A Muslim, an expert troll, and a blond walk into a Swamp bar and tell the old guard to back off. In classic new political norms, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has decided to take her whiplash energy and go home; New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has a sit-in with President Trump in the Oval Office; and rumors are circulating that the old Bush dynasty is attempting a party palace coup. What a week it has been in American politics.
Trump: Beware the Art of the Deal
If MAGA is the body and soul of the Trump message, then the Big Apple is Donald J. Trump’s heart. And he has randomly found an ally – one who agrees on only a small percentage of policies – needed to raise the city back to its former glory: Zohran Mamdani. Did anyone have Zohran and Donald on their 2025 Bingo card? The freaky Friday détente in the Oval Office disappointed the press, the Democrats, and the Republicans, with equal opportunity hating for the civil outcome and promises to work together. Zohran wore a nice suit, so Trump didn’t kick him out like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
In Alvord, TX, one woman thinks the meeting was great. Linda Goodwin offered: “I don’t know about Mamdani, but I think our President is trying to make some sort of peace between the two parties. Don’t criticize him for trying – things need to get better!”
Whatever topics Mamdani and Trump discussed privately largely remained private. In front of the press, though, the two men were friendly, with Trump saying, “Being the mayor of New York, and especially now, because I think you’re at really a turning point, one way or the other. It could go great, or it could go in a different direction. And I think you really have a chance to make it great.”
The charming Islamic man seemed hopeful as well. “The meeting that we had focused not on places of disagreement, which there are many, and also focused on the shared purpose that we have in serving New Yorkers,” Mamdani said. “And frankly, that is something that could transform the lives of eight and a half million people, who are currently struggling under a cost-of-living crisis, with one in four living in poverty.”
In Traverse City, MI, Dan Ollar observed: “It is amazing to me, the snarky comments so far. These two men at opposite ends seem be trying to get along and having fun with it.”
Ollar was correct. One reporter asked if Mamdani still thought Trump was a fascist. Mamdani stumbled, and Trump just patted him on the arm and said, “Just say yes. It’s easier.”
In Broken Bow, OK, Jessica Rist Stanco simply stated: “Love President Trump. He will have the last laugh.”
MTG’s Smartest Move Yet
As soon as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced her retirement from Congress, some in the heartland were disappointed – a firebrand outspokenly opposed to the DC rot is a welcome figure in Middle America. Others were ashamed of her disloyalty to MAGA, her appearance on The View, and her giving up – so much for fighting the good fight.
“Americans are used by the Political Industrial Complex of both Political Parties, election cycle after election cycle, in order to elect whichever side can convince Americans to hate the other side more. And the results are always the same. No matter which way the political pendulum swings, Republican or Democrat, nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman,” Greene wrote in her goodbye letter.
Greene also said Trump’s words had people making unhealthy threats. Dianne McDonald in Castle Rock, CO, nearly snorted: “Hmmm. She now wants to be a victim?”
But then, as the critical thinking folks From the Back Forty will do, they dug deeper than the propaganda. As Joey Middleton in Lexington, KY, wrote: “She lasted just long enough to receive them lifetime benefits.” Babcock of Eaton, CO, went further: “On the fifth, two days after January 2, she gets a lifetime monthly check and all the benefits that come with that resignation. So who’s living off the government now?”
Agnes Arellano in Wichita, KS, had advice for the outspoken legislator: “It's okay for you to attack Trump, but when Trump says things about you, you cry like a baby. Don't be a snake like Liz Cheney.” Everyone saw how that career ended. And Greene will have a lot of trouble if she has any future plans in the political arena. Her Georgia base is not cool with how she has spent 2025. In Rome, GA, James and Suzie Ashmore laid it all out: “She sold Floyd County out; she will not get our vote again.”
Bush? Not Gonna Happen
According to the Daily Mail:
“Now, rumors are stirring of a plot to end the so-called ‘Bush Exile’ and take back the GOP from the so-called scourge of Trumpism.
“Behind the scenes, and still with deep connections around the country, a shadow Republican Party is lying in wait to take over when Trump is gone.
And, while the former President is determined not to publicly criticize Trump – much to the frustration of some of his former aides – he may not be averse to quietly helping to shape the Republican Party’s long-term future.”
Let’s discuss: Bush – who kicked off 20 years of fighting in the Middle East on highly questionable intel, claiming weapons of mass destruction – will take back control of the GOP? MAGA is the party of peace. How would the Bush dynasty defend what occurred after 9/11? The architect, former Vice President Dick Cheney, has passed away. Does that mean a more peaceful Bush family, maybe not out for revenge, can bring manners to MAGA?
Mark Fuller, in Marquette, MI, said: “That would be great ‘strategery.’” And the response heard around the heartland was a resounding “hell no!”
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