Washington — President Trump lambasted former ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Truth Social Monday morning, after the Georgia Republican advised CBS News’ “60 Minutes” the president has forsaken his base.
Once considered one of Mr. Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, Greene has change into one of many few Republicans prepared to talk out towards him in public. As she prepares to resign from Congress earlier than her time period ends, Greene advised “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl the president is not residing as much as his “America First” motto, and she or he related demise threats she says she has acquired with the president’s feedback about her.
The president stated the one purpose Greene “went BAD is that she was JILTED by the president of the United States.”
“Marjorie just isn’t AMERICA FIRST or MAGA, as a result of no one may have modified her views so quick, and her new views are these of a really dumb particular person,” the president wrote on Truth Social, calling Greene “washed up” and a “low IQ traitor.”
The president additionally blasted Stahl, “60 Minutes” and the new possession of Paramount, CBS’s mother or father firm, decrying the corporate’s resolution to “permit a present like this to air.” He added, “Since they purchased it, 60 Minutes has truly gotten WORSE!”
Greene, who voted with Mr. Trump 98% of the time earlier than their relationship started to deteriorate, has stated she thinks the president didn’t put home points on the high of his agenda. In her video saying her resignation, she additionally criticized his help of each the crypto and pharmaceutical industries.
Her relationship with Mr. Trump started to bitter over information associated to Jeffrey Epstein, who was going through federal intercourse trafficking expenses when he died by suicide in 2019.
Greene advised “60 Minutes” that after the president known as her a traitor, she acquired a bomb risk on her home — after which, “a number of direct demise threats on my son.”
Asked about her declare that the president was responsible for the threats to her and her son, Greene replied, “The topic line for the direct demise threats on my son was his phrases: “Marjorie Traitor Greene.”
Greene advised “60 Minutes” the threats had been “immediately fueled by President Trump. And I advised him. I advised JD Vance. I advised all of them. Sent these on to them.”
“JD Vance replied again to me, ‘We’ll look into it,'” Greene added. “I acquired [a] response from President Trump that I’ll hold personal, but it surely wasn’t very good.”
But when Stahl requested if the president ran her out of Congress, she stated no.
“I can be nobody’s battered spouse,” she stated.
Stahl additionally requested concerning the stable help Mr. Trump nonetheless nonetheless enjoys amongst Republicans in Congress.
“I feel they’re terrified to step outta line and get a nasty Truth Social publish on them,” Greene stated. Stahl requested, “And they’re watching what occurred to you?”
“Yes,” Greene replied.
Last month, Greene apologized on CNN for what she stated had been her function in contributing to America’s usually venomous political surroundings together with her language. But she additionally sparred with Stahl over the difficulty on “60 Minutes.”
Stahl requested Greene “to answer what you might have completed by way of insulting individuals, yelling at individuals.” Greene countered that Stahl was being “accusatory.” After Stahl responded, “I do not insult individuals,” Green advised her, “[Y]ou do in the way in which you query. And you might be, you are accusing me proper now.”
Watch Majorie Taylor Green’s “60 Minutes” interview right here.
