Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sharply rebuked former President Donald Trump for his remarks about Rob and Michele Reiner and warned that the Republican Party is showing growing signs of fracture. She pointed to last week’s vote in which 13 House Republicans joined Democrats to restore collective bargaining rights and to Indiana Republicans’ rejection of a Trump-backed redistricting plan. Greene said affordability and health insurance are key vulnerabilities for the GOP and urged Trump to show more empathy for struggling voters. She also predicted tougher midterms ahead and said more Republicans may break with Trump.
Greene: "The GOP Dam Is Breaking" — Slams Trump Over Reiner Remarks, Warns Of Growing GOP Fractures
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday sharply criticized former President Donald Trump for his comments about Rob and Michele Reiner and warned that more Republicans are preparing to publicly split with him.
“I thought that statement was absolutely completely below the office of the president of the United States, classless, and it was just wrong,” Greene told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on the program The Source.
On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social a blistering message aimed at the director Rob Reiner, which Greene said drew swift backlash from some of his supporters. “MAGA faithful reacted big time and they called it out,” she said.
Greene, who plans to retire from Congress in January following a public falling out with Trump, argued the episode is one of several signs that divisions inside the Republican Party are widening. “I think the dam is breaking,” she warned, pointing to recent GOP moves that signaled independence from Trump’s agenda.
“Those 13 Republicans that voted to take down his executive order last week, literally that same evening put on their tuxedos and their evening ballgowns and went to the White House Christmas party. That’s pretty bold.”
Last week, 13 House Republicans joined Democrats in a rare rebuke of the president by voting to restore collective bargaining rights that Trump had removed from roughly 1 million federal workers earlier this year. Greene highlighted the contrast between that vote and the same lawmakers’ attendance at a White House holiday event that evening.
In Indiana, state Senate Republicans rejected a Trump-backed plan to redraw congressional districts to create two additional GOP-leaning seats — another sign, Greene said, that many Republicans are shifting into campaign mode ahead of 2026 and that lame-duck dynamics have begun.
Greene warned that two issues — affordability and health insurance — pose serious political risks for the GOP. She criticized Trump for downplaying inflation and the struggles of ordinary Americans: “What I would like to see from the president is empathy for Americans... When he looks into a camera and says affordability is a hoax... he’s talking to Americans that are suffering.”
Trump has announced he will deliver a live address from the White House on Wednesday night.
Greene urged the president to concentrate on voters and campaign promises rather than courting foreign leaders or making inflammatory remarks. She also suggested more Republicans in both the House and Senate could break with him on future issues.
Looking forward, Greene predicted a difficult path for Republicans in upcoming midterms: “I think the midterms are going to be very hard for Republicans... I don’t see Republicans winning the midterms right now.”
