Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was given a warm welcome on The View Tuesday - but tensions soon flared between her and the left-leaning panel. The MAGA congresswoman was greeted warmly as she stepped onto the set of the ABC talk show in a striking red suit. But just seconds later, co-host Joy Behar landed the first dig after Greene maintained 'I do love him' while referring to Donald Trump . Speaking in a stage whisper, Behar scored a laugh from the audience by muttering 'Well, whatever.'

Greene and outspoken liberal co-host Sunny Hostin then discussed the Georgia politician's recent attacks on both Republicans and Democrats. Greene insisted she has always felt comfortable defying party lines and only wants the best for working-class Americans. She also complained about the ongoing government shutdown - saying she was sick of the '[expletive] contest between the men' while slamming other Washington, DC lawmakers. Hostin shared her surprise at finding common ground with Greene, who, in turn, told the host: 'You've only seen me in clips and headlines, and that's not fair'.

Things got testy, though, when Hostin began to grill Greene about her previous support of QAnon conspiracy theories. 'No, I haven't changed. I was a victim just like you were of media lies and stuff you read on social media. You all have attacked me many times on this show,' Greene told Hostin. 'We have,' Hostin said, to more laughter from the audience. Greene added that the attacks stemmed from 'things you read about me that weren't true.'

Hostin responded that their criticisms were based on 'clips we've seen.' 'That were taken out context,' Greene countered. As tensions flared, Behar quipped: 'What about the Jewish space lasers? What was that about.' The remark referred to an old tweet from Greene that claimed the 2018 California wildfires were started by 'space solar generators' bankrolled by powerful, mysterious backers.

Nearly all six women were speaking at this point, talking over each other as only co-host Alyssa Farrah Griffin remained silent. After receiving instruction off-camera, Whoopi Goldberg was forced to call for a break as the conversation risked spiraling even further. 'Hold on a second. I'm getting the-' Goldberg said, before jokingly mimicking the movements of a panicked producer.

'We got to take a break,' Behar said, with the group returning to air a few minutes later. The conversation that followed was noticeably more civil, with the women touching on topics ranging from the administration's handling of the case surrounding Jeffrey Epstein to Israel's actions in Gaza. 'I have the right to criticize a foreign government and can criticize as many as I want,' Greene said, when asked about those who compare criticism of Israel to antisemitism.

'And I can say October 7 was the worst thing and horrific, but I can equally say starving children and killing innocent people and children in Gaza is also horrible, and that's my opinion,' the congresswoman said to applause from the crowd. The women then spoke about elections taking place in New York, New Jersey and Virginia. Greene said she 'personally wouldn't vote for Andrew Cuomo' if she lived in New York, where the ABC show films.

'I was very much, against, of course, the - all these women came out with accusations against [Cuomo], which I found pretty disgusting, and then the COVID lockdowns and all the people's parents and grandparents who died in nursing homes,' she explained, adding that she would support Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Greene's appearance came a day after Goldberg was handed a note live on air asking her to clarify a statement she made about President Trump saying 'he used an autopen' while in office.

'What the hell? What?' Goldberg said as she read it. 'It was a joke!' Greene's visit follows a study from Media Research Center's NewsBusters confirmed the program featured almost no right-wing guests this year. Greene has surfaced as an unlikely critic of her own party as of late, largely due to its handling of the government shutdown.