Taylor Greene: Trump is "No Longer America First"
Retiring Congresswoman attacks President for insufficient focus on domestic policy. Former Trump ally now says Administration "serves Israel's interest."
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s widening rupture with President Donald Trump took another sharp turn this week, as a new “60 Minutes” interview added fresh criticism of Trump’s foreign policy priorities to her earlier claims that he sparked violent threats against her family. The combined fallout now underscores a political split that has moved far beyond intraparty friction and into questions about safety, ideology, and the future of the “America First” movement.
In the newly aired segment, Greene argued that Trump has drifted from his populist agenda, accusing him of placing foreign interests, including Israel’s, ahead of US domestic needs. “For an America First president, the number one focus should have been domestic policy, and it wasn’t,” she told Lesley Stahl. She charged that the president “served Israel’s interest, even attacking Iran,” portraying this as part of what she sees as a broader turn toward establishment priorities.
Those comments follow her earlier revelation on the program that Trump’s online attacks labeling her “disloyal” led to a pipe bomb threat at her home and death threats targeting her son. Greene has framed the incidents as the direct result of Trump’s rhetoric, which she claims acted as a signal to extremists. Law enforcement has not released corroborating details of the latest threats, though Greene has previously documented multiple swatting incidents.
The rift began over Greene’s push, as chair of the House DOGE Committee, to force the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s unredacted files. Jewish organizations have long warned that revelations related to Epstein, who was Jewish, can fuel conspiracy theories with antisemitic undertones. The Anti-Defamation League cautioned just weeks ago that discussions around the documents “must be handled responsibly to prevent them from being weaponized against the Jewish community.” Greene’s past controversies, including her previous invocation of “Jewish space lasers,” have further heightened scrutiny.
Her latest remarks on Israel and pro-Israel lobbying groups will deepen that unease. Greene again criticized the Antisemitism Awareness Act, saying she grew tired of repeated resolutions denouncing antisemitism. She added that “most members of Congress take donations from AIPAC, and I don’t,” presenting her stance as a rejection of outside pressure.
The combined interviews paint a portrait of a lawmaker openly breaking with the president she once championed, even as she prepares to resign from Congress in January 2026. Trump, who has not addressed her safety concerns, continues to attack Greene online and has dismissed her criticisms as betrayal.
As Greene exits Capitol Hill, the political and social ramifications of the Epstein files fight remain unresolved, and her escalating dispute with Trump is now surfacing deeper ideological divides inside the Republican Party over foreign policy, Israel, and the meaning of “America First.”