People with powerful voices like myself and like you, and especially women-to-women, we need to pave a new path. Our beautiful country — our red, white, and blue flag — is just being ripped to shreds, and it takes women of maturity to sew it back together. That happens through free speech.”
Sunny Hostin admitted she was “stumped” by Greene’s demeanor, telling her, “You are a very different person than I thought you were.” Greene replied that Hostin had only seen her through edited clips and headlines. “It’s like you’re on the left now,” Hostin joked.
Greene pushed back, saying, “I’m not on the left, and we could talk about Russian collusion. That was a conspiracy theory and a lie. There’s lies that come in both sides.”
The exchange remained cordial, even when Hostin brought up Greene’s past association with QAnon conspiracy theories, noting she seemed to have “grown past that.”
By the end of the segment, even Joy Behar chimed in with a quip urging Greene to “just become a Democrat.”
The appearance was widely seen as one of Greene’s most composed and cooperative public moments — a sharp contrast to her usual confrontational style — and it sparked conversation about whether she’s trying to reposition her image amid her recent breaks with hardline Republicans.