President Donald Trump officially pulled his endorsement of Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, an open split with a previously staunch supporter of the President. The proximate cause for pulling the endorsement was the criticism Greene had levied against the President's attempts to block the release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein, which she publicly called "insanely the wrong direction to go." Greene was of the opinion that the administration was misplaced in its focus and should rather be zeroing in on key domestic issues like rising healthcare costs and affordability for American families. In response, Trump wrote on Truth Social that she was "'Wacky' Marjorie" and accused her of incessant "COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN," while promising "unyielding support" to any "right person" who mounts a primary challenge against her in Georgia.
This very public split culminates months of growing political rifts between the two. Greene has continuously called into question the President's priorities, at one point taking him to task for his dealings with the "country of Ukraine" while Americans were concerned with the "out-of-control cost of living," prompting Trump to say she had "lost her way." She has also defied party orthodoxy on numerous significant issues, including blocking major shipments of weapons to Ukraine, referring to the war in Gaza as a "genocide," and even aligning herself with Democrats to provide health subsidies during a recent shutdown. In response to the pull-out, Greene firmly declared that she does not "worship or serve Donald Trump," that her actions are based on her own principles.
