Trump withdraws support for long-time ally Marjorie Taylor Greene

PALM BEACH, Florida – US President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene on Nov 14, citing her recent criticism of his agenda in a notable rupture between Mr Trump and one of his most outspoken congressional allies.

“I am withdrawing my support and endorsement of ‘congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the great state of Georgia,” Mr Trump posted on Truth Social late on Nov 14.

Ms Greene, a member of the House of Representatives, has long been a fierce defender of Mr Trump, but in recent weeks she has taken positions at odds with the White House and some of her fellow Republicans.

Greene says Trump ‘lied about me’

Mr Trump posted that all he sees Ms Greene doing is “complain, complain, complain”.

He said the conflict between them began after he shared a poll with her indicating she had little chance of winning a Senate or gubernatorial race without his endorsement, which he did not intend to give.

The President added that conservative voters in Ms Greene’s district might consider a primary challenger and that he would support the right candidate against her in the 2025 midterm elections.

Ms Greene, who has largely avoided criticising Mr Trump directly, responded by posting on X that he “just attacked me and lied about me”.

She suggested that he may have been responding to her efforts to get his administration to release any records it has on the case of the late Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. Mr Trump has dismissed the furore over the Epstein case as a “hoax” pushed by Democrats.

Ms Greene accused Mr Trump of trying to intimidate other Republicans ahead of a vote next week on releasing the Epstein files, calling it “astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level”.

On Nov 12, Ms Greene was one of only 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.

In recent weeks, she has also called Mr Trump’s roll-out of trade tariffs “bumpy” and criticised his foreign policy focus, saying she wants him to prioritise domestic issues. Ms Greene has also disagreed with Mr Trump’s contention that inflation is under control and has said Republicans need a plan to address healthcare costs.

Earlier in 2025, she became the first Republican lawmaker to label the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as genocide.

Ms Greene has dismissed speculation that she is positioning herself for a 2028 presidential bid, saying she is focused on her district in the north-west corner of the state. REUTERS