Overview
- In a CBS 60 Minutes interview, Marjorie Taylor Greene said many Republicans derided Trump in private but publicly backed him after his 2024 primary win.
- Greene said colleagues stay quiet out of fear of being targeted by harsh posts on Truth Social.
- Trump responded on Truth Social by attacking Greene, calling her a traitor and comparing her to a rotten apple.
- Greene reported 773 murder threats to Capitol Police over five years and said threats intensified after Trump's public insults, including a pipe-bomb threat to her home and threats against her son.
- Having distanced herself from MAGA, Greene now labels herself America First and criticizes Trump's priorities, citing his support for crypto and the pharmaceutical industry.