Ted Cruz Slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Over Criticism Of Israel: 'Don't Spend Much Time Worrying About What Marjorie Is Saying'

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz slammed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over her criticism of Israel, saying the stance is a gateway to becoming more liberal.

Speaking to CNBC's Squawk Box, Cruz said "my advice is don't spend much time worrying about what Marjorie is saying."

"What I've found is that whenever an elected official decides that they are going to turn on Israel and hate Israel, you will very quickly see every other policy out of their mouth become very very liberal. And so suddenly Marjorie is for massive government spending and taxes, open borders and amnesty. Ok fine, that's not where the American people are. Where they are is very simple: we are on day 29 of the stupidest shutdown" Cruz added.

The comment follows a social media publication by Greene, who accused Israel of committing war crimes after the military's latest strikes in Gaza, with local officials claiming 104 people were killed, including 46 children.

"Israel's military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials. 46 CHILDREN!!! Are these not war crimes?" said Greene in a social media publication. She has been among the few Republicans to call Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.

Israel said on Wednesday it would resume compliance with the ceasefire after the strikes, which officials claimed was catalyzed by the killing of a soldier in the city of Rafah on Tuesday and Hamas' continued delays to deliver the remaining bodies of hostages killed in Gaza. The IDF said Hamas operatives fired anti-tank missiles and conducted sniper fire against its forces.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it attacked 30 Hamas commanders in Gaza in response. Hamas rejected any involvement in the incident and accused Israel of breaking the ceasefire.

Greene has also broken with Republcains and President Donald Trump, recently saying that parts of his agenda during the second term seem to be "America Last," rather than first.

Speaking to Axios earlier this month, Greene said "it's a revolving door at the White House of foreign leaders when Americans are, you know, screaming from their lungs."

"If me saying those things are considered breaking with my party, then what is the Republican Party? I thought we were America First?" the lawmaker added.

The outlet noted that Greene did praise Trump repeatedly during the interview, but said the administration is largely focusing on foreign wars, which contradict what she claims are MAGA principles.

"Inflation skyrocketed under the Biden administration. But it's like, okay, well, now we're in charge, and when are we working on this?" she said in a passage of the interview.

The lawmaker has been repeatedly slamming members of her own party, especially during the ongoing government shutdown. Last week she claimed Republicans don't have plans for health care and should be working on addressing the issue: "When it comes to the point where families are spending anywhere from $1,500 to $2,000 a month and looking at hikes coming on their insurance premiums, I think that's unforgivable," she said.