MTG Alleges Trump Fueled Death Threats After Public Fallout Over Epstein Files
Former Trump ally and outgoing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged in a “60 Minutes” interview that several threats against her family began shortly after President Donald Trump publicly branded her a “traitor.”
The Georgia lawmaker, who will leave Congress in January 2026, told CBS’s Lesley Stahl that the situation escalated after Trump withdrew his support for her reelection bid. Greene announced her upcoming resignation on Nov. 21, one week after Trump publicly cut ties with her politically.
According to Greene, a pipe bomb threat was made against her home, followed by what she described as “direct death threats” aimed at one of her adult sons. “After President Trump called me a traitor, I got a pipe bomb threat on my house. And then I got several direct death threats on my son,” she said. She did not previously mention threats to her son in public statements, including a Nov. 15 social media post referencing a “hot bed of threats” but offering no specifics.
Greene told Stahl that the threatening messages included the label “Marjorie Traitor Greene,” the same nickname Trump used on Nov. 16 when asked by a reporter about her earlier criticisms. At the time, Trump dismissed concerns about her safety, saying, “I don’t think her life is in danger. Frankly, I don’t think anybody cares about her.”
During the interview, Greene argued that the threats were “directly fueled” by the president’s rhetoric. She said she alerted both Trump and Vice President JD Vance, sharing the threats with them directly. Vance, she said, responded that he would “look into it.” She added that Trump also replied, but described his message only as “extremely unkind.”
The congresswoman also claimed other Republican lawmakers have taken note of her break with the president. Asked whether members of her party speak differently about Trump in private, Greene said their private remarks would “shock people.” She described colleagues who once mocked Trump but shifted to supporting him publicly after he secured the 2024 GOP nomination.
Greene further said that part of her falling-out with Trump stemmed from her push to release documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. She signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the “Epstein Files Transparency Act,” which ultimately passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and was signed by Trump on Nov. 19. Greene said Trump had opposed her efforts at first, arguing that releasing the documents would “hurt people,” though she said he did not specify whom he meant.
Stahl asked whether Republican lawmakers fear backlash from Trump’s supporters or from the president himself. Greene responded that many are reluctant to speak out because they fear public attacks from Trump, saying, “I think they’re terrified to step outta line and get a nasty Truth Social post on them.”
Greene’s resignation will take effect at the start of 2026, leaving her safely Republican district without its most controversial representative for the first time in six years.
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