--- title: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Explosive Claims About Trump and GOP description: Greene said Republicans are now “terrified” to step out of line, lest they become the target of a “nasty” Truth Social post by Trump. canonical: https://time.com/7339247/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-feud-epstein-files-new-claims/ author: Olivia-Anne Cleary article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-12-08T13:38:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2025-12-08T17:37:20.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Explosive Claims About Trump and GOP og:description: Greene said Republicans are “terrified” to step out of line, lest they become the target of a “nasty” Truth Social post. og:url: https://time.com/7339247/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-feud-epstein-files-new-claims/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltecde5cbbae69bb3c/6998cbb466d4e36b35cbd0ad/GettyImages-2064219443.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3952 og:image:height: 2223 og:image:alt: US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Explosive Claims About Trump and GOP twitter:description: Greene said Republicans are “terrified” to step out of line, lest they become the target of a “nasty” Truth Social post. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltecde5cbbae69bb3c/6998cbb466d4e36b35cbd0ad/GettyImages-2064219443.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Lashes Out at 'Traitor' Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Made Explosive New Claims About Him > Sponsored content. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks as President Donald Trump watches on in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage—Getty Images  by [Olivia-Anne Cleary](https://time.com/author/olivia-anne-cleary/)  ## Olivia-Anne Cleary Cleary is an editor at TIME, based in the London bureau. Updated: Dec 8, 2025 5:37 PM UTCPublished: Dec 8, 2025 1:38 PM UTC President Donald Trump issued a scathing response to Marjorie Taylor Greene's new _60 Minutes_ interview_,_ during which she offered a withering assessment of [Trump](https://time.com/7334415/trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-relationship-breakdown-epstein-disagreements/) and his standing within the Republican Party. Taking to Truth Social on Monday, Trump revived his “traitor” insult against the Georgia Representative, who was once one of the President's most ardent and vocal allies before their public falling out. “The only reason Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (green turns brown under stress) went bad is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States,” [claimed](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115684406134734247) Trump, adding that the lawmaker reminds him of a “rotten apple.” “Marjorie is not AMERICA FIRST or MAGA, because nobody could have changed her views so fast, and her new views are those of a very dumb person,” he claimed, before hitting out at CBS for interviewing the Congresswoman. Greene's interview, which aired on Sunday night, marked her first sit-down with the press since she announced her intent to resign from Congress in January. During her conversation with journalist Lesley Stahl, Greene seemingly questioned the authenticity of the near-full support that Trump has among Republicans in Congress. She argued it would “shock” people to know that those same Republicans used to mock Trump behind his back. Claiming that the Republicans are now “terrified” to step out of line, lest they become the target of a “nasty” Truth Social post by Trump, she said: “I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks, making fun of me constantly for supporting him, to when he won the primary in 2024 they all started… kissing his a-s and decided to put on a MAGA hat for the first time.” Greene and Trump’s relationship fractured when the Georgia lawmaker refused to follow the President’s lead over the discourse pertaining to the release of the files connected to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Although Trump eventually pivoted his standpoint and [signed a bill](https://time.com/7335230/trump-signs-epstein-files-bill/) ordering the release of the Epstein files on Nov. 19, he had initially dismissed calls for the documents to be made public, referring to the matter as a Democratic “hoax.” Greene disagreed with Trump and aligned herself with a bipartisan effort to have the files released in-full. Her actions earned her a public rebuke from the President—the kind she says others are “terrified” to receive. Trump withdrew his support and endorsement for Greene,[ calling](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115554138689247811) her a “traitor” and “disgrace” to the Republican Party. On Nov. 21, Greene announced that she would resign from Congress in January 2026\. She explained her decision in a[ four-page letter,](https://x.com/mtgreenee/status/1992037226415554642?s=20) accompanied by a video address, during which she painted a bleak picture of the political landscape in D.C. Addressing the relationship breakdown on Sunday, Greene said Trump was “extremely angry” over her decision to step out of line and sign the discharge petition to release the Epstein files. “I fully believe that those women \[survivors of Epstein\] deserve everything they’re asking. They’re asking for all of it to come out; they deserve it. And he \[Trump\] was furious with me. ... He said it was going to hurt people,” said Greene. While the discord over the Epstein files is what eventually led to the much talked about fallout between Greene and Trump, fractures in their union had long started to form. Since Trump returned to the White