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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Marjorie Taylor, Green launched a scathing critique of the Republican Party, following a controversial surveillance extension approval.
- 0:25[SPEAKER_00]: The outspoken lawmaker declared that the GOP is done amid backlash over what she termed broken promises, linked to the FISAvo.
- 0:32[SPEAKER_00]: Congress recently passed a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without significant reforms, according to the Daily Beast.
- 0:42[SPEAKER_00]: This legislation permits agencies like the CIA, NSA, and FBI to monitor foreign targets without warrants, but critics warn it could lead to the collection of Americans' communications.
- 0:52[SPEAKER_00]: Green expressed her frustration online, stating, after years of Trump and Republicans campaigning and demanding on Fox News that warrant requirements must be added to FISA, nothing changed.
- 1:03[SPEAKER_00]: She asserted that Republicans have failed to honor their commitments to voters, emphasizing the promises they made to you are broken.
- 1:09[SPEAKER_00]: The only thing that matters is voting records, none of their words.
- 1:13[SPEAKER_00]: Words are meaningless pops of air.
- 1:15[SPEAKER_00]: Green intensified her criticism in a follow-up message, describing a profound betrayal within her party.
- 1:20[SPEAKER_00]: The GOP is done, green stated.
- 1:22[SPEAKER_00]: She accused party leaders of aligning themselves with Democrats and criticized their inaction on various issues, including FISA reform, CBDC bands, and healthcare costs.
- 1:31[SPEAKER_00]: The betrayal on FISA.
- 1:33[SPEAKER_00]: is all unforgivable, she added.
- 1:35[SPEAKER_00]: The Georgia Congresswoman also targeted GOP congressman Mike Lawler accusing him of duplicity.
- 1:41[SPEAKER_00]: She claimed he mocked Donald Trump before later aligning with his supporters.
- 1:44[SPEAKER_00]: He hated Donald Trump, made fun of him constantly, green alleged.
- 1:48[SPEAKER_00]: She noted Lawler's sudden shift toward Trump's ideals after the former president regained political power.
- 1:54[SPEAKER_00]: I started calling him M.A.
- 1:55[SPEAKER_00]: Mike Lawler because he was all of a sudden like becoming Trump's biggest supporter.
- 2:00[SPEAKER_01]: Green recounted how those loyal to Trump felt sideline, while others like Lawler gained prominence within the Republican Party.