Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Saturday accused President Donald Trump of putting her life in danger, saying his online criticism sparked a wave of threats against her.
Greene, once a staunch Trump ally who has recently taken a stand against the president, said she received a call from a private security company warning her about her safety.
“The offensive rhetoric attacking me has historically led to death threats and multiple convictions for men who have been radicalized by the same type of rhetoric now being directed at me,” U.S. House of Representatives Georgia Rep. Greene wrote in a post to X. “This time it’s by the President of the United States.”
President Trump broke with Greene in a scathing social media post Friday night, calling her “crazy” and a “screaming lunatic” and complaining that she wasn’t answering his phone calls. He continued his criticism in two more social media posts Saturday, calling her a “frivolous congresswoman,” a “traitor” and a “disgrace” to the Republican Party.
In an initial response released Friday, Greene accused Trump of lying about himself and trying to intimidate other Republicans ahead of a House vote next week on whether to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender and financier who befriended Trump in the 1990s and 2000s before they fell out.
Greene wrote on Saturday that she “kind of understands” the fear and pressure that Epstein’s victims felt.
“As a Republican who overwhelmingly votes in favor of President Trump’s legislation and agenda, his aggressiveness towards me, which also fuels the viciousness of his radical internet trolls (many of whom are paid), is completely shocking to everyone,” she wrote.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his post.
Greene was one of only four House Republicans to join Democrats on Wednesday in signing a petition to force a vote on releasing all Justice Department files related to Epstein.
President Trump has claimed that the uproar surrounding Epstein, who died in his prison cell in 2019, was a hoax promoted by Democrats.
Online backlash from Trump supporters is not uncommon. Right-wing influencers and conservative media personalities have become a powerful force online, amplifying false talking points and claims in an effort to discredit President Trump’s rivals.
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