Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., once one of President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters, said Saturday she is facing threats following the president’s criticism of her on social media.
“I am now being contacted by private security companies with warnings about my safety as the most powerful man in the world is fueling and inciting a hotbed of threats against me. The man I supported and helped get elected,” Greene wrote in a post on X on Saturday.
“As a Republican, who votes overwhelmingly for President Trump’s bills and agenda, his aggression against me, which also fuels the venomous nature of his radical internet trolls (many of whom are paid), this is completely shocking to everyone,” the congresswoman added in her post.
Greene’s revelation comes later Trump attacked Greene in a social media post and rescinded his endorsement, calling her “crazy” and accusing her of complaining too much. The president also suggested he might endorse a primary rival against her.
The White House and the US Capitol Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Greene’s social media posts.
The USCP has said that rates of threats against politicians, including members of Congress, have increased in recent years, according to the US Capitol Police.
In a 2024 report, the USCP said the number of “threat assessment cases has increased for the second consecutive year,” citing 9,474 investigations involving statements and direct threats against congressional lawmakers. Members of Congress have also expressed concern for their overall safety, following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
On Saturday morning, Trump posted several times on his Truth Social account about Greene, who has become increasingly critical of the president in recent weeks.
In one post, the president said Greene “betrayed” her party with her criticism, and in another, Trump called Greene a “traitor” and a “disgrace” to the Republican Party.
In recent weeks, Greene has broken with her party and the president; more recently criticized him for focusing too much on foreign issues and called on him to make his “America First” agenda a priority.
During the federal government shutdown, which lasted from early October to early November, Greene publicly broke with her party and President Mike Johnson on health care, accusing Republican leaders of having “no solutions” for Americans facing rising health care costs.
In recent days, Greene and three other House Republican lawmakers faced pressure from the White House to remove their names from a House petition that will force a floor vote on a measure requiring the Justice Department to release files it has related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Greene has doubled down on her support for the files’ release, writing in her social media post about the new threats she is receiving that “I now have a small understanding of the fear and pressure that women, who are victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his clique, must feel.”
In a separate post from her personal account, Greene said her stance on Epstein’s files is one of the reasons for Trump’s attacks.
He added: “It really makes you wonder what’s in those files and who and what country is putting so much pressure on him. I forgive him and will pray that he returns to his original MAGA promises.”
Earlier this week, lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee released a trove of documents related to Epstein, including emails from Epstein in which he often references Trump. Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and has never been accused of any criminal activity related to the case.
In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump accused Democrats of “using the Jeffrey Epstein hoax to try to deflect from his massive failures.”