House, Greene has notably—and publicly—opposed him on a number of high-profile issues, such as her vocal disapproval of the [government shutdown](https://time.com/7332889/senate-shutdown-vote-democrats-republicans-aca-extension-schumer-house-trump/) and her plea for the President to step away from foreign policy and focus on “America first.” Greene doubled down on her stance during her sit-down interview. “For an America First president, the number one focus should have been domestic policy, and it wasn’t. And so, of course I was critical because those were my campaign promises. Once we fix everything here, then, fine, we’ll talk to the rest of the world,” she said. Just last year, Greene—clad in the “Make America Great Again” hat she so often wore—[interrupted](https://time.com/6898840/president-biden-marjorie-taylor-greene-interrupts-speech-video/) former President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech amid heightened tensions between the Democrats and Republicans on border policy matters. But now she is reluctant to accept the MAGA label. “MAGA is President Trump’s phrase. That’s his, his political policies. I call myself America First,” she said. The White House rebuffed Greene's commentary regarding Trump's focus on foreign policy. “As the architect of the MAGA movement, President Trump will always put America First. Every single day he’s working hard to continue fulfilling the many promises he made and he will continue delivering,” said spokesperson Abigail Jackson in a statement to TIME on Monday morning. Greene also accused Trump of fueling the death threats she and her family have received since her public split from the President. According to Greene, one of the death threats sent to her son bore the subject line “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene”—the President’s unflattering nickname for the Congresswoman. “Those were death threats directly fueled by President Trump,” claimed Greene. The lawmaker also once again addressed the “toxic” nature of American politics. “It's the most toxic, political culture and it's not helping the American people,” said Greene during a somewhat tense moment of the interview which saw Stahl highlight how the lawmaker previously insulted and [“yelled” at people](https://time.com/6898840/president-biden-marjorie-taylor-greene-interrupts-speech-video/) with opposing views. Meanwhile, Greene isn’t the only Republican who has incurred the wrath of Trump in recent weeks. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who goes head-to-head with Trump on various issues, was the only GOP Senator to vote “no” on legislation to end the U.S. government shutdown. Republican Representatives Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Greg Steube of Florida also voted “no” when the bill reached them. Trump later[ referred](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115601476787319590) to Paul and Massie as “lowlifes.” Paul criticized Trump’s recent statements concerning Democrats, after the President[ called for the arrests](https://time.com/7335430/trump-democrats-arrest-sedition-military-illegal-orders-video/) of six Democrats who urged troops and the intelligence community to resist unlawful orders. Trump referred to them as “seditious” and[ said](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115582703277798715) such behaviour is “punishable by death.” Addressing Trump’s commentary during an appearance on CBS’ _Face the Nation_ on Nov. 23, Paul [referred](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMmRd3hyAiI) to Trump’s remarks as “reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.” The Republican Senator has also been critical of[ Trump's authorization of boat strikes](https://time.com/7336921/venezuela-united-states-conflict-maduro-sword-protest-trump/) in the Caribbean Sea, which the Trump Administration argues are necessary to curb the flow of narcotics into the U.S. Paul said he could see a potential “splintering and fracturing of the movement that has supported the President,” should the controversial strikes continue. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7339247/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-feud-epstein-files-new-claims/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7339247/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-feud-epstein-files-new-claims/"},"headline":"Trump Lashes Out at 'Traitor' Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Made Explosive New Claims About Him","datePublished":"2025-12-08T13:38:58.000Z","dateModified":"2025-12-08T17:37:20.000Z","description":"Greene said Republicans are now “terrified” to step out of line, lest they become the target of a “nasty” Truth Social post by Trump.","url":"https://time.com/7339247/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-feud-epstein-files-new-claims/","keywords":["Donald Trump","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltecde5cbbae69bb3c/6998cbb466d4e36b35cbd0ad/GettyImages-2064219443.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia-Anne Cleary","jobTitle":"Cleary is an editor at TIME, based in the London bureau.","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-anne-cleary/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltecde5cbbae69bb3c/6998cbb466d4e36b35cbd0ad/GettyImages-2064219443.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP","caption":"US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP","creditText":"Elijah Nouvelage—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7339247/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-feud-epstein-files-new-claims/","name":"Trump Lashes Out at 'Traitor' Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Made Explosive New Claims About Him"}}]}] ```