President Donald Trump has now publicly severed ties with one of his most visible Republican allies on Friday, lashing out at Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, calling her “wacky” and abruptly withdrawing his endorsement ahead of a key congressional vote on the release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The rebuke marks a striking rupture between the president and a lawmaker who has long styled herself as one of his fiercest defenders.
Yet Greene has recently positioned herself at odds with Trump on several high-profile issues, including American assistance to Israel and Ukraine, reforms to the H-1B visa program, and—most prominently—the push to force the release of the Epstein documents.
She was one of only four Republicans to sign a discharge petition compelling the House to vote Tuesday on a measure demanding that the Department of Justice make public those files, which are widely expected to be released if the bill passes.
Trump, who had previously suggested he would support releasing the records, has since backed away. On Friday, he took to Truth Social with an extended denunciation of Greene.
“I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the Great State of Georgia,” he wrote, proceeding to cite what he described as his “Record Achievements” ranging from “Closed Borders” to “stopping EIGHT WARS.” He accused Greene of doing nothing but “COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!” and said her frustrations appeared to stem from a poll indicating she would fare poorly in a statewide race.
Trump suggested Greene had grown resentful that he no longer returned her calls. “I can’t take a ranting Lunatic’s call every day,” he wrote, adding that “wonderful, Conservative people” in her district were considering primary challenges. He further charged that she had “gone Far Left,” referencing her appearance on The View, which he described as featuring “Low IQ Republican hating Anchors.”
The social-media tirade landed during a week when the House Oversight Committee released thousands of emails linked to Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.
Among the documents was a 2011 message in which Epstein claimed Trump, then a private citizen, “spent hours at my house” with an individual whose name was redacted. Democrats labeled the person “Victim,” while Republicans countered that the name belonged to Virginia Giuffre, who publicly stated she had never witnessed misconduct by Trump. Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year.
Another email featured Epstein claiming Trump “knew about the girls,” and in a separate message he asserted that he “gave” his ex-girlfriend to Trump.
On Friday, Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Epstein’s links to prominent Democrats—an order that could allow the administration to decline releasing the files by citing an ongoing investigation.
Greene quickly responded to Trump’s attacks, after he accused “stupid” Republicans of pushing for the documents’ release. Her reply was terse and direct: “Rich, powerful people should not be protected,” she said. “That is completely wrong.”
The clash underscores widening fractures within the Republican Party, where some conservatives argue for full disclosure and transparency, while Trump and his loyalists insist on retaining firm control over the political narrative—and over those who once backed him unconditionally.
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