Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reaffirmed her recent break with Trump during an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes, weeks after announcing she will resign from Congress amid an intensifying public feud with the president.
In the wide-ranging conversation with correspondent Lesley Stahl, Greene defended her escalating criticism of Trump and described a Republican conference consumed by fear of crossing him. She said many GOP lawmakers privately mock the former president but refuse to speak publicly, worried about political retaliation.
“It would shock people,” Greene said when asked how her colleagues talk behind closed doors. She claimed that after Trump clinched the 2024 GOP nomination, members who previously belittled him quickly shifted to open support. “They all started — excuse my language — kissing his ass,” she said.
Greene also said that Trump’s rhetoric has contributed to a rise in death threats against her and her family, including threats directed at her son.
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She pointed to the president’s frequent use of the phrase “Marjorie Traitor Greene,” which appears in the subject lines of threatening messages she has received. Greene said she alerted Trump and Vice President JD Vance to the threats, adding that Trump responded in a way she described only as “extremely unkind.”
The Georgia congresswoman reiterated long-standing grievances about Trump’s foreign policy focus, arguing it diverges from her “America First” priorities. She criticized a series of meetings Trump held with international and domestic political figures, saying those events coincided with his decision to label her a traitor.
Greene, who now identifies ideologically as “America First” rather than “MAGA,” said she has no plans to seek higher office after leaving Congress.
“I have zero desire to run for president. I would hate the Senate. I’m not running for governor,” she said, insisting her departure reflects no hidden political strategy.
Greene is expected to step down from Congress within the next month.
