Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday reflected on her involvement in what she termed “toxic politics.” This introspection follows a significant dispute with her long-standing associate, President Donald Trump.

Trump had declared in a series of social media messages on Friday that he was revoking his endorsement of Greene. The following day, he labeled her a “traitor” and a “disgrace”—a barrage which Greene stated had led to life threats against her.

When CNN’s Dana Bash questioned Greene about her silence when the President used similar aggressive language against other individuals, the Congresswoman responded, “I believe that is a valid criticism.”

“And I wish to humbly apologize for participating in the toxic political environment. It is extremely detrimental to our nation,” she further stated in the Sunday interview.

She commented, “It’s something I’ve considered deeply, particularly since . I am solely accountable for my own words and deeds, and I am dedicated—and have been focusing on this considerably lately—to ending the confrontational nature of politics.”

“My primary desire is for people to treat each other with kindness,” she added.

During the same discussion, Greene encouraged Bash to conduct an interview with Nick Fuentes, an antisemitic commentator known for supporting Adolf Hitler and who, in a recent appearance with Tucker Carlson, decried the disproportionate influence of “organized Jewry” in the United States.

Greene, a devoted MAGA supporter and long-term ally of the president, has established a reputation as a provocateur and conspiracy theorist over time. Prior to her election to Congress in 2020, she asserted that the September 11, 2001, attacks were a fabrication, erroneously claimed President Barack Obama was secretly Muslim, and accused the Clinton family of murder. 

The Congresswoman additionally voiced support for the QAnon conspiracy theory movement, which encompasses extensive theories postulating that a satanic group of pedophiles and cannibals governs the world, and that Trump is engaged in a struggle against them. 

Greene’s remarks are made amidst her public disagreement with President Trump regarding his unwillingness to make public the documents known as the “Epstein files”—an extensive term for the voluminous pages of documents, records, law enforcement interrogations, confiscated hard drives, and various other materials derived from inquiries into the convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

The Georgia Congresswoman has been pressuring Trump to disclose the files, while the president has been vigorously campaigning to prevent their release.

On Friday, Trump declared he was retracting his endorsement of Greene, and subsequently, on Saturday, referred to her as a “traitor” and a “disgrace.”

In response to the president’s harsh comments, Greene informed CNN on Sunday: “Those kinds of statements can incite people against me and jeopardize my safety.”

She further stated, “It has all culminated with the ‘Epstein files,’ and that is astonishing; I stand in solidarity with these women, with rape victims, and with trafficking survivors. I believe the nation merits full disclosure concerning these files.”

The developing situation arises as the House of Representatives is taking action—a procedural tactic that allows members to circumvent House leadership to bring a bill to the floor if a majority approves—concerning the release of the Epstein files.

At present, every House Democrat, along with four Republicans—Representatives Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace, and Greene—have endorsed the petition. Both the White House and House Speaker Mike Johnson have been actively campaigning against the release of these documents.

Trump has consistently encountered scrutiny regarding his association with Epstein and has consistently disavowed any awareness of Epstein’s illegal activities. The president has always asserted that his connections to Epstein were merely social, typical of Palm Beach, Florida, where both possessed property in the 1990s. Epstein’s residence was located in close proximity to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, and for several years, the financier was a frequent guest at Mar-a-Lago.

“Well, I knew him as everyone in Palm Beach did. I mean, he was known by people in Palm Beach. He was a prominent figure there,” Trump commented, soon after Epstein was charged. “We had a disagreement a long time ago. I believe I haven’t spoken to him in 15 years. I did not care for him.”