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“Got some kind of an act going”: Trump accuses Greene of putting on show for Democrats

Greene has been critical of the president's foreign policy moves

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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks before Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on October 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks before Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on October 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The rift between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and President Donald Trump continues to grow.

The MAGA Republican from Georgia has been intensely critical of Trump’s foreign policy, blaming the president’s agenda for recent Republican election losses. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump said Greene had “lost her way.”

“I don’t know what happened to Marjorie. She’s a nice woman, but I don’t know what happened,” Trump said. “I have to view the presidency as a worldwide situation, not locally. I mean, we could have a world that’s on fire where wars come to our shores very easily if you had a bad president. We had a horrible president, and we ended up with Russia-Ukraine.”

Greene has bucked the party line in recent months, speaking out against Israel’s assault on Gaza and advocating for the release of the Epstein files. On Monday, Trump accused her of putting on a show for Democrats.

“[She’s] now catering to the other side,” Trump said. “I guess she’s got some kind of an act going—but I’m surprised at her.”


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In a statement to CNN, Greene rejected Trump’s characterization.

“I haven’t lost my way,” she said. “I’m 100% America first and only!”

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