Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she has long been uncomfortable with what she described as the "sexualization" of women associated with President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, marking another public break with a leader she once strongly supported.
"I never liked the MAGA Mar-a-Lago sexualization," Greene told The New York Times in an interview published this week. "I believe how women in leadership present themselves sends a message to younger women." She added that, as a mother of two daughters, she felt uneasy about what she described as women "puff[ing] up their lips and enlarg[ing] their breasts."
The remarks were part of a series of interviews conducted over the past two years, during which Greene detailed her growing distance from Trump.
Her comments come amid a broader and increasingly public rift with Trump during his second term. Greene criticized the president on Monday for his involvement in foreign conflicts, writing on X, "[Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky today. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu tomorrow. Can we just do America?" She has also opposed U.S. military aid abroad and questioned the administration's campaign against Venezuela, saying voters "are not buying that this is really about drugs and sanctioned oil tankers."
The fallout intensified after Greene pushed for the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a move Trump initially opposed. Greene was among a small group of House Republicans who signed a discharge petition forcing a vote on the issue. Trump later reversed course and signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, but not before withdrawing his endorsement of Greene and backing a potential primary challenger.
Trump mocked Greene at a rally in North Carolina, referring to her as "Marjorie Traitor Brown." Greene responded by saying Trump was "having some confusion," arguing that her voting record was "more conservative and America First than he is."
In November, Greene announced she would step away from Congress, saying she did not want her district to endure "a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for." Reflecting on her break with Trump, she told the Times, "Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you're wrong... And as a Christian, I don't believe in doing that."
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