Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) told The New York Times in an interview released this week that she “never liked” the “sexualization” of women she said goes on at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
“I never liked the MAGA Mar-a-Lago sexualization,” Greene said. “I believe how women in leadership present themselves sends a message to younger women.”
“I have two daughters, and I’ve always been uncomfortable with how those women puff up their lips and enlarge their breasts,” she added.
The Georgia Republican’s comments were part of wide-ranging conversations the outlet had with her over the past two years, during which she outlined her break from the president.
Greene, first elected to Congress in 2020, is leaving her seat Jan. 5.
Formerly one of Trump’s strongest supporters, she has broken with him on multiple issues since he returned to office this year. She disagreed with his strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June, backed a bill to phase out the H1-B visa program after Trump defended it, and called Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide.”
She also criticized GOP leadership for its inaction on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies during the government shutdown and pushed for the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite the president’s opposition to such a move.
Greene and Reps. Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Nancy Mace (S.C.) and Thomas Massie (Ky.) were the lone House Republicans to sign a discharge petition bringing a bill on releasing the files to the floor. The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed Congress with near-unanimous support last month after Trump made a last-minute flip to endorse it, then signed it into law.
After Trump revoked his support for Greene in November and said he would back a primary challenger in the Peach State’s 14th Congressional District, the 51-year-old announced her impending resignation. She said at the time that she did “not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms.”
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong,” Greene told the Times. “You just keep pummeling your enemies, no matter what. And as a Christian, I don’t believe in doing that.”
