Marjorie Taylor Greene Call Trump A ‘Trojan Horse’ As MAGA Rift Deepens

Aug 22, 2026 11:48 PM - 3 hours ago 2

Mary Roeloffs is simply a Forbes breaking news newsman covering popular culture.

Aug 22, 2026, 12:48pm EDT

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Former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called President Donald Trump a "neocon puppet for Israel... and his beloved friends successful the Epstein class" successful a lengthy consequence to the latest onslaught from Trump successful which he slammed her, erstwhile Fox New big Tucker Carlson and Rep. Thomas Mass (R-W.V.) arsenic "LOSERS."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene puts connected a Make America Great Again chapeau connected March 9, 2024.

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Greene, erstwhile 1 of Trump's fiercest and astir loyal protectors, said she wishes she'd "never supported him" and stood by some Massie and Carlson, propping up the second arsenic a imaginable statesmanlike campaigner who is "beloved by galore Americans.”

She attacked Trump’s "demeanor, sanction calling, absurd and reckless rhetoric" and said he is "no different than an net troll aliases 1 of the galore millions of bots that opportunity atrocious horrible things."

Her consequence comes aft Trump, astatine 10:30 p.m. Friday, went connected Truth Social to onslaught Carlson arsenic "totally irrelevant," called MTG a "highly neurotic young woman" and said Massie is "a existent JERK."

The latest onslaught connected the trio, each of whom were erstwhile agreed down Trump, comes arsenic the MAGA rift continues to deepen while his erstwhile supporters coalesce astir a post-Trump, “America First” imagination and knock the president for what they spot arsenic betrayal of his promises. T

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