MTG Says Trump’s Remarks Were ‘Hurtful’ but She Still Wants to ‘Make Up’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she still hopes to “make up” with President Donald Trump after the two had a public falling out this weekend over the recent release of files related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“Well, I certainly hope that we can make up. And there’s you know, again, I can only speak for myself. I’m a Christian and one of the most important parts of our faith is forgiveness. And that’s something I’m committed to,” Greene said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday morning, without apologizing directly for her recent criticism of the president.

“His remarks of course have been hurtful,” Greene said, adding: “I do support him and his administration.”

Greene, who was once one of Trump’s strongest allies on Capitol Hill, has since split from the administration on a number of issues — namely, in her vocal support for the full release of the Department of Justice’s files on Epstein.

Trump withdrew his support for Greene’s campaign for reelection via Truth Social post on Friday, writing that “all I see ‘Wacky’ Marjorie do is COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!”

“I understand that wonderful, Conservative people are thinking about primarying Marjorie in her District of Georgia, that they too are fed up with her and her antics and, if the right person runs, they will have my Complete and Unyielding Support,” Trump’s post continued. “She has gone Far Left, even doing The View, with their Low IQ Republican hating Anchors.”

When Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp withdrew his name from the bid to take on incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, Greene was floated as a potential candidate. White House officials believe her discontent with Trump and his inner circle dates back to at least May, when Trump’s team attempted to convince Greene that she could not win the statewide race, an administration official told NOTUS. They said the conversation was an “honest” one, in an attempt to show her polling that she would not win the race.

The congresswoman publicly denied any interest in the seat, saying “Even with a few good Republicans in the Senate, nothing changes.”

Still, chatter about her complaints have reverberated in the White House behind the scenes for months since then, with aides frequently growing frustrated with her and ready to cast her aside for her perceived disloyalty. In some ways, it was only a matter of time before that frustration spilled out into public view.

Greene responded to Trump’s comments Friday, sharing screenshots of a text message she sent to Trump and a short conversation with White House aide Natalie Sharp.

“President Trump just attacked me and lied about me,” Greene posted. “I haven’t called him at all, but I did send these text messages today. Apparently this is what sent him over the edge. The Epstein files.”

Greene, who posted on Saturday that she had been the target of increased death threats since her falling out with Trump, said that she has no plans of reigning in her support for Epstein’s victims.

“I will not apologize for that. The country deserves transparency in these files and I don’t believe that rich powerful people should be protected if they did anything wrong,” Greene said Sunday.

It’s not the first time in recent months that Greene has publicly broken with the president.

She was the first Republican to label the war between Israel and Gaza a genocide, and in recent weeks joined ranks with Democrats in supporting extensions to the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.

She even sought to pivot from her hyperpartisan, confrontational approach on an episode of The View, the daytime talk show whose hosts have long feuded with Trump, earlier this month. During the show, she surprised the hosts by expressing her criticism for the Republican Party.“Health care costs have risen and risen and risen and risen. But I’m gonna pick on Republicans. Republicans never fixed it. And then the ACA tax credits were passed in 2021, and there was a sunset date at the end of this year, and Republicans never made a plan for that,” Greene said.

“There’s a lot of ideas, there’s a lot of bills, but there’s no consensus. And I think that’s a failure,” she continued.

Greene posted on Saturday that she was the subject of increased threats following her public argument with Trump.

“I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. The man I supported and helped get elected,” Greene posted. “I now have a small understanding of the fear and pressure the women, who are victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his cabal, must feel.”

Speaking with CNN’s Dana Bash, Greene took responsibility for her own past posts calling for violence against Democratic leaders like Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

“I would like to say, humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics,” she said.

NOTUS reported on Oct. 4 that Greene has confided in colleagues her interest in a future presidential run. One source said that her conversations have centered around her belief she is “real MAGA and that the others have strayed,” adding that she believes she has “the national donor network to win the primary.”

Greene denied NOTUS’ reporting, calling it “baseless gossip” and has shut down any questions about her intentions to run for president.

“Even through this, I still support the Trump administration and want to see it succeed for the American people,” Greene said on Sunday. “That’s why I’ve pushed to release the Epstein files. Survivors deserve the truth, and I won’t apologize for standing with them.”