WASHINGTON — Firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene insisted Sunday that she still supports President Trump despite his epic takedown of her — while simultaneously questioning his MAGA bona fides in a madcap interview.
While making overtures to end her red-hot feud with Trump, 79, Greene, 51, repeatedly slammed the president, accusing him of not being focused enough on the US and putting Americans first.
“I do support him and his administration, and I support them in delivering the campaign promises we made to the American people,” Greene (R-GA) told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “His remarks, of course, have been hurtful.”
“I certainly hope that we can make up,” she later said.
Greene had been one of Trump’s most outspoken backers in Congress.
But over recent months, she seemingly soured on him and periodically took swipes at Trump, pressing him to focus more on domestic issues.
On Friday, Trump went nuclear on her, yanking his endorsement of her for reelection and accusing her of going “far left.”
Greene claimed that the flap between her and the president stems from their disagreements over the files pertaining to notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
“Unfortunately, it has all come down to the Epstein files,” she said when asked about why she and Trump are fighting. “I stand with these women. I stand with rape victims, I stand with children who are in terrible sex abuse situations, and I stand with survivors of trafficking.”
“I will not apologize for that.”
However, throughout the interview, she knocked Trump on a range of issues, including his welcoming Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House last week, his support of H-1B visas, and his overseas trips.
“I can disagree with the president at times, especially this past Monday, on the Marines’ 250th anniversary, when he honored the new Syrian president, who is an Al Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years.”
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