Marjorie Taylor Greene calls the rhetoric of far-right activist Laura Loomer a “huge problem” that “does not represent MAGA.”

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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized far-right activist Laura Loomer on Thursday, saying her “rhetoric and hateful tone” were concerning and posed a problem and “do not represent MAGA as a whole.”

The comments from Greene, a Georgia Republican who is herself known for her inflammatory and inflammatory remarks, come after the congresswoman asked Loomer to remove a post by X in which Loomer stated that if Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who is half Indian, wins the election, “the White House will smell like curry and the White House speeches will be delivered through a call center.”

Greene called the post “extremely racist” and wrote in response to X: “This does not represent President Trump.”

When asked by CNN anchor Manu Raju if she would advise Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump not to maintain close contact with Loomer, Greene replied: “This is such an important election. I don't think she has the experience or the right mindset to advise on such an important presidential election.”

This is the latest sign of internal power struggles within the far right ahead of the presidential election and highlights the tensions and disagreements among Trump's supporters over how the Republican Party and its presidential candidate should position themselves to voters.

Appearing dazed and nervous in the face of an unfamiliar and rapidly changing political landscape upended by Harris's nomination as the Democratic presidential nominee, Trump has unleashed a barrage of vicious missives, racist slurs and conspiratorial broadsides that even close allies and donors have acknowledged in recent days as unproductive.

Loomer has accompanied Trump on several trips, frequently appears at events where he speaks, and there have been instances when her bombastic social media posts have seemed to foreshadow Trump's next line of attack.

Loomer told CNN of the post: “It's interesting how the media wants to falsely accuse me of being racist again. Here is a woman on video cooking Indian food with Indian celebrities and talking about how much she loves cooking with curry.”

In response to Raju's question about Loomer, Greene said Thursday, “I have concerns about her rhetoric and her hateful tone. A lot of her comments and the way she attacks Republicans like me and many other Republicans who are strong supporters of President Trump, I think is a big problem. And that does not represent MAGA as a whole.”

“I just felt like it was time to call this out. I think it's wrong. We are not a party of identity politics,” Greene said, adding that Republicans need to focus on policy, “not on attacking people because of their race.”

When asked if she had contacted Trump about Loomer, Greene said, “I have spoken to President Trump, but I will not go into the details of our personal conversation.”

Greene herself has faced criticism for racially motivated and inflammatory comments throughout her time in Congress.

In May, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticized Greene, calling her a “racist” after a tense vote in the House Oversight Committee quickly degenerated into personal attacks.

Greene sparked outrage when she commented on Crockett's appearance. “I think your false eyelashes spoil what you read,” Greene said.

Speaking to reporters about the incident, Crockett said: “That's all it is, it's racism. And she decided that yesterday she was going to be that person loudly and openly.”

When asked by CNN's Abby Phillip why she thought Greene's comments were racist, Crockett said the Georgia Republican was echoing criticism of her appearance that she often hears from MAGA supporters online, and said she feels singled out as a black woman even though other women in Congress wear eyelashes.

When asked by CNN for comment, Greene's office said at the time: “The only member who made any reference to race was Congresswoman Crockett.”

House Democrats, along with some Republicans, voted to remove the congresswoman from her committee assignments in 2021 when they controlled the chamber after inflammatory and violent statements by Greene from the past came to light, sparking a broad backlash from Democrats and divided Republicans in Congress.

Greene defended herself in a speech on the House floor before the vote, attempting to distance herself from the dangerous and debunked QAnon conspiracy theory she had previously supported.

CNN's Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Kit Maher contributed to this report.