Marjorie Taylor Greene Takes a Swing at GOP Leadership, Blasts Anyone Trying to ‘Prevent’ Epstein List ‘From Coming Out’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) joined CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown for a lengthy interview on Thursday that covered everything from the government shutdown, to some of Greene’s more controversial statements of late, to the House vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.

As the conversation wound down, Brown asked Greene about Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) recently slamming her for dabbling in what many viewed as anti-Semitism.

“So you recently suggested on X that a quote, ‘foreign government or powerful people may try to kill you.’ Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas shared that post of yours on X, writing, quote, ‘Why do crazy people keep thinking the Jews are trying to kill them?’ What do you say to Cruz, and what did you mean by that?” Brown asked.

“Well, first, that was an extremely ridiculous thing for Ted Cruz to say. I never said Jewish people. I’m not anti-Semitic. I don’t hate any people group for their identity or who they are. So that was unbelievably low for a sitting U.S. senator to say that. But what I’m talking about is very real. I have a tremendous amount of death threats,” Greene replied, adding:

It’s documented. I have some of the highest amount of death threats as a sitting member in the House of Representatives. And when you speak about certain issues, we can watch the calls and the emails and the messages—they increase, and the threats increase.

And so when I say I am seriously concerned for my life, and I say, “If something ever happens to me,” I really mean it. It’s okay for me to say that. This is the time that we’re living in, where we’re seeing political violence, and I’m totally against it completely in every which way. But when I say something like that and to have another Republican of my own party insult me and insinuate I’m saying something I never said is absolutely unacceptable.

Notably, Greene’s comments came amid a flurry of online activity within the MAGA world suggesting that Israel was behind the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk. Greene’s comment coincided with other MAGA influencers making similar remarks, like podcaster Theo Von, who said, “I would never take my own life. You hear that Israel?”

Brown followed up, “Right. And I know a lot of members of Congress are getting threats, which is, you know, we can’t tolerate that. But when you say ‘the foreign government or powerful people,’ who specifically were you alluding to there?”

“I’m saying anyone, any foreign government, and any people in power. I’m talking about the Epstein list. This has been the most—I don’t understand why. I genuinely do not understand why there’s been any effort to hide this and prevent it from coming out. But because of the efforts for years now to hide it and prevent it from coming out, it certainly makes you feel afraid when you’re one of the ones truly on the front lines pushing it to come out,” Greene replied, adding:

I also serve on the Oversight Committee, and we’re leading that investigation there, so I’m involved on both fronts—the Oversight Committee investigation as well as my signatures on the discharge petition.

“And you don’t think Oversight’s doing enough then on that?” Brown pressed.

“Actually, to tell you the truth, the Oversight investigation has the power to go much further than Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna’s resolution,” Greene replied, jabbing her own party, which currently leads the committee and has so far scuttled the vote to release the Epstein files.

“But they’re not doing that. Why do you think that is, in your view?” followed up Brown.

“Actually, well, number one, there’s a government shutdown, and the House is not in session. So nothing is happening. But actually, the Oversight Committee has subpoenaed a lot more information than Thomas Massie’s resolution specifically calls for. But here’s my stance: I’ll work on any—this involves women who were raped, women at 14 years old who were raped. And they say there’s more people involved. I don’t know how anyone in their good conscience can be against letting that information come out. So I want to help on any front that I can,” Greene said.

“You’re a courageous politician, but more important, a loving mother. Thanks very much for coming in. We hope you’ll come back here in The Situation Room,” added Blitzer.

“I would love to,” Greene replied with a smile.

Watch the clip above via CNN.