Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) apologized on Sunday for her role in “toxic politics,” saying that heated political rhetoric was something she’d been giving a lot more thought to in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed the Georgia congresswoman on “State of the Union” in the wake of a series of attacks she’d received from President Donald Trump, asking why she’d never spoken up for others who found themselves the target of Trump’s outbursts in the past.
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BASH: “We have seen these kinds of attacks or criticism from the President at other people. It’s not new. And with respect, I haven’t heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.”
GREENE: “Dana, I think that’s fair criticism, and I would like to say humbly, I’m… pic.twitter.com/mEURshZcfI
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) November 16, 2025
“We have seen these kinds of attacks or criticism from the President at other people. It’s not new. And with respect, I haven’t heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you,” Bash prompted.
“Dana, I think that’s fair criticism,” Greene replied. “And I would like to say humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics. It’s very bad for our country. And it’s been something I’ve thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated.”
Greene went on to say that she was trying to be more intentional about choosing her words and wanted to “put down the knives in politics” moving forward. “I really just want to see people be kind to one another,” she added. “And we need to figure out a new path forward that is focused on the American people because as Americans, no matter what side of the aisle we’re on, we have far more in common than we have differences.”
Bash went through a list of objectionable social media comments then, including some from as far back as 2020 that had promoted violent imagery, and asked Greene if she was saying she disavowed such statements. Greene noted that she had addressed those posts in the past and stood by her prior assessment.
Greene also said during the same interview that she hoped her relationship with President Trump could still be repaired.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on whether she can fix her relationship with President Trump:
“Well, I certainly hope that we can make up. And there’s you know, again, I can only speak for myself. I’m a Christian and one of the most important parts of our faith is forgiveness. And… pic.twitter.com/GH4qT2uoHt
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) November 16, 2025
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