Marjorie Taylor Greene Demands Ukraine Funding Audit as Russia Retreats

Outspoken GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor on Sunday reiterated her opposition to further Ukraine aid and called for an audit of the funds given so far.

Greene previously made clear in public statements that she would support the end of Ukrainian military aid should Republicans make significant gains in the midterm elections. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy echoed her sentiments, stating that funding would cease under Republican leadership. In statements reported by Axios, the Georgia congresswoman said that money should be kept to solve domestic issues, specifically citing the Southern border.

"Under Republicans, not another penny will go to Ukraine," Greene said at a Trump rally in Iowa earlier in November. "Our country comes first. The only border [Democrats] care about is Ukraine, not America's southern border. They don't care about our border or our people."

Prior to the midterms, Republicans like Greene anticipated major gains in the Senate and House. Now, with Democrats retaining Senate control and the GOP looking at a razor-thin House majority at best, it remains to be seen what Republicans will be able to accomplish in the new Washington landscape. Despite that uncertainty, Greene in a tweet from Sunday morning affirmed her continued scrutiny of Ukrainian aid.

"I want an audit of where every single penny has gone in funding to Ukraine," Greene wrote. "Everyone is ok with that, right?"

Newsweek reached out to the office of Rep. McCarthy for comment.

As of Sunday night, Republicans have won 212 House seats, gaining seven, while Democrats have won 203, losing eight. A total of 218 are required to claim the House majority, with most outlets and models predicting that the GOP will prevail in the end, but only by a thin margin of 1-3 seats. MSNBC predicts a final total of 219-216 in favor of the GOP, though with a give-or-take 4 seat margin of error that means anything is still possible.

Despite holding a majority, political analysts have noted that such a thin majority could present a wealth of problems, given that a handful of Representatives are usually absent from any given House session. With only a few missing members, House Republicans might be unable to pass anything. As has been seen in the 50-50 Senate in the last two years, such a split would also give considerable influence to a small number of representatives whose stances differ from the main body.

With House prospects looking minimal, doubts are growing as to whether McCarthy will be able to win the Speaker of the House position when leadership votes are held. When pressed on the subject, current Speaker Nancy Pelosi doubted that her Republican counterpart could get the necessary votes.

"Why would I make a judgment about something that may or may not ever happen?" Pelosi said during a Sunday appearance on CNN. "No, I don't think he has it. But that's up to his own people to make a decision as to how they want to be led or otherwise."