FROM NBC NEWS: President Donald Trump said Saturday he would like to see Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resume her political career at some point, despite their recent falling out.
Trump’s comments came the day after Greene, one of the best-known faces in the Republican arena, made the stunning announcement that she will resign in January.
In a brief phone interview with NBC News, the president said, “It’s not going to be easy for her” to revive her career in politics, though he added, “I’d love to see that.”
In the meantime, Trump said, “she’s got to take a little rest.”
Early Saturday morning, before the NBC News interview, Trump posted a message to Truth Social about MTG.
“Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown, because of PLUMMETING Poll Numbers, and not wanting to face a Primary Challenger with a strong Trump Endorsement (where she would have no chance of winning!), has decided to call it ‘quits,’” he wrote.
“Her relationship with the WORST Republican Congressman in decades, Tom Massie of Kentucky, also known as Rand Paul Jr. because he votes against the Republican Party (and really good legislation!), did not help her.
“For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD. Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country! President DJT”
Meanwhile, a “person close to Greene” was interviewed by NBC News. They said that while the congresswoman felt she would win re-election if she ran, the competition wasn’t as important as her family, and that she and her children are receiving threats and enduring scorn.
“She very much looks forward to one day go out in public and not be harassed in restaurants and airports and be on the face of every TV channel,” the person reportedly said. “It’s safe to say she’ll probably take a step back and be a private, normal person again.”
Regarding Trump, the person said, “She was one of his biggest allies in Congress and she never really turned her back on him. She stood up for him when no one else in the House would. It was disappointing to her to see that, but she’s not someone who, when she sees things she disagrees with, would turn a blind eye to that.”
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