Trump slams former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene for anti-Israel rhetoric and criticism of his Syria diplomacy, declaring she’s “lost her way.”
US President Donald Trump on Monday sharply criticized Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), saying the once-loyal Republican firebrand has “lost her way” following her string of inflammatory remarks targeting the White House’s foreign policy — and Israel.
“I don’t know what happened to Marjorie,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, according to Reuters. “Nice woman, but I don’t know what happened. She’s lost her way, I think.”
The rebuke came after Greene condemned Trump’s meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, calling him “a former Al-Qaeda terrorist” and accusing the administration of ignoring domestic issues. In response, Trump defended his decision, stressing that “the presidency is a worldwide responsibility” and warning that isolationism could invite war “to our own shores.”
Greene’s attacks mark a dramatic turn from her past as one of Trump’s fiercest defenders. In recent months, she has drifted toward populist isolationism — repeatedly blasting US support for Israel, even accusing Jerusalem of using American military aid to “pay for genocide in Gaza.”
Her comments drew outrage from both parties and from pro-Israel groups in Washington. Last month, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected her proposal to cut $500 million in annual aid to Israel, reaffirming bipartisan backing for the Jewish state.
Greene has since praised Democrat Nancy Pelosi’s “incredible career” and criticized her own party’s leadership for failing to act during the government shutdown — remarks that further deepened her rift with Trump’s inner circle.
“I’m not a blind slave to the president,” Greene said in a recent NBC interview — a statement widely seen as her break from Trump’s MAGA coalition.
With the 2026 midterms approaching, Greene’s estrangement from Trump underscores a widening fracture inside the Republican Party — between traditional pro-Israel conservatives and the rising isolationist fringe.
