MTG Says Trump Focused on Crypto Donors Over Voters Who ‘Waited in the Rain’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — long considered one of President Donald J. Trump’s most outspoken allies — is now taking public shots at his leadership, trade strategy, and immigration approach, signaling what could be a deepening rift inside the Republican Party.

In a recent interview with comedian Tim Dillon, Greene accused the president of focusing too heavily on “crypto donors” and wealthy backers rather than the working-class voters who fueled his political rise.

“I’m talking to major manufacturing companies that are saying we support the president, we support what he’s trying—his long-term goal—but we’re having problems with these tariffs,” Greene said. “We can’t get supplies from this country, and we can’t get supplies for this country, and there’s problems.”

Greene added that the economic stress felt by ordinary Americans hasn’t eased under Trump’s current trade agenda.

“But has the stress come off regular people’s bank accounts? No, that has not happened yet, and that needs to be the major focus,” she said. “It shouldn’t be about helping your crypto donors or your AI donors or welcoming in these people that hated you and spent money to try to beat you, but all of a sudden are excited to come out to the new Rose Garden patio. That shouldn’t be the focus.”

The Georgia congresswoman, who rose to prominence as one of Trump’s fiercest defenders during his first term, lamented that the administration has strayed from the populist spirit that defined the MAGA movement.

“The focus should be the people that showed up at the rallies, stood there for freaking 18 hours trying to get in the rain, in the cold, in the 100-degree heat,” she said. “Those are the ones I care about. Those are the ones that voted for not only the president, but every single Republican that gave us power. I don’t think those people are being served.”

Her remarks follow earlier comments blaming her own party for the ongoing partial government shutdown, a statement quickly seized upon by Democrats eager to exploit GOP divisions.

The left-wing press wasted no time celebrating Greene’s criticism of Trump. Slate ran a glowing feature titled, “Marjorie Taylor Greene, Welcome to the Resistance,” while prominent Democrats like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) echoed her recent comments.

Jeffries said, “Marjorie Taylor Greene acknowledges this fight is about the health care of the American people.” Warren added, “Get back to work. Hash this out over health care. I agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene. These are Republicans and Democrats that need these subsidies.”

But perhaps the most eyebrow-raising part of Greene’s interview came when she appeared to soften her stance on illegal immigration — suggesting that some illegal labor remains “necessary” in sectors like construction.

“As a conservative and as a business owner in the construction industry, and as a realist, I can say we have to do something about labor, and that needs to be a smarter plan than just rounding up every single person and deporting them,” she said. “If anybody’s mad at me for saying the truth, then I’m sorry.”

Greene — whose net worth exceeds $24 million — insisted her remarks reflect “reality,” not political calculation. Yet her growing criticism of the president and the Republican establishment has raised eyebrows among conservatives who once viewed her as a reliable Trump ally.

In an August interview with The Daily Mail, Greene even hinted that her future with the GOP might be uncertain.

“I don’t know if the Republican Party is leaving me, or if I’m kind of not relating to the Republican Party as much anymore. I don’t know which one it is,” she told the outlet.

While some in Washington see her remarks as a strategic attempt to distance herself from the administration, others believe Greene’s frustration stems from genuine ideological disillusionment — one that could further fracture the conservative coalition as President Trump presses forward with his economic and immigration agenda.