Donald Trump has been told to make amends with Marjorie Taylor Greene as the president’s ex-ally takes center stage in a schism that’s tearing apart the GOP.
Republican representatives have challenged Trump in recent weeks on the cost-of-living crisis, health and food benefits, as well as the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files. The president had a change of heart and went on to support the release of the Epstein files, despite previously calling it a “Democratic hoax”.
Trump also faced pushback from GOP representatives on SNAP benefits, with some Republican states committing to paying out millions of dollars in benefits, despite being ordered not to. The president has also posted several times about once-ardent supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene, who he has since dubbed a “traitor”.
Greene, who is the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 14th congressional district, has soured on Trump over the last few months. The Republican representative had supported the release of the Epstein files. This seemed to spark a rift between the two, with Trump turning on Greene with a series of posts to Truth Social making his feelings clear.
Trump posted on November 15, “Marjorie “Traitor” Green is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!” In response, Greene said Trump had betrayed her loyalty and that she would continue to back the release of the Epstein files. She said, “I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for five, no, actually, six years for, and I gave him my loyalty for free.
“I won my first election without his endorsement, beating eight men in a primary. And I’ve never owed him anything, but I fought for him, for the policies and for America First, and he called me a traitor for standing with these women and refusing to take my name off the discharge petition.”
Those represented by Greene have called on the president to get over himself and fix the rift. Tammy Carter, who lives in Rome, Georgia, where Greene also resides, told The Washington Post that Trump needs to “get over” the spat with his former ally. Epstein was the key decider too, with Carter suggesting that she is “totally on her [Greene’s] side.”
Jim Tully, chairman of the Georgia Republican Party for the 14th Congressional District, has since made his support for Greene public amid the split with Trump. He wrote on X, “The 14th Congressional District Republican Party issues the following statement in full and unwavering support of our duly elected Representative, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.”
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