Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Saturday mentioned she is receiving threats, at some point after President Trump announced he is ending his help for his former longtime ally.
Greene has been one in every of Mr. Trump’s most ardent supporters going again to his first time period, however seemingly broke with the president on a number of key points over the previous few weeks, together with the political divide over health care funding, which result in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and the controversy over the release of files associated to convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Aggressive rhetoric attacking me has traditionally led to demise threats and a number of convictions of males who have been radicalized by the identical sort rhetoric being directed at me proper now,” Greene wrote in a prolonged social media submit. “This time by the President of america. As a girl I take threats from males critically. I now have a small understanding of the worry and stress the ladies, who’re victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his cabal, should really feel.”
She didn’t element the precise nature of the threats. Greene’s dwelling has been the target of a number of swatting calls previously.
A bunch of greater than two dozen people who establish as Epstein survivors, or relations of survivors, launched a joint assertion Saturday in help of Greene.
“Thanks for standing up in opposition to the intimidation, silencing, and abuse that Epstein survivors have endured for many years,” the assertion learn. “…You might have our full help.”
In an electronic mail to CBS Information, a spokesperson for the group added that a lot of them have gotten demise threats, including it is “a part of the value of talking out.”
In a bombshell Friday night, Mr. Trump took to Reality Social to jot down that he was “withdrawing” his “help and Endorsement” of Greene, indicating that he would possibly even again an effort to main her. He additionally accused her of going “far Left.”
“She has informed many individuals that she is upset that I do not return her telephone calls anymore, however with 219 Congressmen/ladies, 53 U.S. Senators, 24 Cupboard Members, virtually 200 Nations, and an in any other case regular life to guide, I can not take a ranting Lunatic’s name day-after-day,” the president wrote.
Greene responded on social media by saying “President Trump simply attacked me and lied about me. I have not known as him in any respect, however I did ship these textual content messages in the present day. Apparently that is what despatched him over the sting.”
The 2 proceed to change barbs on Saturday, with the president doubling-down, writing that “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Inexperienced is a shame to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!”
Greene was amongst one in every of just four House Republicans that joined all Democrats final week in signing a discharge petition to power a Home vote that, if additionally accepted by the Senate, would require the Justice Division to launch all supplies associated to Epstein.
“It actually makes you surprise what’s in these recordsdata and who and what nation is placing a lot stress on him?” Inexperienced wrote Saturday of the president.
The Home Oversight Committee on Wednesday released greater than 20,000 pages of paperwork associated to Epstein, and a few Home Democrats mentioned the contents increase questions about what Mr. Trump knew of Epstein’s actions.
In an unique interview with “CBS Mornings” Friday, Greene known as Mr. Trump’s opposition to the discharge of the Epstein recordsdata a “large miscalculation,” arguing that the president has not been accused of misconduct in relation to Epstein.
“I really simply stand with the ladies, and I believe they should be those that we’re combating for,” she mentioned.
Greene has additionally appeared to aspect with Democratic lawmakers who’re calling on Congress to extend the expiring Reasonably priced Care Act tax credit. The standoff over these credit sparked the 43-day authorities shutdown, which lastly ended this week when eight Democratic senators crossed the aisle and reached a take care of their Republican counterparts.
“Now that the [Affordable Care Act] tax credit are expiring, which the Democrats did put in place — they usually set the expiration date for this 12 months — I see a monetary disaster for People,” Greene informed “CBS Morning.” “And so forth this subject, I do not see political social gathering strains.”
