U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned that more Republicans are starting to break with President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Greene was one of a handful of Republican critics who condemned Trump’s insensitive statement on the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner earlier this week. She told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday that Trump’s words were “absolutely, completely below the Office of the President of the United States.”
She said she “can’t comprehend” why more Republican won’t speak out against Trump’s statement. However, she suggested that more members of the GOP may be willing to split with Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
She noted that a group of Republicans broke with Trump last week to overturn one of the president’s executive orders.
“I think the dam is breaking. Many Republicans may not have called him out. But last week, 13 Republicans voted with Democrats to overturn one of President Trump’s executive orders, which enabled him to fire federal workers. We also saw Indiana Republicans vote against redistricting,” Greene said in an interview that aired on CNN’s “The Source.”
“But I would like to say that that is a sign, where you’re seeing Republicans, they’re entering the campaign phase for 2026, which is a large signal that lame-duck season has begun, and that Republicans will go in, all-in for themselves, in order to save their own reelections,” she added.
Collins then pressed Greene on her prediction, questioning whether Trump’s “iron grip of support” on Republicans is weakening.
“Absolutely,” Greene said. “Those 13 Republicans that voted to take down his executive order, last week, literally, that same evening, put on their tuxedos and their evening ball gowns, and went to the White House Christmas party. That’s pretty bold.”
