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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., accused President Donald Trump this weekend of endangering her safety, claiming his escalating public attacks helped trigger a recent pipe-bomb threat at her construction company and a surge of harassment, including hoax food deliveries.
“President Trump’s unwarranted and vicious attacks against me were a dog whistle to dangerous radicals that could lead to serious attacks on me and my family,” Greene wrote on X. She did not provide additional details about the alleged pipe-bomb threat.
Her warning came just hours after an Indiana state senator was swatted at his home following criticism from Trump over stalled GOP efforts to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections.
Greene said Trump and other conservatives labeling her a “traitor” had “put blood in the water and created a feeding frenzy,” escalating fears of political violence. She added that private security firms had contacted her with safety warnings since Trump withdrew his endorsement on Friday.
Asked Sunday whether his comments were endangering Greene, Trump dismissed the suggestion. “I don’t think her life is in danger. I don’t think, frankly, I don’t think anybody cares about her,” he told reporters.
The feud marks a dramatic rupture between Trump and one of his most outspoken defenders in Congress. Greene has recently broken with GOP leadership on several high-profile issues, including health-care negotiations during the government shutdown and Republican opposition to a bill requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein.
“It really makes you wonder what is in those files and who and what country is putting so much pressure on him?” Greene wrote Saturday on X. She later clarified that she does not believe Trump would be implicated if the Epstein documents were made public.
In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Greene acknowledged her own past role in heated rhetoric. “That’s fair criticism, and I would like to say humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics,” she said. “It’s very bad for our country. And it’s been something I’ve thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated.”
Greene has herself been accused of stoking threats toward other lawmakers. In 2021, then-Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., received death threats after Greene publicized the names and phone numbers of Republicans who supported the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Concerns about political violence continue to rise nationwide. U.S. Capitol Police reported nearly 9,500 threats or concerning statements toward members of Congress last year, up from about 8,000 in 2023. The September assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk further heightened alarm, with a recent NBC News poll showing more than six in 10 voters believe extreme political rhetoric contributed to his killing.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
