"Today's Republican Party is big on manliness and masculine virtues. The MAGA right in particular is forever obsessing over who is the biggest, the strongest, the most fearless among them. This is why, watching President Donald Trump's fight to keep a lid on the Epstein files, I have been struck, delighted even, that among the vanishingly few Republican lawmakers with the courage to defy him have been three fire-breathing congresswomen:"
"Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Nancy Mace of South Carolina. Love 'em or hate 'em, these House troublemakers bucked their party leadership, stared down their president and made possible Tuesday's vote to compel the administration to come clean about the web of degeneracy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein. In the end, all but one Republican joined every Democrat to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act."
"No other Republicans dared cross the president, who, in characteristic mob-boss fashion, made clear that support for the measure would be considered a hostile act. True to his word, Trump worked to bully the rebels into submission. For months, he tried a variety of carrots and sticks on Boebert. His top aides even called her into the Situation Room for a friendly chat."
The MAGA wing prizes overt displays of manliness and competitive toughness. Several Republican women — Reps. Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace — broke with party leadership and the president to support efforts forcing disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein-related files. Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna spearheaded the bill and a discharge petition that compelled a House vote. Almost all House Republicans ultimately joined Democrats to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with only one dissenting Republican. The president used pressure tactics, including appeals, threats of primary challenges and public denunciations, to deter Republican supporters.
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