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IrelandGreene says Trump "killed" MAGA and regrets her part
In ABC's 7.30 interview, the former congresswoman argues that Republican losses reflect a deeper betrayal of supporters, not just opposition to the Iran war.
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Story of Why this story? One of ABC News In-depth's most watched videos since yesterday, with 379,666 views.
Donald Trump has 'killed' the MAGA movement, says Marjorie Taylor Greene | 7.30
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- 0:12Greene interprets the election as a referendum on Trump personally and says MAGA supporters felt betrayed.
- 3:36She expresses regret over her participation in MAGA and argues that Trump served elite interests.
- 5:16She identifies economic struggles, US policy towards Israel and the Gaza war as reasons voters rejected Republicans.
- 8:14Greene identifies opposition to data-centre construction in American communities as an emerging electoral issue.
- 9:03The title's central claim arrives: Greene declares MAGA dead and holds Trump responsible.
- 10:09She suggests left- and right-wing populists could find common ground beyond the two-party system.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is looking beyond a Republican election defeat to the collapse of the movement she once championed. Speaking with Sarah Ferguson on the steps of Capitol Hill, she offers a blunt assessment: "I think the MAGA movement's completely dead, and Trump himself is the one that killed it."
The ABC News In-depth interview brings a former Trump loyalist's account to the post-midterm debate. According to ABC's coverage, Democrats have secured both chambers of Congress. Greene interprets that result as a referendum on Trump personally, arguing that his supporters felt betrayed.
Ferguson also presses Greene about her own participation. Greene says she has publicly expressed regret, describing Trump as a "Trojan horse" who ultimately served elite interests rather than the people who backed him.
Her explanation goes further than Vice President JD Vance's emphasis on the Iran war. Greene criticises his silence on key issues and argues that economic hardship, US policy towards Israel and the war in Gaza also drove voters away from Republicans.
The conversation then reaches an issue less prominent in the election-night speeches: data centres. Greene identifies community opposition to their construction as an emerging electoral force, bringing the discussion from Washington's leadership disputes to development in Americans' neighbourhoods.
At the close, she suggests that populists on the left and right could find common ground outside the two-party system. It is a proposed direction, rather than an announced political project, from someone now repudiating the movement she helped promote.
An American politician who represented Georgia’s 14th congressional district from 2021 until resigning in 2026. She is a former Republican Party member associated with far-right populist politics.
More on Wikipedia ›The Republican vice president of the United States. He previously represented Ohio in the US Senate from 2023 to 2025.
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Who interviews Marjorie Taylor Greene in this 7.30 report?
Sarah Ferguson speaks with Greene on the steps of Capitol Hill.