President Trump arrives after being greeted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to handle a joint session of Congress on the Capitol in Washington on March 4.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., as soon as one in every of President Trump’s strongest supporters in Congress, referred to as his international insurance policies “not America first positions” and stated his latest assaults in opposition to her can “put my life at risk.” Greene and Trump have traded barbs in previous few days over the way forward for the Make America Nice Once more motion, elevating new questions concerning the president’s agency grip on the Republican Celebration.
On Friday, Trump withdrew his endorsement of the Georgia lawmaker calling her “Wacky” and claiming Greene’s latest criticism of him was all about his refusal to help her future political ambitions. On Saturday, Trump referred to as right here a “traitor” in a social media publish.
“He referred to as me a traitor and that’s so extraordinarily unsuitable,” Greene stated throughout an interview on CNN’s State of The Union with Dana Bash on Sunday. “And people have been the forms of phrases used that may radicalize folks in opposition to me and put my life at risk.”
When requested about her earlier assaults in opposition to political opponents — reminiscent of in 2020 when she posted a picture of a gun alongside a bunch of progressive Democratic congresswomen — Greene apologized.
“I believe that is honest criticism,” Greene stated. “And I want to say humbly I am sorry for participating and the poisonous politics. It’s totally dangerous for our nation.”
Through the in depth interview, Greene additionally criticized Trump’s latest protection of the H-1B visa program — which lets corporations sponsor foreign-born employees for expert labor. Throughout a Tuesday Fox Information interview, Trump stated the U.S. has “to deliver this expertise” and he stated the nation does not have sufficient of it.
“These should not America first positions,” Greene stated on Sunday earlier than voicing displeasure at his frequent international journeys. “And persevering with to essentially journey all around the world does not assist Individuals again at dwelling. I actually — and I stated this to him and I’ll say it out loud — I’d like to see Air Drive One be parked and keep dwelling.”
Regardless of her break with Trump, native GOP management in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District are standing with Greene.
“Latest nationwide criticism directed at Congresswoman Greene doesn’t change the basic reality that she serves on the course of the folks of this district,” Chairman Jim Tully posted of Fb Saturday. “Whereas the President of the US represents the nation as a complete, Congresswoman Greene represents the folks of Northwest Georgia, and he or she has achieved so with readability, resolve, and integrity.”
This public rift between Greene and Trump marks a brewing fissure within the GOP. When requested what prompted the break, Greene pointed to the battle over releasing paperwork tied to convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Sadly, it has all come all the way down to the Epstein information, and that’s stunning,” Greene stated.
The Georgia lawmaker stated she does not imagine Trump is implicated in these information.
The Home of Representatives is about to vote on the discharge of paperwork associated to investigations of Epstein this week after sufficient members signed a discharge petition introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
On ABC Information Sunday, Massie warned his fellow Republicans that voting in opposition to the discharge of the information would stain their long-term political futures — even when Trump assaults them within the short-term.
“In 2030, he isn’t going to be the president, and you should have voted to guard pedophiles,” Massie stated. “The document of this vote will last more than Donald Trump’s presidency.”
