U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks to the press, on the day of a joint session of Congress to certify Donald Trump's election, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2025.REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
President Donald Trump has reportedly expressed concern to multiple people after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went public with her opposition to him on several key issues.
According to NBC News, Trump called at least two top Republicans about Greene.
“What’s going on with Marjorie?” the president asked, according to the report.
In recent months, Greene has opposed Trump's position on releasing files about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and undermined his position on the government shutdown by agreeing with Democrats about rising health care costs.
“I’m not some sort of blind slave to the president, and I don’t think anyone should be,” Greene told NBC. “I serve in Congress. We’re a separate branch of the government, and I’m not elected by the president. I’m not elected by anyone that works in the White House. I’m elected by my district. That’s who I work for, and I got elected without the president’s endorsement, and, you know, I think that has served me really well.”
“So I get to be independent as a Republican,” she continued, “and I think what helps [Trump] the most is when he has people that are willing to be honest with him and not just tell him what they think he wants to hear.”
According to NBC correspondent Melanie Zanona, Greene "has become disillusioned" with the Republican Party because the White House discouraged her bid to run for the U.S. Senate.
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