President Donald Trump publicly announced his break with one of the world’s most ardent MAGA supporters, calling Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene “‘Quirky’ Marjorie” and saying he would support a challenger to her in next year’s midterm elections “if the right person runs.”
The firing of Greene, who was once the epitome of MAGA, donning a distinctive red hat during President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address and serving as a go-between for Trump and other Republicans on Capitol Hill, appeared to be the final breakthrough in a controversy that has been simmering for months as Greene appears to have moderated her political profile. The three-term U.S. congressman has become increasingly opposed to Republican leadership, attacking them during the just-ended election cycle. federal government shutdown And he says there needs to be a plan to help those who are suffering. Lose subsidies for purchasing health insurance.
Trump accused the Georgia Republican of leaning to the “far left” and wrote that all he had seen from Greene in recent months was “complain, complain, complain!” “I can’t stand being verbally abused by Lunatic every day,” she added, referring to Green’s alleged frustration with not answering her phone calls.
Greene wrote in a response to X on Friday that Trump “attacked me and lied about me.” She added a screenshot of a text she said she sent to the president earlier in the day. Jeffrey Epstein files releasedwhich “pushed him over the edge,” she said.
“It’s really amazing how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from being leaked, to actually reach this level,” Greene said, citing reports from next week. US House of Representatives vote Over-disclosure of Epstein files.
“I spent far too much of my precious time and personal finances supporting Trump and fighting harder for him when almost every other Republican turned their backs and condemned him,” Greene wrote, adding, “I do not worship or serve Donald Trump.”
President Trump’s post appears to end a rift that widened after this month’s presidential election. off cycle electionvoters in New Jersey and Virginia’s gubernatorial races flocked to the Democratic Party primarily due to concerns about the cost of living.
last week, Green told NBC News. “It doesn’t help the American people to see foreign leaders come through a revolving door to the White House,” he said, adding that President Trump needs to focus on high prices at home instead of focusing on foreign affairs these days. President Trump said Greene responded: “She got lost.”
Asked about Greene’s comments early Friday morning while en route from Washington to Florida, Trump reiterated that he felt “something happened to her in the last month or two,” and said that had he not gone to China to meet with leader Xi Jinping, China’s continuing restrictions on magnet exports would have had a negative impact on jobs in states like Georgia.
Trump said people were calling to challenge Greene, adding: “She has lost her great conservative reputation.”
Ms. Green’s complaints date back to at least May, when she won’t run for senate As for Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff, she attacked Republican donors and consultants who feared she could not win. In June, she publicly supported Trump after he called commentator Tucker Carlson a “freak” amid a rift between MAGA and national security hardliners over potential U.S. efforts to overthrow the Iranian regime.
That situation was reinforced in July when Green said: I won’t run for governor. She then attacked the political “good old boy” system, arguing that it endangered Republican control of the country. Greene has launched a charm offensive in recent weeks with interviews and media appearances aimed at people who are not ardent Trump supporters. Asked on comedian Tim Dillon’s podcast if she wanted to run for president in 2028, Greene said in October that “I hate politics” and just “want to solve problems,” without giving a definitive answer.
It culminated with an appearance on Bill Maher’s HBO show “Real Time,” followed a few days later by an appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Nov. 4. Some observers began saying it was just as reasonable for Greene to bash Republicans. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson A Louisiana lawmaker who brought Republicans back to Washington and failed to come up with a health care plan.
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin said, “I feel like I’m sitting next to a completely different Marjorie Taylor Greene.”
“Marjorie, maybe you should be a Democrat,” co-host Joy Behar said.
Greene replied, “I’m not a Democrat.” “I think both sides failed.”
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Jeff Amy contributed reporting from Atlanta. Meg Kinard can be contacted at: http://x.com/MegKinnardAP
