Donald Trump Has 'Killed' the MAGA Movement, Says Marjorie Taylor Greene | 7.30

Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to 7.30. Thank you. Donald Trump said the result last night, it's not his fault, it's the fault of others for not following him closely enough. What do you say? The results from last night was a referendum on Donald Trump and Donald Trump only. He told everyone for the past year, vote like I am on the ballot. And the American people did. And it's certainly understandable why. I fought very hard for President Trump, campaigned for him all over the country, spent millions of my own dollars, endorsed many Republican candidates, and I probably spoke at more rallies than any other elected Republican. We promised the country a very specific agenda, make America great again, put America first, and he chose to go a different direction literally the first two years of his presidency. Can you explain what you think happened? Because a lot of Republicans They actually did vote, they didn't stay at home as people often do in the midterms. They went out to vote, but they voted Democrat, so what actually What drove people to shift their vote and for independents also to break? Yes, Democrats had a massive turnout. However, there was a contingent that stayed home, and those numbers will be filtering out over the few days. And I really am interested in seeing that. And those are the very disaffected MAGA, it's just a large collection of different types of people, and they were just angry. And said, how can we support this? It's complete betrayal. But then you had a massive amount of, especially young voters, women, Hispanics, that swung hard for the Democrats because they were out saying the message that we actually said in 2024. And so it shows that American voters haven't really changed in what they want. They want an end to the corruption. They want a cost of living that's affordable. They want cheap gas and diesel. My goodness, you can't blame them. They want affordable health care and they want politicians to focus on them instead of the special interests and the elite, rich, powerful donors. J.D. Vance says it's, if anyone is honest, it's all about the war. Is he right? No, he's wrong. He's looking for a place to land in this issue, which is understandable. He's the vice president. I was the first Republican in Congress to endorse J.D. Vance when he ran for the Senate. I was part of the small group, myself, Tucker Carlson, Don Jr., Charlie Kirk. We pushed for him to be the vice president. J.D. Vance's silence over the past two years, especially on the issue with the war in Iran, has been deafening. And today he's coming out and finally speaking. Well, it's very much a little bit too late. Really, the issue has come down to... Cost of living, gas and diesel, which was driven by the Iran war, and the Epstein files. The Republicans have a serious problem with women in America. And Republicans don't treat women very well. And the way President Trump treated these victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his friends and other elites all over the world. That was a very loud message to women in America, and that's something that J.D. Vance can't stay silent on. Let me just ask you about that, because you didn't complain about Donald Trump when he was crude and nasty and even vile about women before the two of you fell out. What's the difference between him being nasty to women then and his treatment of women vis-à-vis the Epstein files? Well, for a long time, I was very much a part of MAGA, and I've already publicly stated quite a few times that I regret my participation in that. But many of us, we supported Donald Trump because we thought we needed somebody to get in there and fight for the American people and that's what he promised us. So Donald Trump was kind of like our bad guy that was gonna take it to the deep state, drain the swamp. Well, you know, he turned out to be the Trojan horse and I called it early. You've already talked about the fact that He was only in power to serve the elite and his wealthy friends. Explain what you mean by that. Well, you can look at his actions. So judge people not just by their words, but really look at their actions. For example, I have one of the most conservative voting records in Congress. That's history. That's how I am defined. I'm a conservative. My values have never changed. Let's look at Donald Trump's actions. His the White House became a revolving door of foreign leaders. The dinners he had existed with the big tech CEOs, leaders of major industries, the defense industry, and so forth. And those are the people that he constantly entertained, where he pretty much forgot about all the people that showed up to the MAGA rallies. Over and over for him one of the other things that JD Vance is talking about this morning is that Republicans are angry about the U.S. Relationship or the supporters of Donald Trump previous supporters of Donald Trump are angry about the U.S. relationship with Israel, how important is that in driving people's votes, do you think? It was a top issue, whether people like it or not. Thank you very much. It's the fact that our government leaders and most of my colleagues that I served in Congress with, the administration, the president himself, Israel has basically lent themselves to be used by a foreign country's government and military, and it's not just Israel. If you filled that in with any other country, it would be equally as