Alyssa Farah Griffin stunned viewers of “The View” on Thursday when she admitted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green was “the voice of reason,” as the outspoken Georgia Republican found herself at odds with her own party amid the looming government shutdown.
“It’s a dark day when Marjorie Taylor Greene is the voice of reason, but like, you know what they say about a blind squirrel,” Farah Griffin remarked after a clip aired of Greene discussing the internal GOP divisions over the spending impasse. “I completely agree with her here.”
Farah Griffin, who once served in the Trump administration but has since turned into one of the president’s more vocal critics, told the audience she’s opposed to government shutdowns.
“I generally always oppose government shutdowns, but I especially do in this era, because I think a lot of us have had frustrations where we feel like the power of the presidency is growing to be too much.”
Her surprising alignment with Greene followed the congresswoman’s criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to cancel legislative votes while Democrats continue pressing to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies.
“This cliff is coming for millions and millions of Americans where their health insurance premiums are about to skyrocket, so put your money where your mouth is,” Greene said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday.
Earlier in the week, Greene spoke with NewsNation’s “The Hill” and reiterated that the looming subsidy expiration is not a partisan talking point but a tangible financial burden.
“The issues of the subsidies are real. It’s not something that anybody can say is made up,” she remarked.
“Also, people with regular or private plans, their premiums are looking to go up a median of 18 percent. That’s brutal.”
She warned that families will be forced into impossible financial choices if costs keep rising.
“If you double their health insurance, or even triple it, these people are going to — they’re either going to have to drop it, or they’re going to be choosing between rent and their insurance.”
Greene’s stance represents a rare moment of defiance against her party’s leadership.
She has lately shown willingness to collaborate across the aisle to shield working families from steep healthcare price hikes.
In a pointed post on X, Greene said she was “absolutely disgusted” by the idea that premiums could double if tax credits expire, admitting that while she continues to oppose the Affordable Care Act, she cannot ignore the impact on her own constituents.
“I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE,” she wrote.
The Georgia lawmaker added that her stance comes from firsthand awareness, saying she’s seen “families of four paying $2,000 a month” for coverage.
I was not in Congress when all this Obamacare, “Affordable Care Act” bullshit started. I got here in 2021. As a matter of fact, the ACA made health insurance UNAFFORDABLE for my family after it was passed, with skyrocketing premiums higher than our house payment.
Let’s just say… pic.twitter.com/hKH7pPh6CG
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) October 6, 2025
Even as she broke ranks, Greene made clear she has no intention of supporting taxpayer-funded benefits for those in the country illegally.
“I’m a Republican and won’t vote for illegals to have any tax payer funded healthcare or benefits,” she said. “I’m AMERICA ONLY.”
She further insisted that she was “not playing political games” but carving her “own lane,” saying Americans deserve protection from financial devastation tied to political gridlock.
Greene’s comments drew the ire of her party leadership, many of whom accused her of misunderstanding the legislative process.
Speaker Mike Johnson defended his approach and dismissed Greene’s remarks, suggesting she lacked the necessary background on the issue.
“Congresswoman Greene does not serve on the committees of jurisdiction to deal with those specialized issues, and she’s probably not read in on some of that because it’s still been sort of in their silos,” Johnson told reporters.
Outside the House, some Senate Republicans have also criticized Greene’s defiance.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia said Thursday that Greene’s accusations of GOP inaction were unfair.
“I understand the frustrations, but I think it’s totally unfair to say that Republicans have not entered in negotiations and Republicans are not having conversations,” Capito said on CNN’s “Inside Politics.”
Capito insisted that Democrats are equally to blame for prolonging the crisis, calling on them to back the House’s temporary funding measure.
“This is a very simple fix. The House passed a simple fix. No strings attached to this at all, to open the government for seven weeks,” she said. “This shouldn’t be a party thing.”
Capito noted that she voted to keep the government open under President Biden using the same type of short-term resolution and that the same opportunity exists now.
“I voted during the Biden administration consistently on this very same bill, as did they, to open government,” she added.