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Sky News reporter Martha Kelner has fired back after being targeted by MAGA loyalist and outspoken White House ally Marjorie Taylor Greene during a tense exchange.
The hardline far-right politician was caught on camera snapping at Kelner after she pressed for a response regarding the widely discussed Signal scandal.
As Kelner began to pose her question, Greene abruptly cut her off, demanding, “Wait, what country are you from?”
Upon hearing Kelner was from the UK, Greene erupted.
“We don’t give a crap about your opinion or your reporting,” she fumed. “Why don’t you go back to your country? We have a major migrant problem… you should care about your own borders.”
She then doubled down, dismissing Kelner’s work as “fake news” before turning to another journalist, insisting on a “relevant question.”
“This is an American journalist,” Greene declared, attempting to shift the focus. However, the reporter she addressed pushed back, urging her to answer Kelner’s question.
Greene refused, stating, “I’m not answering her question because I don’t care about her network.”
Now speaking out about the encounter, Kelner told MailOnline: “It was an exercise in deflection. I expected her to take that tone with me. I didn’t take it personally, and I’m not a victim.”
She continued: “The footage has gone viral, amassing millions of views in both the US and the UK. I’ve received messages from people worldwide—especially Americans—expressing embarrassment and insisting that ‘she doesn’t represent our views.'”
Kelner added: “This administration has a clear anti-British and anti-Europe stance. Her behavior—shouting at a journalist and being so disrespectful in one of America’s most significant institutions—reflects poorly.”
Although President Donald Trump has openly expressed admiration for the late Queen Elizabeth II, Kelner suggested that Greene’s outburst reveals what MAGA supporters truly think of the UK.
She stated: “Marjorie Taylor Greene was well aware of where I was from. There’s a broader anti-British and anti-Europe sentiment within this administration.
“In many ways, it mirrors JD Vance’s remarks at the Munich Security Conference, where he downplayed the importance of maintaining strong ties with Europe and possibly even Britain.”
In February, while speaking in Munich, Vice President Vance argued that immigration and perceived restrictions on free speech pose a greater threat to the UK and Europe than Russia.
Despite the tense exchange, Kelner explained why she pursued Greene for answers: “I followed her because she still hadn’t addressed the questions. As a journalist, I believe it’s essential to persist until you receive a clear and satisfactory response—simply attacking me doesn’t resolve the issue at hand.”
“Yes, she’s outspoken, but she is also a key figure in the MAGA movement,” Kelner noted. “She is arguably its most visible spokesperson and represents the views of many within the Trump administration.”
Kelner continued: “Right now, their strategy involves attacking and discrediting journalists. We’ve seen this with the way they’ve gone after Jeffrey Goldberg, who has maintained responsible reporting at The Atlantic.”
She added, “It was a blatant attempt at deflection, but targeting journalists won’t make us disappear. We’ll continue to be present, asking the necessary questions.”
The Signal scandal centers on the revelation of a Signal chat in which Trump officials discussed a potential military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Atlantic‘s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently included in the conversation and later exposed it.
While Kelner has received widespread support following her confrontation with Greene, she has also drawn the attention of MAGA supporters.
“There haven’t been any death threats or anything like that,” she clarified.
