CBS News’ attempt to “shock” with an alleged inside scoop on Capitol Hill Republicans from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was instead received as validation of her nickname from the president.
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, a Friday night news dump found the Georgia Republican abruptly announcing her resignation effective January after weeks of publicly appearing at odds with President Donald Trump. Sunday, her first interview in the wake of the planned departure, premiered on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” and the politician’s assertions found many agreeing with Trump’s “traitor” moniker.
A clip pulled from near the end of the aired segment teased the interview by calling out unnamed members of the GOP who’d gone from mocking the president to “kissing his a**” as Stahl said, “I’m gonna ask you about this almost solid support [Trump] has among Republicans in Congress. Is there, in that support, fear? Does the support come about because they’re afraid they’ll get death threats?”
“I think they’re terrified to step outta line and get a nasty Truth Social post on them. Yes,” responded Greene before she affirmed, “And they’re watching what happened to you,” and, “Behind the scenes, do they talk differently?”
After the congresswoman expressed, “Oh, it’s, it would shock people,” in response to the journalist asking, “How?” Stahl went on to suggest, “Well, let’s shock people.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter-turned-critic of President Trump, says she’s seen colleagues who previously made fun of the president pivot to “kissing his ass” and wearing a MAGA hat. pic.twitter.com/Zxft7RcVeR
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) December 7, 2025
“Okay,” assented Greene who went on, “I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks, making fun of me constantly for supporting him, to when he won the primary in 2024 they all started — excuse my language, Lesley — kissing his a** and decided to put on a MAGA hat for the first time.”
As had been reported, a separate preview of the interview leaned into corporate media’s narrative surrounding files about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the congresswoman recounted Trump being “extremely angry at me that I had signed the discharge petition to release the files.”
“I fully believe that those women deserve everything they’re asking. They’re asking for all of it to come out. They deserve it. And [Trump] was furious with me,” she said.
Despite her public assertions, the president argued that the Republican Party “has never been so UNITED,” in one of several Truth Social posts that called her out with “other ‘lowlifes'” deemed to be outside the party. He also referred to her as “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (Remember, Green turns to Brown where there is ROT involved!).”
Stahl’s narration went on to make the case that the resigning lawmaker’s break from Trump — emphasizing an appearance “without a MAGA hat” — hadn’t seemed to “cost her popularity.”
“People wanna know, is this a true conversion, a true change of heart, or is it kind of a shrewd political calculation? A lotta people think you’re doing it and that you in a year or so are gonna run for some other office,” she posited.
In response, Greene contended, “I have zero plans, zero desire to run for president. I would hate the Senate. I’m not running for governor. But it, Lesley, it doesn’t matter how many times I say it. I’ll have face-to-face conversations with people, and I’ll flat out tell ’em to their face, and they won’t believe me. And they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, sure.’ They’ll wink at me, and I’m like, ‘Okay.’ It’s like I don’t know how to make it more clear.”
While some doubted the lawmaker’s future political aspirations, others suggested her trajectory was lined up for a career as a corporate media talking head, all while she earned disdain as an alleged “fraud” and was dubbed “Liz Cheney 2.0.”
she’s pivoting to another money making journey…she’ll end up on the View or CNN contributor…MTG is about MTG
— . ™ (@MrWhiteMAGA) December 7, 2025
Was she ever loyal — or just chasing power?
— harparr (@harparr1) December 7, 2025
Liz Cheney 2.0.
— LetsGoBFLO (@HistorianUSA1) December 8, 2025
MTG is a fraud who loves illegals.
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) December 8, 2025
If this was any other conservative they wouldn’t have the red carpet out or be lobbing tlsoftball questions, and teeing up others, that lead MTG right into a sort to bash Trump.
— Jericho (@JerichoXVI) December 7, 2025
If she’s all about principal then she should leave now and give up her pension and free benefits for the rest of her life. Otherwise she’s just a freeloader.
— John (@johnpoolman499) December 7, 2025
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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