President Donald Trump has escalated his feud with MAGA firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, blasting her as a “traitor” for continuing to push for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The Georgia representative has refused to back down over the matter and accused the White House of making a “huge miscalculation” in brushing off the saga as a “Democrat hoax.”
Trump tore into Greene late Friday and continued his attacks on his former ally on Truth Social Saturday morning as the pair traded blows publicly on social media.
“Marjorie “Traitor” Green is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!” the president fumed.
He accused Greene of “betraying” the Republican party.
“Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!), betrayed the entire Republican Party when she turned Left, performed poorly on the pathetic View, and became the RINO that we all know she always was,” he said in an earlier post Saturday. “Just another Fake politician, no different than Rand Paul Jr. (Thomas Massie), who got caught being a full fledged Republican In Name Only (RINO)! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
Greene swiftly retaliated and said the president’s attacks “makes you wonder what is in those files.”
The congresswoman also claimed that she was concerned about her safety because of Trump’s “aggression” against her.
“I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world,” Greene said in a post on X. “The man I supported and helped get elected. Aggressive rhetoric attacking me has historically led to death threats and multiple convictions of men who were radicalized by the same type rhetoric being directed at me right now. This time by the President of the United States.”
The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.
Greene added that she believed “in the American people more than I believe in any leader.”
“I never thought that fighting to release the Epstein files, defending women who were victims of rape, and fighting to expose the web of rich powerful elites would have caused this, but here we are,” Greene said.
“There needs to be a new way forward. The toxic political industrial complex thrives on ripping us all apart but never delivers anything good for the American people, whom I love.”
On Friday, the president said he was no longer taking Greene’s calls, which she claimed was a lie.
“President Trump just attacked me and lied about me. I haven’t called him at all, but I did send these text messages today,” she said, sharing screenshots of texts she apparently sent Trump about the Epstein files.
“Apparently this is what sent him over the edge.”
“And 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,” she continued. “It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level.”
Once one of Trump’s most loyal supporters, Greene has rebelled against Trump in recent months over his administration’s emphasis on foreign trips and diplomacy, and not enough focus on persistent affordability issues. She has also clashed with him on his stance on H-1B visas, which she vehemently opposed.
In addition, the congresswoman has taken aim at fellow Republicans for allowing Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire, a major sticking point in the recent government shutdown negotiations.
Not everyone is convinced, however.
Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger accused Greene of being “the biggest con artist ever” and said that her behavior suggested that she “clearly wants to run for president.”
Greene previously said the notion was “baseless.”
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