"To the casual observer, President Trump's withdrawal of his political endorsement of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "traitor" after she questioned his opposition to releasing Justice Department files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, may have come as a surprise. He did reverse course Sunday night, calling on the House to pass a measure to release the files "because we have nothing to hide.""
"Since Trump returned to office in January, there have been several moments in the background and sometimes foreground where some on the right say the president hasn't delivered on domestic priorities that "Make America Great Again" like he promised on the campaign trail. For almost every instance, Greene has been there to articulate the disconnect. When the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June, Greene was among those who questioned how that fit with Trump's promise to end wars. "Six months in Steve, and here we are turning back on the campaign promises and we bombed Iran on behalf of Israel," Greene said on Steve Bannon's War Room show. As some Republicans expressed concern over humanitarian conditions caused by Israel's war in Gaza, Greene called Israel's actions "genocide" on social media."
President Trump briefly withdrew his political endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "traitor" after she questioned his opposition to releasing Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein, then urged the House to release the files. Greene recently apologized for "toxic politics," warned that Trump's attacks jeopardized her family's safety, and reiterated support for his presidency. The public fight over the Epstein files represents months of conservative criticism of Trump's policy agenda and growing cracks in the MAGA coalition. Greene has repeatedly voiced those splits, questioning military action in Iran and condemning Israeli actions in Gaza as "genocide," while Republican constituencies pushed back on trade and economic moves.
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