Trump Says He Would Love It if Marjorie Taylor Greene Returned to Politics

Despite what appears to be the biggest rift in MAGA world thus far, President Trump divulged over the weekend that he would “love” to see Marjorie Taylor Greene return to politics at some point.

The President’s comments came the day after Greene, one of the best-known faces in the Republican arena, made the stunning announcement that she will resign in January.

In a brief phone interview with NBC News, the president said, “It’s not going to be easy for her” to revive her career in politics, though he added, “I’d love to see that.”

Long a stalwart ally of the president, Greene has become more vocal in recent weeks about her differences with some of his policies and priorities. She has faulted Trump for devoting what she sees as excessive attention to foreign leaders as opposed to the pocketbook concerns of everyday Americans.

She was also an early advocate for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and said that Trump had been blocking their disclosure. After calling the effort to release the files a “hoax,” Trump changed course and said he supported making them public. Congress quickly voted to compel the Justice Department to do just that, and Trump signed the bill.

Trump has lashed out at Greene, calling her a “traitor.” He withdrew his support for her re-election.

Early Saturday morning, before his interview with NBC News, Trump posted on his social media site that Greene chose to quit rather than face a Republican primary challenger in the midterm elections next year. He reiterated that she was “a traitor,” while also thanking her for her “service to our country.”

A person close to Greene said in an interview that the congresswoman remained convinced she would win re-election had she decided to run. The issue was not so much the competition as the threats and scorn that Greene and her children have endured, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Greene has two daughters and a son, all in their 20s.

“She very much looks forward to one day go out in public and not be harassed in restaurants and airports and be on the face of every TV channel,” the person added. “It’s safe to say she’ll probably take a step back and be a private, normal person again.”

As for Trump’s denunciations, the person said, “She was one of his biggest allies in Congress and she never really turned her back on him. She stood up for him when no one else in the House would. It was disappointing to her to see that, but she’s not someone who, when she sees things she disagrees with, would turn a blind eye to that.”

Asked if he believed he could overcome his differences with Greene, Trump said in the interview, “I can patch up differences with anyone.”

He may be right as evidenced by his recent chummy meeting with newly elected socialist mayor of NYC, Zohran Mamdani.