--- title: Marjorie Taylor Greene Fires Back After Trump ‘Traitor’ Jab description: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of Trump’s most loyal allies, has fired back after he called her a “traitor” in their public feud. canonical: https://time.com/7334864/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-feud-epstein-traitor/ author: Chantelle Lee article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-11-18T17:34:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-19T08:13:01.723Z article:section: Politics og:title: Marjorie Taylor Greene Fires Back After Trump ‘Traitor’ Jab og:description: Rep. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of Trump’s most loyal allies, has fired back after he called her a “traitor." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57adbcd997ea1954/6998cbc3a97fc05ea2a74e23/MTG-Trump-Feud.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # ‘I’ve Never Owed Him Anything’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Responds to Trump's ‘Traitor’ Jab > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: September 2026. ## TIME Newsletters: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition TIME publishes seven free email newsletters, written and edited by TIME journalists, reaching more than 1.1 million engaged readers. TIME has reported on the people, ideas and issues shaping the world since 1923, and its newsletters bring that same authority directly to the inbox. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies, has fired back after the President called her a “traitor” in their public feud._ by [Chantelle Lee](https://time.com/author/chantelle-lee/) ## Chantelle Lee Reporter Nov 18, 2025 5:34 PM UTC Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies, has fired back after the President called her a “traitor” in their public feud. by [Chantelle Lee](https://time.com/author/chantelle-lee/) ## Chantelle Lee Reporter Nov 18, 2025 5:34 PM UTC Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies, has fired back after the President [called her a “traitor”](https://time.com/7334243/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein/) in their [public feud](https://time.com/7334415/trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-relationship-breakdown-epstein-disagreements/). “I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for five, no, actually, six years, and I gave him my loyalty for free,” Greene said while speaking at [a press conference](https://time.com/7334805/epstein-files-released-trump-survivors/) on Tuesday with a group of survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California. “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.” “Let me tell you what a traitor is. A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves. A patriot is an American that serves the United States of America, and Americans like the women standing behind me,” she continued, in reference to the Epstein survivors. Trump publicly [withdrew his endorsement](https://time.com/7334243/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein/) for Greene on Friday, after the two disagreed over whether Congress should vote to [release all the files](https://time.com/7334230/epstein-files-vote-thomas-massie/) in the Epstein case. Greene has been one of a select number of congressional Republicans who has fervently pushed for their release, and she has vocally supported the Epstein survivors. Trump, meanwhile, has spent months trying to [brush off](https://time.com/7301051/trump-jeffrey-epstein-bondi/) concerns about the Epstein case, [sparking outrage](https://time.com/7302081/trump-epstein-files-maga-base-lose-supporters-conspiracy-theorists-transparency/) from many of his own supporters over how he has handled the situation, and long resisted a push to compel the files’ release before [suddenly reversing course](https://time.com/7334361/epstein-files-trump-republicans-house-vote-nothing-to-hide-democrats/) on Sunday. Tensions between Trump and Greene mounted over the weekend, with the President [calling](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115554138689247811) her a “traitor” and a “disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!” in a Truth Social post. **Read more:** [_The Breakdown of Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Alliance—and How It Goes Beyond the Epstein Files_](https://time.com/7334415/trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-relationship-breakdown-epstein-disagreements/) At the Tuesday press conference, Greene joined the Epstein survivors and her House colleagues Massie and Khanna, urging Congress to pass a bill that would require the Department of Justice to release the so-called “Epstein files.” The measure is set to come up for a vote later Tuesday in the House, where it is [expected to overwhelmingly pass](https://time.com/7334659/epstein-files-trump-house-vote-massie-mtg/) after Trump urged House Republicans to support it in a sharp reversal on Sunday night. “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files,” the President [wrote](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115562626931599548) on Truth Social, “because we have nothing to hide.” Greene and Massie were among the [four House Republicans](https://time.com/7333573/epstein-files-discharge-petition-republicans-trump-massie-mace-boebert-greene/) who backed a discharge petition to force the floor vote on the legislation. If it passes the House, it could face further resistance in the Senate—where GOP leadership has not yet committed to bringing it up—and potentially, legal experts have warned, from Trump’s [Department of Justice](https://time.com/7334450/epstein-files-released-trump-massie/). Trump has said he would sign the measure if it makes it to his desk. ## Transcript These women have fought the most horrific fight that no woman should have to fight, and they did it by banding together and never giving up. And that's what we did by fighting so hard against the most powerful people in the world, even the president of the United States, in order to make this vote happen today. 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. Let me tell you what a traitor is. A traitor is a is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves. A patriot is an American that serves the United States of America. And Americans like the women standing behind me. I beg you, President Trump, please stop making this political. It is not about you, President Trump. You are our president. Please start acting like it. Show some class. Show some real leadership. Show that you actually care about the people other than yourself. I voted for you, but your behavior on this issue has been a national embarrassment. I want everybody to take a look. I know everybody sees us today as grown adults, but we are fighting for the children that were abandoned and left behind in the reckoning. This is who you're fighting for. This is who Congress is fighting for. This is who the House of Representatives are fighting for. And hopefully the Senate will fight for us, too. And to the president of the United States of America who is not here today. I want to send a clear message to you. While I do understand that your position has changed on the Epstein files, and I'm grateful that you have pledged to sign this bill, I can't help to be skeptical of what the agenda is. So with that being said, I want to relay this message to you. I am traumatized, I am not stupid. Don't muck it up in the Senate. Don't get too cute. We're all paying attention. If you want to add some additional protections for these survivors, go for it. 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