Trump withdraws support for Marjorie Taylor Greene
Congresswoman Greene claims Trump making an ‘example’ of her to scare fellow Republicans ahead of vote on release of Epstein files.
Trump withdraws support for Marjorie Taylor Greene (former MAGA champion), in a post on his True Social platform late on Friday, Trump said, “I am withdrawing my support and endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the great state of Georgia.”
The US leader, labelling Greene “wacky”, said all the lawmaker did was “COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN”, despite his “record achievements” in office.
Greene, a member of the House of Representatives, has long been a reliable ally and fierce defender of Trump, even sporting a Make America Great Again (MAGA) baseball hat at President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address.
But in recent few months, she has taken positions at odds with the White House and her fellow, including criticising them during the just-ended federal government shutdown, saying the Trump administration needed a plan to help people set to lose health insurance subsidies as part of planned cuts.
More notably, Greene has also become a vocal campaigner for transparency and the full release of files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – a recurrent scandal that continues to engulf President Trump. The Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues to cast a long shadow over American politics, resurfacing repeatedly as new documents, testimonies, and public debates emerge. Epstein’s history as a convicted sex offender, combined with his well-documented connections to powerful figures, ensures the controversy remains alive in public discourse. President Trump, like several other prominent individuals, has faced renewed scrutiny over past associations with Epstein, fueling media attention and political debate. While no new evidence directly implicates Trump in Epstein’s crimes, the recurring scandal highlights the enduring questions and unresolved mysteries surrounding Epstein’s network, his influence, and the circumstances of his downfall.
On Wednesday, House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said the body will hold a vote next week on whether to force the Department of Justice to disclose all files related to Epstein – who died by suicide in prison in 2019.
Greene responded to Trump’s announcement on Friday with screenshots of a text message she sent the president about the Epstein case, claiming it “sent him over the edge”.
“It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level,” she wrote on X.
Greene also claimed Trump is going after her “hard to make an example to scare all the other Republicans before next week’s vote to release the Epstein files”.
It came as a result of the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act – a discharge petition allowing a majority of lawmakers to bypass the House leadership and force a vote on the issue – which was signed by Greene and three other House Republicans.
If backed, the measure would force the release of flight logs and travel records, individuals named or referenced in connection with the Epstein investigation, and materials related to Epstein’s former girlfriend and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
