Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was ‘naive’ for believing Trump is man of the people | Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is set to resign days from her post as a Georgia congresswoman, said in her latest mea culpa interview that she “was so naive” in believing Donald Trump was a man of the people.

In a lengthy interview with The New York Times that examines her breakup with the president after years of devotion, Greene explained that a series of minor rifts with the president culminated in a complete breakup after the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk in September.

The third-term Georgia congresswoman said she was watching Kirk’s memorial service on television when his widow Erika said she had forgiven her husband’s killer. But Trump then took the stage to say that unlike Kirk – “a missionary with a noble spirit” who did not “hate” his opponents – Trump said he disagreed.

“I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for him,” Trump said.

Greenes said: “That was absolutely the worst statement. It just shows where his heart is. And that’s the difference, with her having a sincere Christian faith, and this proves he has no faith.”

Green said her turn away from Maga’s unrepentant sidekick happened at that point and she abandoned her training “to never apologize and never admit when you’re wrong.”

“As a Christian, I don’t believe in that,” she said. “I agree with Erika Kirk, who did the hardest thing possible and said it out loud.” Greene said she later told a friend that after Kirk’s death, “I realized I was part of this toxic culture. I really started to look at my faith. I wanted to be more like Christ.”

The post-Kirk landscape has shown signs of fracture, and Greene has found herself at odds with administration and Republican positions, declaring the war in Gaza a “genocide” and questioning positions on the economy, health care and foreign policy that she says do not prioritize working-class Americans.

“I was so naive and outside of politics,” Greene said, adding, “It was easy for me to naively believe. »

Her break with Trump and Republican congressional leaders ended, she told the Times, following a vote to release investigative files linked to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Greene said the Epstein files represented “everything that is wrong with Washington” and said it was a story of “rich and powerful elites doing horrible things and getting away with it. And women are the victims.”

After meeting with the victims, she claimed, Trump called her and shouted “my friends will be hurt” if the files were released.

In the interview, Greene said she was wrong to accuse Democrats of treason. She acknowledged that she is now a political pariah on both sides of the political divide.

“I’m like radioactive,” she admitted.

“Everyone says, ‘She’s changed,'” Greene added. “I didn’t change my mind. But I matured. I developed depth. I learned about Washington and I came to understand the fragility of this place.”