(The Hill) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said Sunday that President Trump’s recent criticism put her “life in danger.”
The president pulled his endorsement of Greene late Friday, the culmination of a back-and-forth online feud. Trump also called the conservative firebrand a “traitor” on his Truth Social platform Saturday, remarks that Greene called “so extremely wrong.”
“Those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger,” Greene told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Calling Greene a “ranting lunatic,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday that he would support a primary challenge against the Georgia conservative if “the right person runs.” He added that despite his second administration’s record, “all I see ‘Wacky’ Marjorie Taylor Greene do is COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN!”
Greene has criticized the president and the GOP throughout his second term in office, opposing his strikes on Iran and saying the party did not have an adequate plan to address health care during the government shutdown.
She was also one of four House Republicans, along with Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.) and Nancy Mace (S.C.), to sign a discharge petition to force a vote on a bill directing the Justice Department to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The petition, led by Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.), garnered enough signatures to force a floor vote this week, despite opposition from Trump.
Greene said Sunday that Trump’s critiques of her “all come down to the Epstein files.” She also pledged to tone down her own rhetoric, acknowledging she has taken part in the “toxic politics” that have “plagued” the country.
“I’m only responsible for myself and my own words and actions,” Greene added. “And I am committed, I’ve been working on this a lot lately, to put down the knives in politics. I really just want to see people be kind to one another.”