WASHINGTON — Firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene insisted Sunday that she still supports President Trump despite his epic takedown of her — while simultaneously questioning his MAGA bona fides in a madcap interview.
While making overtures to end her red-hot feud with Trump, 79, Greene, 51, repeatedly slammed the president, accusing him of not being focused enough on the US and putting Americans first.
“I do support him and his administration, and I support them in delivering the campaign promises we made to the American people,” Greene (R-GA) told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “His remarks, of course, have been hurtful.”
“I certainly hope that we can make up,” she later said.
Greene had been one of Trump’s most outspoken backers in Congress.
But over recent months, she seemingly soured on him and periodically took swipes at Trump, pressing him to focus more on domestic issues.
On Friday, Trump went nuclear on her, yanking his endorsement of her for reelection and accusing her of going “far left.”
Greene claimed that the flap between her and the president stems from their disagreements over the files pertaining to notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
“Unfortunately, it has all come down to the Epstein files,” she said when asked about why she and Trump are fighting. “I stand with these women. I stand with rape victims, I stand with children who are in terrible sex abuse situations, and I stand with survivors of trafficking.”
“I will not apologize for that.”
However, throughout the interview, she knocked 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 honored the new Syrian president, who is an Al Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years.”
During his fiery screed against Greene on Truth Social last Friday, Trump suggested that her discontent with him was fomented after he “sent her a Poll stating that she should not run for Senator, or Governor, she was at 12%, and didn’t have a chance.”
Greene announced in May that she wouldn’t run for Senate, and others have speculated that Trump’s opposition to her running for a seat in the upper chamber prompted her to sour on him.
“That is absolutely not true. Actually, I never had a conversation at all with the president about running for Senate or running for Georgia. And those were decisions I came to on my own that I don’t want to have anything to do with the Senate,” she said. “It’s a very broken institution that serves the uniparty.”
Not long after Greene passed on a run for Senate, Trump ordered strikes against three of Iran’s nuclear facilities in a move that angered the congresswoman.
The Peach State Republican also pleaded with Trump to park Air Force One and focus on domestic issues.
“Continuing to really travel all over the world doesn’t help Americans back at home,” Greene said.
“I really — and I said this to him and I will say it out loud. I would love to see Air Force One be parked and stay home, and there be nothing but a constant focus in the White House on a domestic agenda that helps the American people once and for all.”
Following Trump’s attack against Greene on Friday, the congresswoman raised concerns about her safety and indicated that she experienced a significant uptick in threats against her.
Greene decried the growth of “toxic politics” and apologized for taking part in it.
“I think that’s fair criticism. And I would like to say humbly I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics. It’s very bad for our country,” Greene said when asked about criticism that she hadn’t spoken up about Trump’s antics until they were directed at her.
“I’m only responsible for myself and my own words and actions. And I am going — I am committed — and I’ve been working on this a lot lately — to put down the knives in politics,” she added. “I really just want to see people be kind to one another.”
