Marjorie Taylor Greene says ‘dam is breaking’ in GOP as she slams Trump for tone-deaf remarks

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene unloaded on President Donald Trump Tuesday, December 16, calling his remarks about the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner disgraceful and warning that more Republicans are preparing to openly break with him.

Appearing on CNN’s 'The Source' with Kaitlan Collins, the Georgia Republican spoke rather frankly about Trump’s response to the killings, which sparked backlash even among his own supporters.

“I thought that statement was absolutely completely below the office of the president of the United States, classless, and it was just wrong,” Greene told Collins.

Trump had posted on Truth Social a day earlier, blasting the well-known director for his left-wing politics and suggesting Reiner had effectively brought his fate on himself.

“MAGA faithful reacted big time and they called it out,” Greene said.

Cracks widening in the GOP

Greene, who is set to retire from Congress in January following a bitter falling out with Trump, said the controversy is part of a much bigger problem for Republicans.

“I think the dam is breaking,” she warned, pointing to recent public defections within the party.

Last week, 13 House Republicans joined Democrats in a rare rebuke of the president, voting to restore collective bargaining rights Trump had stripped earlier this year from roughly 1 million federal workers.

Greene said the timing and optics were striking.

“Those 13 Republicans that voted to take down his executive order last week, literally that same evening put on their tuxedos and their evening ballgowns and went to the White House Christmas party. That’s pretty bold,” she told Collins.

At the same time, Indiana Senate Republicans rejected Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional map to create two additional GOP-friendly seats. According to Greene, this was another sign lawmakers are starting to look past him.

“That is a sign where you’re seeing Republicans, they’re entering the campaign phase for 2026, which is a large signal that lame duck season has begun,” Greene said. “He’s got real problems with Republicans within the House and the Senate that will be breaking with him on more things to come.”

Affordability and healthcare worries

Once one of Trump’s most loyal allies, Greene flagged affordability and health insurance as two issues she believes could torpedo Republican hopes in the midterms.

Trump has repeatedly dismissed concerns about rising costs, at one point calling affordability a “Democrat hoax,” while insisting the economy is booming. But Greene said that message is falling flat with voters who are feeling squeezed.

CNN previously reported that many Republicans privately worry Trump is missing the mark on both fronts.

“What I would like to see from the president is empathy for Americans,” Greene said.

“Donald Trump is a billionaire, and he’s the president of the United States. When he looks into a camera and says affordability is a hoax and just totally tries to make nothing out of inflation, he’s talking to Americans that are suffering, and have been suffering for many years now, and are having a hard time making ends meet.”

A warning ahead of Trump’s address

Trump announced he will deliver a live address from the White House on Wednesday, December 17, night but Greene made it clear that she thinks the president needs a course correction and fast.

She urged him to refocus on voters and the promises that helped put him back in office. “He needs to stop the revolving door of foreign leaders into his White House. He needs to stop embracing al Qaeda ISIS terrorists that were once wanted by the United States who have now become the Syrian president, and stop calling people like me traitors,” Greene said.

Looking ahead, Greene painted a grim picture for the Grand Old Party as it stares down the 2026 midterms with a fractured base and mounting internal dissent. “I think the midterms are going to be very hard for Republicans,” she lamented. “I’m one of the people that’s willing to admit the truth and say I don’t see Republicans winning the midterms right now.”