President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly withdrew his endorsement of Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, ending a years-long political alliance that had made Greene one of his fiercest defenders on Capitol Hill.
In a late-night post on Truth Social, Trump announced he was pulling support from the Georgia lawmaker, accusing her of persistent complaints and disloyalty.
“I am withdrawing my support and endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the great state of Georgia,” he wrote, adding that conservative voters in her district should consider backing a primary challenger in next year’s midterm elections.
The public break marks a rare confrontation between Trump and one of his most outspoken allies. Greene, who built her national profile on staunch loyalty to Trump, has in recent weeks diverged sharply from the White House on trade policy, inflation, and foreign affairs.
She has described Trump’s latest tariff rollout as “bumpy,” argued that Republicans need a clearer plan to address healthcare costs, and faulted the administration for prioritizing global issues over domestic needs. Earlier this year, she became the first Republican to label the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as genocide.
But the clash over the release of documents tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appears to have escalated tensions. Greene said Trump “just attacked me and lied about me” in a statement on X, implying that his criticism was triggered by her efforts to force the administration to turn over any Epstein-related records.
She accused Trump of trying to intimidate Republicans ahead of next week’s vote on whether to release the full Department of Justice files, calling his resistance “astonishing.”
On Wednesday, Greene was one of only four House Republicans to join Democrats in signing a petition to compel a vote on making those files public. Trump has repeatedly dismissed political scrutiny around Epstein as a “hoax” pushed by Democrats.
Trump said their fallout began after he shared internal polling suggesting Greene would struggle in a future Senate or gubernatorial run without his backing, support he said he never intended to give.
He criticized her as someone who “complain, complain, complain,” signaling that he may actively support a primary opponent.
Greene, who represents northwest Georgia, has rejected speculation that she is positioning herself for a 2028 presidential bid, insisting she remains focused on her district.
Source: Reuters
Written By Rodney Mbua
