As the feud between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and President Donald Trump continues, many in the Republican Party are wondering about her staying power in the GOP.
The latest spat between the two involved releasing the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s files as Greene broke with Trump, her onetime ally, NewsNation reported.
On Tuesday, Greene took aim at the president calling her a traitor.
“I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for five, no, actually, six years, and I gave him my loyalty for free…Let me tell you what a traitor is. A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves. A patriot is an American that serves the United States of America,” Greene said.
Republican strategist Ford O’Connell saw it differently, telling The Hill that he thinks Greene is “basically burning down her own house.”
“She isn’t helping the party. She isn’t helping herself. She isn’t helping Trump. She isn’t helping America. Maybe she’s just so mad that she’s just decided when she’s done in the House of Representatives, she knows what she’s going to do next,” O’Connell said.
Trump said the rift started earlier this year when he sent Greene a poll showing she would not do well in a race for Senate or governor of Georgia.
Greene denied over speaking to Trump about running for either race.
She also denied she is considering a presidential run in 2028.
She told Vanity Fair that she’s “literally trying with every soul [sic] in my body to just do this current job.”
Greene went against the GOP narrative concerning the recent government shutdown by decrying ObamaCare tax credits that could double insurance premiums.
She was also one of four Republicans to sign on to an effort to force the Epstein files bill to the House floor. It passed 427-1.
Her future in the Republican Party will be likely “next to zero” if the feud continues, O’Connell said.
Trump even said he is willing to back someone running against Greene in the primary.
He also referred to her as a “RINO” — “Republican in Name Only.”
Republican strategist Brian Robinson noted if Trump endorses someone else in the primary, the result would be “devastating” for Greene.
“I would imagine she’s disagreed with President Trump in the past and has chosen not to speak out, which is what most Republican members of Congress do,” said Robinson said. “We know that that’s the easiest and safest path to political survival. We know that if you poke the bear, he might go and try to take you out, and his endorsement against you in a primary can be very devastating.”
But not all believe the relationship is over for good.
“People have their own voting card. They have their own right to say what they want to say. As it moves forward, I think she would want to have a good relationship with the president,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said.
House Democrats told The Hill they admire Greene.
“I haven’t agreed with her on much, but I admire her courage, her conviction, you know?” said Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.). “And whereas previously we thought she was just a Trump acolyte. I mean, she’s stuck to her guns based on the impact she sees on her district and her constituents. I think… you have to look at her in a totally different light.”
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Sunday the Democratic Party has “got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.” The audience booed him.
Greene’s daughter, Lauren, previously wrote on Instagram post that her mom is “not becoming a Democrat. She added she “never has been” and “never will be.”
“What she is becoming… is a bigger problem for the Left — and for the weak, woke ‘Right,’” she wrote. “My mom is unapologetically America First. She’s not in politics to play games — she’s in it to fight for the truth, for our freedom, and for the future of this country.”
The local Republican party in her district still supports Greene.
“Recent national criticism directed at Congresswoman Greene does not change the fundamental truth that she serves at the direction of the people of this district,” Jim Tully, the chairman of the party, wrote on X.
Greene said on Sunday she “certainly” hopes she and Trump can reconcile.
“I can only speak for myself. I’m a Christian, and one of the most important parts of our faith is forgiveness, and that’s something I’m committed to,” Greene said.
