From CBS News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene argued President Trump lacks self-awareness as he continues to hurl insults at the conservative firebrand who was once one of his fiercest allies in Congress.
“I actually am starting to feel very sorry for President Trump,” the Georgia Republican told CBS News in an interview Wednesday. “It’s actually a very poor reflection on him that he chooses to speak about me that way.”
Mr. Trump has labeled Greene a “traitor” and a “lunatic,” after she split from Republican leaders to demand the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and pointed out that her party lacked a plan to address the expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. She has also criticized the effects Mr. Trump’s tariffs and mass deportation efforts are having on U.S. businesses.
The falling-out started when Greene vocally opposed the president on the issues of the economy, military action, and the Epstein files. In November, Trump rescinded his support for Greene, indicating he may back a primary challenge against her. Greene announced that she would resign from Congress a week later.
This week, Greene was interviewed by “60 Minutes,” after which Trump said she was a “dumb person” who “sort of reminds me of a Rotten Apple.”
Greene warned that Trump may alienate women voters if he continues to name-call.
“He always continues to speak about women like this, and that’s something that women all over the country pay attention to,” she told CBS News on Wednesday. “I think the Republican Party needs to take a hard look at it, because the Republican Party has a very difficult time with women voting for them.”
“It’s unfortunate that President Trump thinks loyalty is a one-way street. It’s really not,” she added. “I do feel sorry for him, because I think he’s extremely unaware, and I don’t know how he can be unaware about this, but he’s not aware of how it makes him really look.”
Greene went on to lash Trump over the state of the economy.
“The president needs to be aware that he’s a billionaire president of the United States,” Greene said. “You can’t gaslight people and tell them that their bills are affordable, and you can’t tell them that the economy is in A+++. You just can’t do that, and I think it’s insulting to people’s intelligence.”
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