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MTG Called Out For Only Caring About Trump’s Bullying Now That She’s Being Attacked

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was confronted about condoning one of the president’s most juvenile tactics — and the Georgia Republican offered an unexpected response.

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump went on a tirade against Greeneon his social media site Truth Social, firing off enough attacks that the Georgia Republican took to her X account in an attempt to quell them.

Greene wrote Saturday that she was being “contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety” after “the most powerful man in the world” began using “aggressive rhetoric” against her and “egging on” his supporters to do the same.

On Sunday, Greene appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union,” and host Dana Bash couldn’t help but call the lawmaker out.

“Obviously, any threats to your safety are completely unacceptable. But we’ve seen these kinds of attacks or criticism from the president at other people; it’s not new,” Bash began. “And with respect, I haven’t heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.”

After a bit of a pregnant pause, Greene gave a surprising reply.

“I think that’s fair criticism,” Greene responded. “And I would like to say, humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics. It’s very bad for our country, and it’s been something I’ve thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated.”

She continued, “I’m only responsible for myself and my own words and actions. And, I am committed, I’ve been working on this a lot lately — to put down the knives in politics. I really just want to see people be kind to one another, and we need to figure out a new path forward that is focused on the American people.”

Greene, who has been especially combative in the past, then went on to say: “As Americans, no matter what side of the aisle we’re on, we have far more in common than we have differences.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) rallies for Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024.

Considering Greene’s stark shift from MAGA-hat-wearing loyalist to Trump critic, some X users didn’t find her apology on CNN sincere.

But others argued that, regardless of her motivations, they prefer this version of Greene to her space-laser past.

Greene told Bash elsewhere on Sunday that her pivot from Trump “has all come down to the Epstein files,” saying she stands with rape victims, survivors of sex trafficking and children who are in “terrible sex abuse situations” — including those who survived the crimes of the late predator Jeffrey Epstein, who was once close friends with Trump.

“And I will not apologize for that. I believe the country deserves transparency and these files,” she continued. “And I don’t believe that rich, powerful people should be protected if they have done anything wrong.”