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By Dan Gooding
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Former Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene warned multiple times Thursday morning that she believes President Donald Trump is mentally unstable, and called for his removal from office.
In a lengthy interview with CNN, the Republican said that the president's threat to wipe out an entire civilization earlier this week, when referencing Iran, meant he was not fit for office.
"It's absolute madness. How can any person that is mentally stable call for an entire civilization of people to be murdered? To be wiped out? To never come back again? That's what the president called for," Greene told Wolf Blitzer.
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"That shows there's serious instability in his thinking, that not only would he say that in a private room, perhaps with his advisers, but actually go to his megaphone, his Truth Social and post that for the entire country, and the entire world. It's unreal. This should never be tolerated," she said.
Greene Calls for Trump's Removal From Office
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Greene's comments come after a lengthy list of lawmakers, mainly Democrats, called on Tuesday for the 25th Amendment to be invoked to remove the president from office. She had joined them in urging the cabinet to vote Trump out, as fears grew of a potential nuclear strike in the Middle East, hours before a tentative ceasefire was announced.
The White House, CNN's Pamela Brown said, had insisted that it was the president's tough rhetoric that brought Iran to its knees. Greene disagreed.
"I'm sorry. That's not 'tough rhetoric.' It's insanity. It's calling for the murder of an entire civilization," Greene said. "Of men, women, children, of innocent civilians, that is not what I would call proper or even decent negotiations."
Greene said it was Vice President JD Vance who had achieved the ceasefire through negotiation.
Trump Changes His Policies, Greene Says
As a long-time MAGA voice and supporter of Trump's agenda, Greene became increasingly vocal in her discomfort around his actions in the latter part of 2025. She then resigned from Congress, leaving in January.
"I've always been a supporter of President Trump for the policies," Greene said. "But once he became president, he changed his policies. What we campaigned on was no more foreign wars. President Trump said he was going to be the peace president. Well, he's gone from being the peace president to the war president. I don't support that at all."
The former representative said Trump lost her support when he "covered up" the Epstein files, something she had called for greater transparency on for some time.
"He called me a traitor to him because I wouldn't obey his wishes of taking my name off of a discharge petition because he said his friends would get hurt," she said. "We've seen President Trump fight to cover up the Epstein files and fight to prevent them from being released. I think that speaks for itself."
Greene Calls Out Members of Congress
Alongside her critique of the president, Greene took aim at her former colleagues in Washington, D.C., urging them to take a stand against Trump.
"They're cowards," she said. "And I really have to call out Speaker Mike Johnson, who calls himself a Christian. I don't know how he can stand by those words. That's what was so offensive to me."
Greene said that any member of Congress claiming to be a Christian should "take pause" and ask if their Christian values aligned with Trump's messaging on Iran.
Trump Attacks Marjorie Taylor Greene
After leaving Congress, Greene left her Georgia seat open for a special election, which took place earlier this week. Clay Fuller, a Republican, won the spot for the rest of the term.
Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to congratulate Fuller while making a jab at his former ally.
"Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown’s (GREEN TURNS TO BROWN UNDER STRESS!) seat in Congress has been taken over by a wonderful and talented man, Clay Fuller, who won convincingly, and right from the beginning, despite many people running for that “TRUMP” +37 seat, and despite the stench left by Greene," Trump posted. "Congratulations to Clay Fuller, a very large improvement over his deranged predecessor!"
Greene said Thursday she would not respond to bullies and wished her successor the best.
Update 4/9/26, 12:03 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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