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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) posted a textual content message she despatched to President Donald Trump that she believes “despatched him over the sting” and prompted him to assault her on social media.
On Friday, the simmering rigidity between the 2 got here to a boil amid newly launched emails from useless intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a longtime good friend of Trump’s. The Home of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Tuesday on a invoice that will require the Division of Justice to launch its information regarding Epstein, who authorities say dedicated suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
Greene was certainly one of simply 4 Republicans to signal a discharge petition to drive a vote on a invoice, which is predicted to move.
On Friday evening, Trump slammed Greene in a Fact Social submit, calling her “wacky” and a “ranting lunatic” whereas additionally stating that he’s “withdrawing my assist and Endorsement” of her.
It didn’t take Greene lengthy to reply. Posting on X, she wrote a prolonged rebuttal and included a screenshot of a textual content message that she says she despatched to Trump that the congresswoman mentioned “despatched him over the sting”:
President Trump simply attacked me and lied about me. I haven’t known as him in any respect, however I did ship these textual content messages at the moment. Apparently that is what despatched him over the sting.
The Epstein information.
And naturally he’s coming after me onerous to make an instance to scare all the opposite Republicans earlier than subsequent weeks vote to launch the Epstein information.
It’s astonishing actually how onerous he’s combating to cease the Epstein information from popping out that he truly goes to this degree.
However actually most People want he would battle this tough to assist the forgotten women and men of America who’re fed up with international wars and international causes, are going broke making an attempt to feed their households, and are dropping hope of ever reaching the American dream.
That’s what I voted for.
I’ve supported President Trump with an excessive amount of of my valuable time, an excessive amount of of my very own cash, and fought more durable for him even when virtually all different Republicans turned their again and denounced him.
However I don’t worship or serve Donald Trump.
I worship God, Jesus is my savior, and I serve my district GA14 and the American individuals.
I stay the identical at the moment as I’ve all the time been and I’ll proceed to wish this administration shall be profitable as a result of the American individuals desperately deserve what they voted for.
For me, I stay America First and America Solely!!!
Greene included a screenshot of a textual content to the president through which she urged him to research Epstein’s ties to the Clintons.
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The congresswoman added one other screenshot of a response from “Natalie,” who texted “THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN HOAX.” “Natalie” has the initials “NH,” which is presumably a message from Natalie Harp, the chief assistant to the president.
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Greene responded by noting that she has repeatedly mentioned Trump did nothing improper, and added that the raping of teenage ladies “will not be a hoax.”
In one of many emails launched this week, Epstein alleged in 2011 that Trump “knew concerning the ladies.” The e-mail didn’t elaborate, however given Epstein’s penchant for underage ladies, the remark raises clear questions on what Trump knew of his actions.
In one other e-mail, Epstein mentioned President Donald Trump “spent hours at my home” with Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein sufferer who mentioned she by no means noticed Trump doing something unlawful. Giuffre dedicated suicide in April. Elsewhere, Epstein claimed he “gave” his ex-girlfriend to Trump.
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