offensive. But when you bring it down to a country, and I bring it very granular. For me, it's really simple. Israel has killed over 22,000 children in Gaza. These aren't terrorists, we're talking about kids, and most Americans are so absolutely horrified and disgusted that our tax dollars, by the billions, go to that country every single year, that our military-produced weapons and ammunition have been used to murder kids, create over 70,000 orphans, thousands of children with amputated arms and legs. And I think America spoke very loudly that we don't want politicians that are loyal to to APAC and loyal to a foreign country. We want politicians and Americans, rightfully so, deserve their elected leaders to be loyal to them and them only. Elon Musk made a joke at your expense last night. He referenced an old story about the space lasers. Elon Musk put $450 million into Texas and got nothing in return. What is the message from Texans to Elon Musk after that gigantic... Series of donations. I haven't heard that clip. So that's the first I've heard of it So he echoed a lie about me a phrase that I never said That was created in the media and used as a smear campaign against me and has been Snopes and others have written about it Not being true So I guess that shows he's a little bit upset mad at me that I'm right and he's wrong He took a bet with over 400 million dollars and he lost And I resigned and refused to support President Trump and the current state of the Republican Party. And I was vindicated last night. Let me just ask you a question about these big issues that you're raising, the Epstein files, the relationship with Israel. Do you want to see the Democratic Party investigating these issues? As soon as they take control of Congress in January? Yes, I want to see everyone investigate that. That's what the women deserve. The victims deserve it. And the fact that Republicans and the president and his administration have tried to hide this and continue to fight to stop files from being released is just, it's baffling to me. So, yeah, I hope everyone investigates it, and I really do hope the truth comes out. So you anticipate we will see investigations in Congress on Epstein? I haven't talked to any of them to confirm their plans, but I would think so and hope so. There's another issue, along with the big money, also data centres clearly became a big issue in this election. Is that going to continue to be a potent electoral issue in the United States? Yes, and that's probably maybe another reason Elon is upset. The American people are opposed to data centres being built next to their farms, next to their children's schools, in their communities, and rightfully so. Many people don't want their land used that way, their water used that way, the loud noises that these things make, maybe the danger to the environment. And that's something that Elon and other big tech companies are very invested in. And that's an issue that the president has fully gotten behind. So, yeah, I think that'll continue to be a big issue. Is this the beginning of the end of Donald Trump? Yes. Of course, and you can say that for many reasons. Number one, he's now a lame duck. This is the second half of his second administration. By our constitution, he cannot run for president again. He's also late in age, you know, he's in his 80s now. And so this Trump era is definitely on its way to sunset. Is it also the end of MAGA as a force? I think so. I think the MAGA movement is completely dead and Trump himself is the one that killed it. Now, does that mean that Americans change the way they feel on issues and the things they want? I don't think so. How that gets reorganized, I think that'll take some time to see. Everyone asks, are we having a third party? Who's going to be the new leader of Republicans? Who will be top of the ticket for 2028? I think those answers... don't come easily and are actually going to have to take some time to sort themselves out. And what happens to the populist right? If MAGA is also over for you, what does become of the populist right in America? Well, I think there's, I think, like I was saying, the ground is changing. And issues that are important to the populist right are also important to the populist left. I think what looks interesting to me for the future is where there can be common ground found between the left and the right and people come together and work on those issues, issue by issue, try to set aside the things that divide us and figure out how to solve the problems for the future. I think that's what younger generations want and so I foresee a future where the two parties Really don't have as much strong control as they have totally reigned in the past and perhaps a future where there are independent candidates or issue-based candidates that don't have to exist within those two silos. Do you regret your own contribution and role in making American politics more extreme? You know, I think that I played a very significant part in championing the issues that are important to Americans. I constantly push forward America first. I have been one of the loudest voices against the now $40 trillion national debt. I am unapologetically pro-life. So many of the issues I'm proud that I fought on, they're issues that are important to the American people, and I know that people still thank me every day for taking up those causes. Marjorie Taylor Greene, The Morning After, an extraordinary result. Thank you for joining us. Yes, thank you.