Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Mike Johnson had a brief but tense confrontation on a House GOP call. (Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images; Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
She said House Republicans would be better served passing legislation in Washington and finding an "off ramp" to COVID-19 pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year if a deal isn't reached.
An extension of those subsidies has been Democrats' main demand in exchange for agreeing to any funding deal.
"You guys need to get out of Washington, D.C., and go back to your districts and talk to real people, because real people are pissed," Greene told House GOP leaders, Fox News Digital learned. "They expect us to do our legislative constitutional duty and not take marching orders from the political team at the White House."
She turned her ire on President Donald Trump as well, pointing out she was one of his earliest fervent supporters but adding, "Even the president is losing support."
Fox News Digital was told that Johnson defended Republicans' legislative record so far as well as Trump's popularity among the GOP base.
He also said he and other Republican leaders had been working tirelessly to end the shutdown, Fox News Digital was told.
"He's not sleeping. I'm not sleeping ... because we are working around the clock," Johnson said.
The government is in a shutdown after Congress failed to reach an agreement on federal funding. (Getty Images)
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Greene even confirmed her side of the account on X while the call was ongoing.
"I said I have no respect for the House not being in session passing our bills and the President’s executive orders. And I demanded to know from Speaker Johnson what the Republican plan for healthcare is to build the off-ramp off Obamacare and the [Affordable Care Act] tax credits to make health insurance affordable for Americans," Greene wrote.
"Johnson said he’s got ideas and pages of policy ideas and committees of jurisdiction are working on it, but he refused to give one policy proposal to our GOP conference on our own conference call. Apparently I have to go into a [classified setting] to find out the Republican healthcare plan!!!"
Fox News Digital reached out to Johnson's office and the White House for a response but did not immediately hear back.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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