Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) call for a “national divorce” is a bridge too far even for conservative Fox News host Laura Ingraham.
Greene called for the United States to “separate by red states and blue states” on Monday, prompting condemnation from many Democrats and some Republicans. She was accused of suggesting secession and civil war.
“Everyone I talk to says this,” Greene said of the idea.
During an appearance Tuesday on the right-wing podcast “The Charlie Kirk Show,” Greene elaborated on the proposal, suggesting that under her system, Republican-led states could opt to temporarily strip Democrats of their right to vote should they move there.
“Once they moved to a red state, guess what? Maybe you don’t get to vote for five years,” she said.
Apparently, Greene hasn’t been talking to Ingraham, who critiqued the concept Wednesday on “The Ingraham Angle.”
“First of all, a law prohibiting American citizens who have not committed a crime from voting would probably not withstand legal scrutiny,” she said.
“And second: How would a national divorce be good for conservatism? Now, why would we want to embrace the states that gave us Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton but essentially give up on the states that gave us Reagan and Trump?”
Former President Jimmy Carter was from Georgia and Bill Clinton from Arkansas ― both traditionally red states. Ronald Reagan was raised in Illinois and became governor of California, and Donald Trump grew up in New York, all are Democratic strongholds.
“The last thing we need is an American breakup of any sort. Remember, a motto of this show ― almost from the start over five years ago ― has been ‘No state left behind,’” added Ingraham, who lives in Virginia. “Just because it often seems like Democrats have given up on America themselves doesn’t mean ever that Republicans or conservatives should.”