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Greene Says Trump Warned 'My Friends Will Get Hurt' as Epstein Files Fight Drove Their Split

Greene attributes the rupture to Epstein transparency efforts, coupled with a faith shift.

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Trump yelled at her over Epstein disclosures in new profile.
Marjorie Taylor Greene will step down from Congress on 5 January. (Getty)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) departs her office in the Rayburn House Office Building on November 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Over the weekend, Greene received an increase in personal threats. U.S. President Donald Trump recently posted to Truth Social announcing he was withdrawing support for the congresswoman, and also called her a traitor. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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  • In a New York Times profile published Dec. 29, Marjorie Taylor Greene says her push to force release of Jeffrey Epstein records triggered her final break with President Trump.
  • Greene recounts a call in which Trump allegedly protested her stance by saying, "My friends will get hurt," and she says he refused her request to host Epstein survivors at the White House.
  • She cites Trump's remark at Charlie Kirk’s memorial — declaring he hates his opponents — as proof he lacks faith, prompting her own reassessment of what she calls a toxic political culture.
  • Greene will leave Congress on Jan. 5, 2026, after joining a bipartisan effort with Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie that led to heavily redacted DOJ releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
  • The White House, via spokesperson Davis Ingle, defended Trump and criticized Greene for quitting mid‑term, while Greene says Trump's "traitor" label coincided with threats against her family.