In a “60 Minutes” interview, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses fellow Republicans of shifting tone after President Trump won the 2024 primary
Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused her party colleagues of dramatically changing their public allegiance to Donald J. Trump after he secured the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — a sharp turnaround from the mockery she says they once directed at him. Her comments came in a wide-ranging interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” aired Sunday December 7, 2025.
“When he won the primary, they all started — excuse my language — kissing his ass and decided to put on a MAGA hat for the first time,” Greene told correspondent Lesley Stahl. To viewers inside the United States, the switch may seem typical of partisan politics. But Greene said the shift is more than superficial — a reflection of fear within the party’s ranks.
“Behind the scenes, do they talk differently?” Stahl asked during the interview. Greene responded plainly: “Yes… it would shock people.” She added that many Republicans privately ridiculed Trump’s mannerisms and even criticized her for supporting him — but once the nomination was secured, those voices went silent.
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Greene, once a loyal Trump ally, has herself recently broken with the President. In recent months she backed efforts to release files tied to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — a stance that reportedly angered Trump. In November, the President withdrew his endorsement of Greene, labeling her a “traitor.” Greene told “60 Minutes” that Trump was “furious” over her backing a discharge petition demanding the release of the Epstein documents.
She also claimed backlash shifted. “All of the death threats came from the left until I stood with the Epstein survivors… that’s when President Trump turned on me — and new threats started coming from the right,” she wrote in a weekend post.
Greene’s remarks echo broader unease within the Grand Old Party (GOP), over public dissent. At an event in April, veteran Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voiced her own fears about retribution for speaking out: “I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right,” she said.
For international observers, Greene’s comments offer a revealing glimpse into internal fractures within the dominant U.S. political party — and raise questions about whether ideological loyalty or political expediency will shape the next chapter of the Republican agenda. As Trump remains the party’s central figure, the pressure on lawmakers to align publicly — despite private reservations — appears to be intensifying.