Marjorie Taylor Greene has expressed her desire to reconcile with former ally Donald Trump after he publicly severed ties with her last week. Despite their longstanding connection, it appears a rift has developed between the former President and the Georgia Congresswoman.
Recently, Trump used Truth Social to announce his decision to distance himself from Greene.
“I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of “Congresswoman” Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the Great State of Georgia,” he stated. “All I see ‘Wacky’ Marjorie do is COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!”
He continued, “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.”
In response, Greene took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to present her perspective, indicating that their disagreement stemmed from the ‘Epstein files’.
In her first interview on the issue with CNN, Greene expressed her willingness to forgive Trump, highlighting her continued support for his administration and campaign, and expressed hope for reconciliation.
“His remarks, of course, have been hurtful,” Greene acknowledged. “However, I have something in my heart that I think is incredibly important for our country and that is to end the toxic fighting and politics.
“This has been going on for years, and it has divided our country, split up friends and families, neighbors, and it’s not solving our problems.”
On Trump’s comments, she said: “The most hurtful thing he said, which is absolutely untrue, is he called me a traitor. And that is so extremely wrong. And those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.”
Greene attributed the disagreement to the Epstein files, describing the fallout as ‘shocking’.
“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 and those that are trapped in sex trafficking.
“And I will not apologize for that,” she added. “I believe the country deserves transparency in these files. And I don’t believe that rich, powerful people should be protected if they have done anything wrong.”
Nonetheless, Greene stated she believes Trump is not implicated in any wrongdoing related to Epstein, based on testimonies from alleged victims, including Virginia Giuffre.
“I have no idea what’s in the files, I can’t even guess but that is the question everyone is asking, why fight this so hard?”
When CNN reporter Dana challenged Greene on why she only seemed to address Trump’s ‘attacks’ when they affected her personally, Greene admitted it was a ‘fair criticism’ and apologized for her role in fostering ‘toxic politics’.
“I’ve thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated,” she reflected. “I’ve been working on this a lot lately, to put down the knives in politics.
“I really just want to see people be kind to one another and we need to figure out a path forward that is focused on the American people.
“I’m leading the way with my own example and I hope that President Trump can do the same.”
When questioned if reconciliation with Trump was possible, she responded: “I certainly hope that we can make up.
“I’m a Christian and one of the most important parts of our faith is forgiveness and that’s something I’m committed to.”