GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hits back at Trump: 'I've never owed him anything'
Greene defended her support for releasing the Epstein files after Trump withdrew his support for her.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Abc7, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
ABC7 Los Angeles is an established local news organization, and this article is attributed to ABC News journalists. The page shows professional reporting and attribution, though it provides limited information about correction practices.
- Source type — Established local television news outlet with an identifiable news organization.
- Author attribution — Two named reporters are credited.
- Editorial standards — The report uses attributed statements and a straightforward news format.
- Transparency — ABC News copyright and a correspondent attribution are shown; correction practices are not described.
The article includes direct quotes from Greene and Massie and reports Trump’s public actions and stated position. It gives limited independent context and does not include a direct response from Trump to Greene’s remarks.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The report gives Greene’s account and includes Trump’s relevant actions and stated position, but most of the direct quotations come from Greene and her allies.
- Counterarguments presented — Trump’s withdrawal of support, social media post, prior opposition to the bill, and stated willingness to sign are included.
- Source diversity — Greene and Massie speak directly; Trump’s position is described rather than presented in a direct response.
- Loaded language — Charged terms such as “traitor” are presented as attributed quotations.
- Opinion vs reporting — The piece is written as straight news reporting.
The article reports Greene’s remarks and Trump’s actions in a conventional news style, with no clear editorial endorsement or condemnation.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive wording, with the central accusation attributed to Greene.
- Source selection — Greene and Massie are quoted; Trump’s actions and stated position are reported, though he is not directly quoted responding to Greene.
- Framing — Frames the event as Greene’s response to Trump’s withdrawal of support.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized President Donald Trump at a Capitol press conference after he withdrew his support for her and called her a traitor. Greene defended her support for releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein ahead of a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Greene said she had supported Trump for years but had never owed him her loyalty, and described standing with Epstein survivors and keeping her name on the discharge petition as reasons Trump called her a traitor. She also said she would judge Trump by his actions rather than his words about signing the bill.
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 80% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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SWIPE →Georgia representative who criticized Trump and backed releasing the Epstein files
President who withdrew his support for Greene and opposed the Epstein files bill before reversing his position
Trump's version of this story ↗Republican representative and co-sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act
Democratic representative and co-sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act
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- Boulder Daily Camera · Page: Epstein case exposes divisions in MAGA unity, but for a good cause
- Jefferson City News Tribune · Republicans hyped Epstein files for years — now Trump's under pressure to deliver
- Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News · MTG should keep up the pressure on Trump, MAGA
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