Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has insisted that she still supports US President Donald Trump despite his blistering attack on her in which he described her as a traitor and lunatic.
In her first interview since Mr Trump, 79, withdrew his support for her on Friday, Ms Greene, 51, made overtures to end her red-hot feud with the president while also doubling down on her criticisms of him.
“I do support him and his administration, and I support them in delivering the campaign promises we made to the American people,” Ms Greene told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday.
“His remarks, of course, have been hurtful … the most hurtful thing he said, which is absolutely untrue, is he called me a traitor and that is so extremely wrong.
“I certainly hope that we can make up. I can only speak for myself, I’m a Christian and one of the most important parts of our faith is forgiveness, and that’s something I’m committed to.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on CNN’S State of the Union on Sunday. Picture: CNN
Throughout the interview, she also knocked Mr Trump on a range of issues, including his welcoming Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House last week, his support of H-1B visas, and his overseas trips.
“I can disagree with the president at times, especially this past Monday, on the Marines’ 250th anniversary, when he honoured the new Syrian president, who is an al-Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years,” she said.
Ms Greene had been one of Mr Trump’s most outspoken backers in Congress but over recent months, she seemingly soured on him and periodically took swipes at the president.
US President Donald Trump said on November 14, 2025 that he was pulling his endorsement for key ally Marjorie Taylor Greene after a string of disagreements.
US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said she hopes to “make up” with Mr Trump.
On Friday, the president announced he was withdrawing all support for “’Wacky’ Marjorie.” He followed up again Saturday morning with multiple posts on his Truth Social platform attacking Ms Greene as a “lightweight” and even a “traitor” to the Republican Party.
Ms Greene said later on X that she was “being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fuelled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world.”
The high-profile rupture comes after Ms Greene in recent weeks has distanced herself from the president, as he faces growing criticism over US cost of living concerns and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
The dispute also marks an extraordinary rift in the MAGA movement a year before US midterm elections.
Until recently a diehard pro-Trump supporter, Ms Greene has broken with the president on a host of issues.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has long been one of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters in Congress. Picture: Brandon Bell / Getty Images via AFP.
Mr Trump expressed frustration with her for the first time on Monday, saying she had “lost her way.” Ms Greene’s sudden shift has prompted speculation that she is lining up for her own presidential bid in 2028, although she has dismissed it as “baseless gossip.”
Perhaps the most sensitive area of criticism has been Ms Greene’s position on the Epstein scandal, which ensnared Mr Trump again in recent days with the release of a new trove of emails.
After becoming a leading voice calling for justice for victims of the notorious sex offender over the summer, Ms Greene this week was one of a few MAGA rebels who backed a push to vote on demanding the public release of files relating to the Epstein probe.
“It has all come down to the ‘Epstein files’ and that is shocking and, you know, I stand with these women, I stand with rape victims … and survivors of trafficking … I believe the country deserves transparency in these files,” she said in her Sunday interview.
In an earlier post on X, she also touched on the Epstein scandal. “As a woman I take threats from men seriously,” Ms Greene said.
“I now have a small understanding of the fear and pressure the women, who are victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his cabal, must feel.”
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