Marjorie Taylor Greene to be 'most powerful' House speaker: Ex-GOP chair

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Marjorie Taylor Greene to be 'most powerful' House speaker: Ex-GOP chair
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The GOP lawmaker is putting her full support behind Kevin McCarthy to become the next House speaker, and some Republicans are questioning why.

, has put her full support behind McCarthy. Some Republicans said this stems from promises McCarthy made to Greene if he earns the nomination.panel that despite a shift from House Republicans toward more moderate beliefs, big-name Republicans like Trump, political commentator and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, and others still hold the most sway over the party when it comes to decisions.

Above, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, speaks the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on July 23 in Tampa, Florida. Some Republicans believe the GOP lawmaker will greatly influence Kevin McCarthy's decisions if he is nominated as House speaker.

Greene was stripped of her committee assignments last February after she publicly supported conspiracy theories, such as questioning the legitimacy of school shootings.

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