During a town hall meeting held by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, tensions rose when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was mentioned, resulting in a chorus of boos.

Greene has been openly critical of Republican leaders in both the House of Representatives and the Senate for working with Democrats on bipartisan legislation. She has been pushing for a more aggressive pursuit of conservative priorities such as border security and the impeachment of President Joe Biden. Many conservatives aligned with former President Trump have harbored suspicions towards Kentucky Republican McConnell, particularly regarding his stance on issues like the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, which he labeled as a “violent insurrection.”

At a town hall event in Rome, Georgia on April 8, Greene took aim at Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for his collaboration with Senate leaders, specifically calling out Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and McConnell.

Greene asked her audience, “Do you guys like Mitch McConnell?” Her question prompted boos from the crowd.

“Is Mitch McConnell the leader in Washington that our Republican speaker should be listening to? No, absolutely not,” Greene said.

McConnell garnered attention when he recently emphasized his commitment to staying in the Senate and his determination to confront the “isolationist movement” within the Republican Party.

In a conversation with WHAS radio host Terry Meiners, McConnell pledged to utilize the remainder of his tenure in the Senate to counteract fellow GOP members who seek to limit American assistance to foreign allies like Israel and Ukraine.

McConnell said, “I’m not leaving the Senate.” He added, “I’m particularly involved in actually fighting back against the isolationist movement in my own party and so many others as well.”

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