Marjorie Taylor Greene's tweet on government shutdown shows division in the Republican Party

There are disputes among Republicans in the House of Representatives as House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to push through a bill to prevent a government shutdown. In addition, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has proven to be a staunch critic of Johnson's plans.

Greene accused the speaker of using bait and switch tactics after Johnson released a statement On Tuesday, he urged his Republican colleagues to support his plans to include the SAVE Act in the administration's budget proposal.

Under the SAVE Act, or Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, new voters would have to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship in the form of a passport or birth certificate to register to vote.

The law has been criticized as a means of disenfranchising voters, and both Senate Democrats and President Joe Biden have vowed to block the SAVE ACT.

Representative Greene calls Johnson's fight a fake

Last week, six Republican lawmakers expressed opposition to the funding bill and Democrats vowed to oppose the SAVE Act. This week, Johnson stood firm on his plans and urged his party to pass the bill.

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“I urge all of my colleagues to do what the overwhelming majority of the people of this country rightly demand and deserve – namely, to prevent non-Americans from participating in American elections,” Johnson said in a press release.