President Donald Trump introduced Friday he’s formally rescinding his endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and attacked her in private phrases, whereas the congresswoman countered that Trump was attempting to make an instance of her to stop the discharge of information on convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The president’s publish marked a major political breakup weeks within the making – a dramatic intensification of a simmering back-and-forth between the 2 former allies, who grew aside as Greene criticized Trump on quite a few fronts. It spilled right into a messy trade of blows because the controversy round Epstein once more took middle stage in Washington.
“I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene,” Trump stated in a post to social media, including that Greene, who’s operating for reelection in 2026, has “gone Far Left.”
He added: “She has told many people that she is upset that I don’t return her phone calls anymore, but with 219 Congressmen/women, 53 U.S. Senators, 24 Cabinet Members, almost 200 Countries, and an otherwise normal life to lead, I can’t take a ranting Lunatic’s call every day.”
Greene has publicly warned in current weeks that Trump has been too targeted on overseas coverage and isn’t doing sufficient to promote his home agenda at dwelling – taking her message to retailers like NCS and ABC’s “The View.” Greene, who arrived in Congress in 2021, has till just lately been an ardent and outspoken Trump supporter.
The Georgia Republican responded to Trump in a social media post Friday, writing, “Of course he’s coming after me hard to make an example to scare all the other Republicans before next weeks vote to release the Epstein files.”
Earlier Friday, Trump defended his efforts to have interaction with overseas leaders and journey overseas amid Greene’s criticism, suggesting that his relationships on the world stage have benefited her district and expressing openness to endorsing a possible major challenger.
“Marjorie Taylor Greene said, ‘Oh, gee, I’m spending too much time overseas. So let’s say I don’t meet with China. You know what’s happened right now to Georgia? To every other state?” Trump stated aboard Air Force One.
He continued: “They’re not working because your magnets and your rare earths would’ve kicked in, and there wouldn’t have been a factory in the world working if I didn’t have a relationship overseas with China.”
Trump stated that he’s within the United States “95, 98% of the time.”
“The last thing I want to do is travel 22 hours in an airplane, as nice as this plane is,” he stated.
Trump warned that Greene has “changed” politically in current weeks because the Georgia congresswoman has publicly lambasted the White House’s messaging on the federal government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein.
“I think that her constituents aren’t going to be happy. Already, I have people calling me. They want to challenge her to a race in her district in Georgia,” Trump stated.
He additionally stated he was open to endorsing a rival GOP candidate in a major race.
Greene is one among 4 House Republicans who has signed on to a discharge petition to pressure a vote on launch of Justice Department paperwork pertaining to the Epstein case, however NCS has reported that the variety of House Republicans that might break from Trump and vote for the information’ launch might be better. Trump has repeatedly and emphatically described calls for transparency round his ties to Epstein as a “hoax.”
But Greene’s message has additionally prolonged extra broadly to focus on Trump’s financial insurance policies, suggesting that the White House wants to enhance its messaging on affordability points.
Greene fired again in her social media publish on Friday with a pair of screenshots of textual content messages that seemed to be despatched to Trump and his aide, Natalie Harp.
Most Americans, she wrote, “wish he would fight this hard to help the forgotten men and women of America who are fed up with foreign wars and foreign causes, are going broke trying to feed their families, and are losing hope of ever achieving the American dream.”
In a message to a contact in her telephone labeled “DJT,” Greene inspired Trump to “lean into” Epstein’s ties to different high-profile figures and what she described because the “deep state.” In a separate message to Harp, she voiced her support for Trump however stated the White House should “stop ignoring the women. … Them being raped as teenagers is not a hoax.”