President Donald Trump said Nov. 14 that he would no longer endorse Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), widely known to be his long-time ally, claiming that she has “gone far left.”
Trump said he felt that all Greene did was complain about his policies despite his administration’s efforts on border security, tax cuts, protecting women athletes, rebuilding the U.S. military, and other issues.
He noted that Greene began to diverge from him after he suggested she should not run for senator or governor.
“It seemed to all begin when I sent her a Poll stating that she should not run for Senator, or Governor, she was at 12%, and didn’t have a chance (unless, of course, she had my Endorsement—which she wasn’t about to get!),” Trump stated.
“She has told many people that she is upset that I don’t return her phone calls anymore, but with 219 Congressmen/women, 53 U.S. Senators, 24 Cabinet Members, almost 200 Countries, and an otherwise normal life to lead,” he said he couldn’t.
Trump also noted that he would offer his “complete and unyielding support” to another Republican candidate he thinks is “the right person” for a primary challenge in Georgia.
“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,” the Georgia lawmaker stated.
Greene also accused Trump of trying to intimidate Republican lawmakers ahead of the vote next week on the release of those files.
“And of course he’s coming after me hard to make an example to scare all the other Republicans before next weeks vote to release the Epstein files. It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level,” she stated.
Greene was among the four House Republicans who joined Democrats in signing a petition to force a vote on releasing the full Department of Justice files related to Epstein. Congress is expected to vote on the measure next week.