Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has revealed explosive new details about the final rupture in her relationship with President Donald Trump, alleging that the President yelled at her and warned that his “friends will get hurt” if she exposed accomplices of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
In a comprehensive 7,600-word profile published by the New York Times this week, the retiring congresswoman opened up about her decision to leave Congress after two terms. She detailed how her once-unwavering loyalty to the MAGA leader crumbled after she decided to champion the cause of Epstein’s victims—a move that allegedly enraged the President.+1
Overlooking the Red Flags
Greene admitted to the Times that she initially ignored glaring clues about Trump’s long-standing friendship with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial. For years, she accepted the narrative that Trump had distanced himself from the financier.
“The story to me was that I’d seen pictures of Epstein with all these people, and Trump is just one of several,” Greene told the newspaper. “And then, for me, I’d seen that Bill Clinton is on the flight logs for his plane like 20-something times. So, for people like me, it wasn’t suspicious… Why would I think he’s done anything wrong, right?”
However, her perspective shifted dramatically in September 2025, after she met with several Epstein survivors during a closed-door House Oversight Committee meeting. Greene found their testimony credible and “inspiring,” later telling the Times that while she never experienced sexual abuse herself, “she could understand what it was like for a woman to stand up to a powerful man.”
The Phone Call That Ended It All
The turning point came shortly after that hearing. Greene held a news conference where she threatened to identify men who had abused the women, stating she could obtain the names from the victims. This public threat reportedly triggered an immediate and hostile response from the White House.
According to the profile, Trump called Greene at her Capitol Hill office. The conversation was so loud that a staff member reported everyone in the suite could hear the President yelling through the speakerphone.
When Greene expressed confusion over Trump’s “intransigence” and refusal to support the release of names, Trump allegedly delivered a stark warning.
“My friends will get hurt,” Trump replied, according to Greene.
“Nothing to Merit the Honor”
The conversation reportedly deteriorated further when Greene urged the President to invite some of Epstein’s female victims to the Oval Office to hear their stories. Trump angrily rejected the suggestion.
“He angrily informed her that they had done nothing to merit the honor,” the Times reported.
This confrontation proved to be the final straw. It was the last conversation Greene and Trump would ever have. Following the fallout, Greene announced she would resign from Congress on January 5, 2026, citing her refusal to remain in a “toxic” political culture where loyalty was a “one-way street.”