Marjorie Taylor Greene’s reporter boyfriend has sparked liberal ire after he claimed his ‘job’ as a conservative journalist was to help President Trump.
Brian Glenn, 55, a reporter for Real America’s Voice, is among a growing list of right-wing pundits who has gained increased White House access as the Trump administration weeds out critical journalists at legacy outlets.
Glenn was even set to travel onboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump on Tuesday for an event marking his first 100 days in office, according to the Politico Playbook.
But when asked Friday about his role in the White House Press Corp, Glenn told The New York Times: ‘My job as a conservative journalist is to ask questions that highlight the good things [Trump is] doing for this country that a lot of the media outlets in there simply won’t ask.’
He added on Sunday that he asks these easier questions as follow ups to harsher questions that ‘legacy’ reporters may ask.
Many online, however, said Glenn’s answer proves he is not a real journalist.
‘That’s not journalism… that’s sucking up,’ one X user wrote, as another claimed his ‘only job is to kiss Trump’s a**, and he’s perfect at it.’
A third responded by placing ‘journalist’ in quotes along with a meme from the movie Goodfellas of Ray Liotta laughing.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend Brian Glenn, a reporter for Real America’s Voice, has opened up about what he sees as his role as a conservative pundit among the White House Press Corps
He told The Sunday Times he wants to showcase ‘the good things’ President Donald Trump is doing for the United States
Glenn has already displayed his strategy of showing the president his support – and made headlines back in February when he asked Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky why he wasn’t wearing a suit to a tense Oval Office meeting with Trump.
‘Why don’t you wear a suit? You’re at the highest level in this country’s office and you refuse to wear a suit. Do you own a suit?’ the reporter pressed Zelensky.
‘A lot of Americans have problems, with you not respecting the dignity of this office,’ he added.
Responding to the criticism, the Ukrainian leader – who is often seen wearing casual combat clothes since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 – said he faced more pressing problems with the war in Europe.
He added that he ‘will wear a kostium (Ukrainian for ‘suit’) after this war will finish’ and it would be ‘maybe something like yours, maybe something better, maybe something cheaper’.
In a sign of support towards Zelensky, before the meeting escalated into a tense war of words, Trump quickly came to his aid and defended the president’s clothing.
‘I do like your clothing by the way,’ Trump said. ‘I don’t know if you two like each other, but I think he [Zelensky] is dressed beautifully.’
Glenn is one of a growing number of conservative pundits who has gained increased White House access as the Trump administration weeds out journalists at some legacy outlets.
Liberals online claimed Glenn’s answer proves he is not a real journalist
Still, Glenn defended his question.
A few days after the fiery Oval Office exchange, he said on his show that ‘sometimes you can judge a book by its cover’ and that Zelensky’s outfit obviously ‘reflected his attitude.’
He reiterated that notion in his interview with The Sunday Times, saying: ‘That question was really meant to see how much respect he had for this country and the American people for funding his war.’
Congresswoman Greene seemed to agree, as she shared her support for her boyfriend following the tense meeting with the Ukrainian leader.
‘I’m so proud of @briantv for pointing out that Zelensky ahs so much disrespect for America that he can’t even wear a suit in the Oval Office when he comes to beg for money from our President,’ she wrote on X at the time.
Glenn previously made waves when he asked Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky why he wasn’t wearing a suit to an Oval Office meeting with Trump and Vice President JD Vance
Glenn and Greene started dating in late October 2022 when DailyMail.com exclusively found them together in Rome, Georgia.
At the time, they insisted their relationship was professional as he was working on a documentary about her.
But in an interview with Semafor five months later Greene confessed to the romance and said her new beau had been a ‘great resource’ for dealing with the media.
‘He’s from the industry, so he is a great resource. He’s explained a lot, like how things work and yeah, it’s great,’ she said, before adding: ‘So maybe I’m falling in love with the press.’