"Between the lines: Greene's stunning rift with Trump is emblematic of the tensions within the MAGA movement exposed by the ongoing Epstein debacle and aggravated by the White House's resistance to a bipartisan House effort to release additional files. Massie (R-Ky.), a leader of the quest to force a House vote on the files, predicted a "deluge of Republicans" could vote alongside him and Greene in defiance of the White House."
"Catch up quick: Trump publicly announced his political divorce from Greene, whom he called "Wacky," a "ranting" lunatic and a "Traitor." Greene was one of a handful of Republicans who signed the discharge petition led by Massie and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) despite the president's opposition. She said the "most hurtful thing" Trump said was that she was a traitor. She told Bash, "Those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.""
Marjorie Taylor Greene said President Trump was "extremely wrong" to call her a traitor after she pushed for greater transparency around the Epstein files. She said the matter had "come down to the Epstein files," insisted she stands with rape victims, and questioned why the president is resisting release of the records. The rift reflects tensions within the MAGA movement as some House Republicans push a bipartisan effort to make more files public. Rep. Massie predicted many Republicans could defy the White House, while Trump publicly denounced Greene and she warned such language could endanger her.
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