Marjorie Taylor Greene Was Not on Our Bingo Card

Frank Bruni: Bret, steel yourself for a sentence I never expected to write, a preoccupation I never expected to have, words that shock, shake and shame me. I cannot stop wondering if I’ve sold Marjorie Taylor Greene short.

Bret Stephens: First off, Frank, it’s nice to be having this conversation in your house, glass of wine in my hand and Regan at your feet. Thanks for having me over.

Regarding M.T.G., it’s fascinating on so many levels: personal, political, even philosophical. My thought about the latter: The revolution always winds up eating its own, as Robespierre and Trotsky found out. Trump was the guy who let the lunatics out of the conservative asylum, Greene foremost among them. And now, no surprise, she’s turned on him. The question is whether this turns into a full-scale Republican schism or they find a way to paper over their differences for the time being. Your thoughts?