Conservative commentator Scott Jennings delivered a blunt assessment of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Sunday, saying she “went off the deep end” in 2025 and accusing her of drifting into liberal territory amid a high-profile rupture with President Donald Trump.
Jennings, who serves as a senior political commentator for CNN, made the remarks during an appearance on This Week, where he joined the panel to promote his new book. Asked about the most notable political developments of the year, Jennings did not mince words when discussing Greene’s trajectory.
“MTG became a lib. I mean that’s what happened this year,” Jennings said. He argued that Greene’s political shift was driven by frustration after Trump declined to back her for a statewide run in Georgia. Jennings claimed such a bid would have ended in defeat, adding that Greene’s reaction to Trump’s decision sent her “off the deep end.”
The comments came during a broader conversation about the most surprising political stories of 2025. Show co-anchor Jonathan Karl suggested that Greene’s very public feud with Donald Trump stood out as one of the year’s most unexpected developments, given her long-standing reputation as one of Trump’s most vocal allies.
In recent months, Greene emerged as a leading advocate for the release of government files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Her aggressive push on the issue frequently put her at odds with Trump, who initially opposed the effort before ultimately reversing course. Trump later gave Republicans the green light to support the legislation, which passed Congress and was signed into law.
Greene also broke with her party on another issue, criticizing Republicans for failing to prioritize expiring health care subsidies. She warned that allowing those subsidies to lapse would drive up costs for many conservative voters, including members of her own family. That stance placed her among a small group of Republicans willing to publicly rebuke party leadership on domestic policy priorities.
Alongside those disputes, Greene announced she no longer identifies with the “MAGA” label, saying it should be reserved for Trump’s most dedicated supporters. While distancing herself from the branding, she has insisted she still supports an “America First” agenda, even as her relationship with Trump deteriorated.
Jennings, however, dismissed the idea that Greene’s break with Trump signals serious trouble for the Republican Party. He argued that reports of deep internal fractures are overblown and that Trump remains firmly in control of the GOP.
“I don’t think these divisions and all this fraying are as big a deal as some people make it out to be,” Jennings said. He described Trump as “extraordinarily popular” among Republicans and called him the strongest party leader in the modern era. According to Jennings, Trump’s influence over Congress remains unmatched, allowing him to marshal support for most of his priorities.
Jennings suggested that Trump’s focus heading into 2026 should be on solidifying his legacy by turning executive actions into permanent law. In his view, that effort would further reinforce Trump’s dominance within the party and blunt the impact of internal critics.
Greene is set to leave Congress on Jan. 5, closing the chapter on a career that began with fierce loyalty to Trump and ended in open conflict. While Jennings portrayed her departure as a personal and ideological detour, he made clear that, in his estimation, Trump’s grip on the Republican Party remains as strong as ever.
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