{"id":573319,"date":"2025-11-16T03:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T03:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/573319\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T03:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T03:35:13","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-marjorie-taylor-greene-raises-fears-for-her-safety-as-row-with-donald-trump-escalates-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/573319\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Marjorie Taylor Greene raises fears for her safety as row with Donald Trump escalates | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a>, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms \u201cwith warnings for my safety\u201d after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a post on X, Greene said that \u201ca hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world\u201d, without referring to Trump by name, adding it was \u201cthe man I supported and helped get elected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1989787898665750756\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">In a later post on X<\/a>, Greene posted a chart of rising average grocery bills, calling it \u201cthe ultimate warning to all of my Republican colleagues\u201d and equating cost-of-living pressures to a vote in Congress over the release of further Epstein files next week.<\/p>\n<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene says she\u2019s had \u2018warnings\u2019 after posts by Trump<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The dispute between Greene and Trump, simmering for months, has broken out into the open as the once solid Maga supporter has found herself opposing Trump on a series of issues, including US military aid to Israel, the government shutdown and the so-called \u201cEpstein files\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cMarjorie \u2018Traitor\u2019 Green is a disgrace to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!\u201d Trump fumed on social media, a day after ending his support for Greene, calling her \u201cWacky Marjorie\u201d and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in the next midterm election \u201cif the right person runs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The war of words between the congresswoman and Trump has become increasingly bitter primarily over the release of government-held documents relating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/jeffrey-epstein\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, which Greene supports. The House speaker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/mike-johnson\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a>, is expected to hold a vote next week on releasing the entirety of unclassified communications and documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/nov\/15\/marjorie-taylor-greene-safety-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steve Bannon advised Epstein for years, texts show<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Hundreds of texts over almost a year show Maga influencer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/steve-bannon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Bannon<\/a> and convicted sex offender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/jeffrey-epstein\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> workshopping legal and media strategies to protect Epstein from the legal and publicity quagmire that enveloped him in the last year of his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The texts, released by the House oversight committee on Wednesday, show that as early as June 2018 the pair were devising responses to the gathering storm of public outrage about Epstein\u2019s criminal history, his favorable treatment by the justice system, and his friendships with powerful figures in business, politics and academia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Bannon conspiratorially described the renewed scrutiny of Epstein as a \u201csophisticated op\u201d, and over time he counseled Epstein in his adversarial responses to media outlets, the justice system and his victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/nov\/15\/steve-bannon-jeffrey-epstein-text-messages-publicity\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ICE begins sweep in Charlotte, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Federal immigration officers on Saturday began a sweep through Charlotte, the largest city in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/northcarolina\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>, officials confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Local media reports said that one location targeted by masked federal agents was a church in east <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/charlotte\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte<\/a>, where an arrest was made while about 15 to 20 church members were doing yard work on the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cRight now, everybody is scared. Everybody,\u201d the pastor at the church told the Charlotte Observer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The mayor, Vi Lyles, said these actions \u201care causing unnecessary fear and uncertainty\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/nov\/15\/charlotte-north-carolina-federal-immigration-sweep\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Justin Douglas, a minister who studied at a Christian university founded by the conservative pastor and televangelist Jerry Falwell, is running for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-congress\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Congress<\/a> \u2013 as a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He is among about 30 Christian white clergy \u2013 pastors, seminary students and other faith leaders <strong>\u2013<\/strong> known to be potential Democratic candidates in next year\u2019s midterm elections, including a dozen who are already in the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Douglas, 41, based in Harrisburg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/pennsylvania\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, is among a new generation of the Christian left aiming to change that narrative by ensuring that the Democratic brand is not associated with only college-educated urbanites, but can also connect with white working-class churchgoers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/19\/trump-backlash-social-media-king\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What else happened today:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/nov\/14\/trump-administration-news-updates-today\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friday 14 November 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-573319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-united-states","9":"tag-us","10":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115557284117797271","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}