Something is going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene that’s making Americans furrow their brows and say, “What in the MAGA universe is going on?” The thing is, the Republican representative from Georgia, known as “MTG,” is a suddenly making more sense—even to her detractors.
In recent months, the conservative Trump devotee, from whom Americans have come to expect off-the-cuff and often crude commentary, has been undeniably good natured, coming across as astoundingly reasonable during a number of appearances on CNN, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and elsewhere.
But if that weren’t enough to cast aside doubts about a major pivot with the congresswoman (who once harassed a school shooting survivor and chased a fellow member of Congress down a hallway), then a November 4 appearance on The View definitely did the trick.
On the ABC daytime talk show, Greene was perhaps the most respectful version of herself that we’ve seen. She was calm, poised, and even kind, more upstanding politician than insulting-slinging firebrand.
Cohost Sunny Hostin thanked MTG for showing up ready to converse, rather than fight. In response, Greene took the opportunity to do something we’ve rarely (if ever) heard her do before: say she didn’t want to fight.
“No, I didn’t want to do that today, because I believe that people with powerful voices, like myself and like you, and especially women to women, we need to pave a new path,” Greene told the cohosts. “This country, our beautiful country, our red, white, and blue flag, is just being ripped to shreds. And I think it takes women to have maturity to sew it back together.”
In a comment that felt like an early 2028 presidential campaign slogan, Greene added, “I’m with women, so I feel very comfortable saying this. I’m really tired of the pissing contest in Washington, D.C., between the men.”
The View cohosts were clearly floored.
In addition to her more focused and practical demeanor, MTG’s positions have seemed more centrist than ever, too. As of late, she has been critical of President Trump on domestic policy, and on the government shutdown, calling it “an embarrassment.”
Greene also criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson, who she said she had words with over his “complete and utter failure” in regard to the shutdown.
Not to mention, Greene has been consistently fighting, alongside Democrats, for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking client list. She even had kind things to say about Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker and a longtime foil to congressional Republicans, who recently announced her retirement from Congress.
It’s all a bit mind-blowing. But perhaps one of Greene’s most compassionate and unexpected positions (especially given her previous Islamaphobic rhetoric) is her stance on Palestine.
MTG has been an outspoken voice for the people of Palestine, especially children who are the victims of Israel’s ongoing siege, making her one of the only congressional Republicans to speak out against the slaughter.
“It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that October 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza,” Greene wrote in a July 2025 social media post.
Critical of party leadership and policies
It’s been hard to miss MTG’s pivot, and Trump certainly hasn’t. He told reporters Monday that the congresswoman is “now catering to the other side” and that he’s “surprised at her.” Still, Greene herself has seemed to dismiss the idea that she’s rebranding.
In a July 16 post on social media, Greene wrote, “My blind loyalty and faith is ONLY in God and Jesus Christ my savior. That is what will guide my decisions, actions, and votes.”
And last week, she told the ladies of The View that she is her own person—that she’s always criticized both sides of the aisle. “Here’s something you may not know about me. I think a lot of people on the left are learning that when I ran for Congress in 2020, I ran criticizing Republicans and democrats. Equally.”
It’s hard to know what exactly is going on with MTG. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York (aka AOC) has speculated on social media that Greene is on a “revenge tour” against Trump.
Still, it seems like something bigger is at play, most logically, perhaps, a 2028 bid for the presidency.
Fast Company reached out to Greene’s team but did not hear back by the time of publication.
Organic or carefully curated?
Experts say that it would not be unusual for politicians to change their positions or reign themselves in when gearing up for a campaign.
Kevin Mercuri, who teaches public relations at Emerson College and is the CEO of Propheta Communications, says it’s “apparent” that MTG is working with professionals to “soften her persona in preparation for a presidential run.”
It’s notable, Mercuri says, that she has been distancing herself from Trump in an effort to show she’s a “more moderate Republican,” in addition to opposing other Republican stances.
However, when it comes to MTG, Mercuri says the congresswoman has her work cut out for her.
“The question is, can MTG’s past outrageous behavior be easily discarded? Her claims of ‘Jewish space lasers,’ QAnon beliefs, and painful reframing of 9/11 as a ‘false flag’ event will be hard for voters to forget.”
(Greene has said that she regrets some of the things “she was allowed to believe,” including conspiracy theories.)
Either way, we’ve seen political rebrands happen hundreds of times before. Candidates gearing up for big elections work to distance themselves from previous statements they’ve made or show that they’ve grown.
Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom of California has seemingly been attempting a brand pivot of his own. Still, with MTG, given just how brazen she’s been in the past, the shift is anything but subtle. Even if she’s suddenly making sense, rather than screaming into the void about gay pride or trans people, it still feels more like whiplash.
From that lens, Mercuri questions whether winning the presidency is even the true goal: “At this point, I see her future candidacy not as a true quest for the White House, but a tried-and-true method to boost her brand and cash in on the notoriety a presidential run can yield.”
Still, it’s 2025 and, as far as politics go, stranger things have happened than MTG’s rebranding, or even her being the tiniest bit likable to her staunchest political opponents.