Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., struck back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday for calling her a “traitor” last week, and warned the president’s handling of the Epstein investigation is fracturing his MAGA coalition.
Speaking during a press conference on Capitol Hill while flanked by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and a group of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged victims, Greene implied she felt betrayed when Trump pulled his endorsement of her last week, calling her “Wacky Marjorie,” a “ranting lunatic,” and a “traitor” who had gone “Far Left.”
Trump, whose statement was posted Friday to Truth Social, came as Greene threw her support behind a bipartisan discharge petition in the U.S. House of Representatives to force the Epstein Files Transparency Act out of committee for a floor vote.
The bill overwhelmingly passed by a vote of 427-1 on Tuesday afternoon, with Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., being the only vote against the measure. It heads to the Senate, where House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has expressed support for its passage in the upper chamber.
The bill, which was authored by Massie and Khanna, would force the U.S. Department of Justice to release all files related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender. Trump has signaled his willingness to sign the bill, despite formerly dismissing ongoing concerns about Epstein and his sex trafficking network that involved powerful figures internationally.
“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,” Greene said of Trump during the press conference.
“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,” she continued.
“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 added, referring to the women around her who claim Epstein abused them.
Greene went on to warn that the Epstein issue is fracturing Trump’s coalition and alienating members of his political base, which has faced infighting in recent weeks over other contentious issues, such as H-1B immigration and foreign policy.
Greene has recently expressed opposition to Trump’s position on H-1B visas, as well his stances on Venezuela and Syria.
Trump’s handling of the Epstein issue “has been one of the most destructive things to MAGA,” Greene said Tuesday.
“Watching this actually turn into a fight has ripped MAGA apart, and the only thing that will speak to the powerful, courageous women behind me is when action is actually taken to release these files, and the American people won’t tolerate any other bulls—,” she added.
Greene expressed concern that even if Congress orders the release of the Epstein files, the DOJ might bureaucratically stonewall potential revelations.
“The real test will be, will the Department of Justice release the files, or will it all remain tied up in investigations?” she asked.
During a speech Tuesday afternoon on the House floor, Greene said the Epstein scandal and its implications have come to epitomize “the failures of the federal government and Congress to the American people.”
In a Sunday post on X, Greene also blamed Trump for a recent surge in death threats against her and her family, which reportedly included the threat of a pipe bomb attack at her construction company in Georgia.
When asked Sunday night about whether disavowing one of his staunchest allies had put her in danger, Trump told reporters: “I don’t think her life is in danger. I don’t think, frankly, I don’t think anybody cares about her.”
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com
