Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Trump on CNN for calling her a 'traitor' and fueling threats

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene unloaded on President Donald Trump during a tense interview on CNN’s 'State of the Union' on Sunday, November 16, accusing him of endangering her safety by calling her a “traitor.”

Greene said that she was stunned by the president’s rhetoric after years of unwavering loyalty.

“I stood with President Trump when virtually no one else did,” she told host Dana Bash, noting that she campaigned for him nationwide and spent “millions” of her own money. “His remarks, of course, have been hurtful.”

But nothing, she said, struck her as deeply as Trump branding her a traitor. 

“The most hurtful thing he said, which is absolutely untrue, is he called me a traitor and that is so extremely wrong,” Greene said. “Those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Epstein files at heart of Trump’s fury

Despite Trump’s recent tirades covering a range of complaints, Greene said she believes the real flashpoint is her push regarding the release of the Epstein Files.

Bash pressed her directly by asking if she was implying that Trump wanted something hidden.

“I have no idea what’s in the files,” Greene said. “But the question everyone is asking is: Why fight this so hard? The women I have spoken to told me Donald Trump did nothing wrong, some even voted for him. Those are the women who deserve support.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene says her criticism is not motivated by ambition

Trump claimed that tensions with Greene started when he advised against her running for office in Georgia, a claim she has flatly denied.

“That is absolutely not true,” she said. “I never had a conversation at all with the president about running for Senate or for governor.”

She added that the chaotic shutdown only reinforced her belief that the Senate is “a broken institution that serves the uniparty.”

Greene said that she chose not to pursue a higher office this cycle and instead intends to stay focused on her current role. “I very much want to do the job that I’m in,” she said.

Greene says security firms are contacting her over her safety

Greene issued an extraordinary public warning on Saturday, saying that private security firms are now contacting her over fresh threats to her safety, which she claimed are being “fueled and egged on” by President Donald Trump.

In a post on X, Greene claimed that, despite being a staunch supporter of Trump and “helping him get elected,” the president’s recent rhetoric against her has sparked a surge of hostility.

“I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world,” she wrote.

“Aggressive rhetoric attacking me has historically led to death threats and multiple convictions of men who were radicalized by the same type rhetoric being directed at me right now. This time by the president of the United States,” she said.