Marjorie Taylor Greene says MAGA 'was all a lie', accuses Trump of serving only 'big donors'

WASHINGTON, DC: Former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said the Republican Party’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement “was all a lie” and warned that its priorities have shifted away from ordinary Americans toward wealthy donors and political elites.

In a recent interview with YouTube host Kim Iversen, Greene, once one of Donald Trump’s most prominent allies, sharply criticized the president and the direction of conservative politics.

Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses Trump of serving donors

Greene, 51, claimed that the Trump administration is focused on serving “big, big donors,” including foreign countries. “And if they’re donating to all these things, those are the people that get the special favors, they get the government contracts, they get the pardons or somebody they love or one of their friends gets a pardon," she said.

Greene also dismissed arguments that Trump’s actions are driven by people in his inner circle.

She said that many supporters of the MAGA slogan are beginning to question the movement’s original promises. “MAGA is, I think, people are realizing it was all a lie,” she said. “It was a big lie for the people.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Fox News influence

Greene, once a close Trump ally often seen beside the president at rallies, was also critical of Fox News, a network on which she has appeared numerous times as a guest, arguing that it is responsible for “brainwashing” Americans.

“People watching Fox News, every day, 24/7 with their volume turned all the way up in their living room and it’s so loud that you can’t hear anything else?" Greene said. "Those are the baby boomers and God bless them, those are my parents’ generation.”

She went on to add, “I love so many of the baby boomers, but they are the most brainwashed generation because they eat that crap, like, they just eat it up all day long. They’re spoon-fed the propaganda on TV.”

“And so I don’t know how the political-industrial complex is going to continue to brainwash Americans ’cuz we’re just not brainwashed anymore," Greene continued.

Her remarks have drawn attention because Greene was long considered one of the MAGA movement’s most steadfast defenders.

In November 2025, Greene announced her resignation from Congress, effective January 2026.

She represented Georgia’s 14th congressional district. In the announcement, shared to X, Greene criticized the Trump administration and described what she claimed was “wrong” and “unfair” treatment from the president.

"I have too much self-respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms,” she said.

Trump later responded to Greene’s claims while speaking with reporters before boarding Air Force One. "Marjorie 'Traitor' Greene. I don't think her life is in danger," the president told reporters in November 2025. "I don't think. Frankly, I don't think anybody cares about her."