Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stated Sunday she is going to cease utilizing “toxic” rhetoric, marking what could be a dramatic shift in a political model hallmarked by derogatory comments.
The dedication comes amid a rift with Donald Trump that has spilled into public view, with the president attacking the Georgia Republican personally. Greene, in the meantime, has pivoted away from the Republican Party extra broadly just lately, criticizing the GOP on a quantity of fronts, together with the get together’s dealing with of the federal government shutdown.
In an unique interview with NCS’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” on Sunday, Greene stated she nervous Trump’s rhetoric towards her may result in violence towards her.
“The most hurtful thing (Trump) said, which is absolutely untrue, is he called me a traitor, and that is so extremely wrong,” Greene stated, “and those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.”
When pressed by Bash on why she didn’t converse out towards Trump utilizing such rhetoric till it was directed at her, Greene conceded that it was “fair criticism.”
“I would like to say, humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics; it’s very bad for our country,” Greene stated. “It’s been something I’ve thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated.”
Greene stated she realized that she has participated in or supported heated rhetoric that has resulted in threats towards others, a level of reflection for her.
“I’m only responsible for myself and my own words and actions … and I’ve been working on this a lot lately, to put down the knives in politics,” Greene stated. “I really want to just see people be kind to one another.”
Greene’s pivot represents a sharp departure from her typical conservative firebrand persona. She has beforehand unfold offensive rhetoric concerning the Holocaust, lobbed private insults throughout congressional proceedings and fought with fellow Republicans to the purpose her personal caucus has pushed for repercussions for her performing out.
Greene repeatedly indicated help for Facebook posts calling for executing distinguished Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019, earlier than she was elected to Congress, a NCS KFile report revealed in 2021. After NCS reached out to Greene on the time, her private Twitter account posted a assertion that didn’t deny that she favored posts and replied to comments, however claimed that many individuals have run her Facebook web page. The report resulted in her being faraway from House committee assignments until 2023.
Also in 2021, Greene compared then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s resolution to proceed to require House lawmakers to put on masks on the chamber flooring to steps the Nazis took to regulate the Jewish inhabitants in the course of the Holocaust. Greene issued a uncommon apology after that incident.
She was also ejected from the conservative House Freedom Caucus in 2023 partly as a result of of fights she had with its members. She later dismissed her ouster, saying she didn’t “have time for the drama club.”
In one of her extra infamous incidents, Greene received into a battle throughout a committee markup in 2024, throughout which she insulted Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s private look and verbally sparred with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Greene refused to apologize when given the chance by the committee’s chair. The majority of Republicans on the panel ultimately voted to permit Greene to proceed talking in the course of the markup, although Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado joined Democrats in voting to have Greene silenced for the remaining of the interval.
That was not the one time Boebert and Greene had a public disagreement. During an argument on the House flooring in 2023, Greene called Boebert “a little b*tch.”
Beyond her colleagues, Greene additionally snapped at a British journalist to “go back to your country” after the reporter requested concerning the Signal chat controversy involving Trump administration officers earlier this 12 months
Greene stated Sunday she’s accomplished taking part in politics in that means, including that America wants to seek out “a new path forward,” and calling on folks “to come together and end all the toxic, dangerous rhetoric and divide.”
“I’m leading the way with my own example, and I hope that President Trump can do the same,” she stated.