Trump Says Marjorie Taylor Greene Has “Lost Her Way”

Donald Trump on Monday delivered a pointed rebuke of Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a onetime ally who has grown increasingly critical of his administration. “I don’t know what happened to Marjorie,” Trump told reporters during a White House press conference. “Nice woman. But I don’t know what happened — she’s lost her way, I think. She’s got some sort of act going on.”

Greene Is Digging In On Domestic Policy

Jun 13, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) arriving before a gathering with Former President Donald Trump at the Capitol Hill Club and Congressional House Republicans on June 13, 2024 on Capitol Hill. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY

The president’s comments followed a sharp social media post from Greene in which she criticized Trump’s focus on foreign policy and his recent diplomatic outreach to Syria’s new leadership. “I would really like to see nonstop meetings at the WH on domestic policy, not foreign policy and foreign country’s leaders,” Greene wrote.

A Fundamental Disagreement

Sep 11, 2025; Arlington, VA, USA; President Donald Trump speaks at a memorial event at the Pentagon on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2025, in Arlington, VA. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY via Imagn Images

Trump, who met Monday with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa to discuss post-Assad stability in the region, said Greene’s comments misunderstood the nature of the presidency. “I have to view the presidency as a worldwide situation, not locally,” he said. “We could have a world that’s on fire where wars come to our shores very easily if you had a bad president.”

Greene Is Been Going Her Own Way

Jul 15, 2024; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention. The RNC kicked off the first day of the convention with the roll call vote of the states. Mandatory Credit: Mike Desisti-USA TODAY

Once among Trump’s most ardent supporters, Greene has spent recent months drifting from the Republican establishment and, increasingly, from Trump himself. During the government shutdown, she blasted the White House and GOP leadership for failing to secure an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. She’s also called for the release of unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files and joined a small number of conservatives criticizing Israel’s military actions in Gaza, describing them as “genocide” and a “humanitarian crisis.” Trump, whose administration has staunchly defended Israel and maintained an aggressive foreign policy posture, accused Greene of “catering to the other side.”

She Was Doing So Well

May 1, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks during a press conference outside the US Capitol on potential motion to vacate against Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY

“When somebody like Marjorie goes over and starts making statements like that, it shows she doesn’t know,” he said. “It’s sad, really. Because she was doing well.” The fallout between the president and the congresswoman marks one of the most visible fractures yet within the Republican Party — a sign of how loyalty to Trump, once absolute, has become more conditional in his second term. Greene, who built her political identity on her unflinching support for Trump, now finds herself publicly challenging the administration on healthcare, government transparency, and foreign intervention.