WASHINGTON — Marjorie Taylor Greene lost President Donald Trump’s endorsement Friday in a public rupture that followed her push to force a House vote to release sealed Jeffrey Epstein–related records and her escalating criticism of his agenda, according to posts from both Republicans and reporting by major outlets, Nov. 15, 2025.
Trump blasted the Georgia Republican in an extended Truth Social message, calling her “Wacky Marjorie” and a “ranting lunatic,” and said he would consider backing a primary challenger “if the right person runs.” His denunciation marked a sharp break from a onetime ally and underscored a fight inside the GOP over the coming vote on Epstein files disclosure. The Associated Press and Reuters both confirmed the endorsement withdrawal.
In her response on X, Marjorie Taylor Greene said Trump was “making an example” of her to intimidate Republicans before a vote on releasing the Epstein files and insisted her effort aims to deliver transparency for victims. She tied the rift directly to the disclosure push, a claim echoed in coverage noting her role in advancing the measure. Al Jazeera reported Greene’s accusation that the attack was meant to chill GOP support ahead of the vote, while Time detailed the small bloc of Republicans, including Greene, who helped force a vote.
The legislative vehicle, the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, would direct agencies to release long-sealed materials with redactions to protect victims and ongoing investigations. The bill is cataloged as H.R. 4405 in the current Congress.
Trump’s language in the split was unusually personal. In one passage, he wrote that he “can’t take a ranting lunatic’s call every day,” part of a post that also derided her political prospects. That wording was captured in coverage of the social-media broadside by People. The former president likewise faulted Greene’s recent TV appearances and intra-party feuds; The Washington Post reported he criticized her conduct and said she had become a liability.
For Marjorie Taylor Greene, the blow is both political and personal. She rose as one of Trump’s most vocal defenders and, at one point, was floated in conservative circles as a possible 2024 running mate — an early sign of their tight alliance. That speculation was chronicled at the time by Axios. The two have since diverged on tactics and tone, with Greene more recently bucking party leadership on foreign aid and other priorities.
The Epstein files fight has become a proxy for broader tensions. Allies of Trump argue the disclosure campaign risks politicizing law enforcement and feeding conspiracy content; supporters of release say a full airing is overdue. The public’s interest has been fanned by timelines of Trump’s decades-old associations and subsequent split with Epstein, which independent outlets revisited this year. For background, see the PBS NewsHour explainer on their falling out and how that history has resurfaced in current debates.
What comes next for Marjorie Taylor Greene will hinge on whether Trump moves to elevate a challenger and how her northern Georgia district reacts to the intraparty clash. Strategists in both parties say the immediate test is the House vote on the Epstein measure and whether Greene’s colleagues, watching the backlash, peel away. Meanwhile, the White House race and congressional map continue to shape party discipline — and this week’s episode showed how quickly loyalty can become liability when priorities collide.
In the near term, Greene’s allies say she will continue pressing for a floor vote on H.R. 4405. Trump’s camp, by contrast, is signaling that the president’s word is final and that he wants a representative more aligned with his program. With both sides dug in, the schism has widened a rare public fault line between a former running-mate prospect and the sitting president, and it arrives just as Republicans confront a high-profile vote that could expose who stands where on secrecy, accountability and power.
