A former staunch supporter of Donald Trump, whom he has lately labeled a “traitor,” has publicly criticized him, disclosing unsettling stories about the US President’s actions away from the public eye.
Marjorie Taylor Greene currently serves as a Republican Representative for a district in southern Georgia.
Her 2020 election raised alarms among opponents due to her history of promoting outlandish conspiracy theories and her strong alignment with the MAGA movement.
Surprisingly, Greene has now aligned herself with the loose coalition opposing Trump, having permanently distanced herself from him over his approach to the Epstein documents.
In a detailed feature by The New York Times, Greene admitted she was “so naive” to get caught up in Trump’s orbit.
She described her breaking point occurring at the funeral for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Greene was moved by the difference between Kirk’s widow, Erika, who expressed forgiveness toward the killer, and Trump’s contrasting stance.
At the event, Trump remarked: “He was a missionary with a noble spirit and a great, great purpose. He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them.”
He then added in jest: “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them.”
Greene called this “absolutely the worst statement,” saying it revealed Trump’s true character and highlighted his lack of genuine Christian faith, unlike the widow’s sincere beliefs.
“Our side has been conditioned by Donald Trump to never say sorry and never concede mistakes. You just relentlessly attack your foes, regardless. As a Christian, I can’t support that,” she explained.
Throughout the article, Greene framed many of her remarks through her religious perspective.
“After Charlie’s death, I saw that I’m embedded in this poisonous environment. I began reevaluating my faith. I aimed to emulate Christ more,” she stated.
The memorial for Kirk might have marked Greene’s private split from Trump. On the public front, it stemmed from the President’s efforts to pressure congressional Republicans against a bill mandating the release of Epstein files.
The legislation passed despite Trump’s opposition—he eventually conceded he couldn’t block it—and it led to the ongoing release of new documents in late December.
In the profile, Greene described her encounters with Trump following her participation and speech at a press event with Epstein survivors, who called for government openness.
“Trump phoned Greene to express his anger,” the article notes.
In her Capitol office, with the call on speaker, staff could hear his shouts.
Greene said she questioned his resistance, and Trump reportedly responded, “My friends will get hurt.”
When she suggested he meet with some of Epstein’s female victims in the Oval Office, Trump allegedly snapped that they hadn’t earned such a privilege.
This marked their final discussion.
Greene told The Times that the Epstein saga epitomized “everything wrong with Washington,” referring to affluent elites committing atrocities without consequences.
“The women are the victims,” she emphasized.
Withholding the files contradicted Trump’s vow to “drain the swamp.”
That phone call was Greene’s last spoken exchange with Trump. Their final interaction overall was a text on November 16.
She texted him about a threat to her son, Derek, soon after Trump dubbed her “Marjorie Traitor Greene” online.
The message warned: “Derek will have his life snuffed out soon. Better watch his back,” with the subject echoing the “traitor” slur.
“A source close to the matter said Trump’s lengthy response ignored her son entirely,” The Times reports.
“Instead, he personally insulted her. When she countered that kids should be off-limits in their feud, Trump said she had brought it on herself.”
In response to these disclosures, the White House attacked Greene for choosing to leave Congress mid-term rather than run again.
“President Trump is still the unchallenged head of the largest and quickest-expanding political force in US history, the MAGA movement. Meanwhile, Congresswoman Greene is deserting her voters midway through her term and shirking the critical battle ahead,” a spokesperson stated.
“We have no room for her small-minded resentment.”
Elsewhere in the feature, Greene expressed her dismay at being called a “traitor” by someone she once idolized.
“Traitors face imprisonment or execution,” she recalled telling her husband, now a White House correspondent.
“That’s what he labeled me.
“Will I or one of my children be killed because he’s branding me a traitor?”
Detractors might argue Greene tolerated Trump’s inflammatory language when it targeted her adversaries.
In her talks with journalist Robert Draper, she conceded the validity of that critique.
“A Christian shouldn’t act like that. And I’m a Christian,” she said.
