President Donald Trump expressed concern over his longtime ally, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, suggesting she has “lost her way” amid increasing tension between the two Republicans.
Speaking from the Oval Office on Nov. 10, Trump responded to a question about Greene’s recent criticism. “I don’t know what happened to Marjorie. She’s a nice woman, but I don’t know what’s happened,” Trump said. “She’s lost her way, I think. But I have to view the presidency as a worldwide situation, not locally.”
His comments were prompted by a question from CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins regarding Greene’s social media post attacking Trump’s focus on foreign policy during his White House meeting with Amad al-Sharaa, president of Syria’s interim government.
“I mean, we could have a world that’s on fire where wars come to our shores very easily if you had a bad president,” Trump added. “We had a horrible president, and we ended up with Russia/Ukraine.”
On Nov. 10, Greene posted on X describing al-Sharaa as a “former Al Qaeda terrorist wanted by our government,” noting that the meeting coincided with the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps.
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“He rose to power in Dec 2024, sanctions were lifted off Syria in June, and many Christians and minority groups have been killed before and after sanctions were lifted,” she wrote.
Greene also complained that she would “really like to see nonstop meetings at the WH on domestic policy not foreign policy and foreign country’s leaders.”
She went on to urge the administration to address rising insurance costs: “Start by hauling in the health insurance company’s executives and let’s start formulating our Republican plan to save America from Obamacare and ACA tax credits that have skyrocketed the cost of health insurance.”
Although Greene and Trump were once closely aligned, their relationship has visibly deteriorated this year. In June, she broke with Trump over his “Big Beautiful Bill,” admitting she had not read the legislation and objecting to a clause limiting states’ ability to regulate artificial intelligence for a decade.
Later that month, Greene criticized Trump’s decision to strike Iranian nuclear sites. “I’m sick of funding foreign aid and foreign countries and foreign everything,” she wrote in a lengthy X statement on June 22. “I want to fund American interests and issues.”
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She has also condemned the administration’s refusal to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
On Oct. 8, Greene blasted Republican leadership — especially Speaker Mike Johnson — urging the House to take action on Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of 2025. According to CNN, she warned that “millions and millions of Americans” could face steep premium increases. “This cliff is coming… so put your money where your mouth is,” she said.
On Oct. 29, Greene appeared on The View and continued her criticisms of the GOP. She again demanded the release of Epstein files, faulted Speaker Johnson’s leadership, and publicly denounced the QAnon conspiracy theory — a notable shift from her earlier support for it.
Her break from Trump marks a dramatic reversal. In 2023, former Trump advisor Steve Bannon told NBC News that Greene had once hoped to be Trump’s running mate in the 2024 election.
In a Nov. 5 video, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed Greene is now on a “revenge tour” after Trump rejected her desire to run for Senate in Georgia.
“She wanted to run for Senate earlier this year… and Trump told her no,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “The White House and Trump Land shut down Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal ambitions… and she has been on a revenge tour ever since.”
