Marjorie Taylor Greene: Trump ‘Completely Owned and Controlled by Government of Israel’
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has launched a stunning attack on former President Donald Trump, claiming that he has been “completely owned and controlled by the government of Israel.”
The comments, made during an interview on Wednesday, represent a significant departure from the Republican Party’s long-standing pro-Israel consensus. They also signal a potential political rift between Trump and the anti-establishment, more isolationist wing of the MAGA base.
“They basically swallowed Donald Trump whole and made sure that he was completely owned and controlled by the government of Israel.”
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
🔥 Greene’s Attack in Context
Greene did not provide specific evidence to support her claim that Trump is “owned and controlled” by Israel. Instead, she appeared to be referencing the former president’s close relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his daughter Ivanka Trump’s conversion to Judaism, which has been a recurring target of antisemitic tropes on the far right.
Some observers also link Greene’s comments to Trump’s recent move to reverse his prior “America First” position on Ukraine, a shift Greene has publicly opposed. Greene belongs to a faction of ultra-nationalists who believe that all U.S. foreign policy should be strictly transactional and that any entanglement in foreign wars (including military aid to Ukraine or direct strikes on Iran) is a betrayal of Trump’s core mandate.
Trump has not responded to Greene’s comments. The former president still wields significant influence over the Republican Party, but Greene’s remarks highlight a growing ideological split that could complicate the GOP’s unity ahead of the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 presidential race.
🕎 The Antisemitic Trope
Greene’s claim that a prominent politician is “owned and controlled by the government of Israel” is a classic antisemitic trope about “dual loyalty.” The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and American Jewish Committee (AJC) have long warned that accusing Jewish citizens of disloyalty to their home country is a staple of antisemitic conspiracy theories.
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) strongly condemned the remarks. A spokesperson for the Republican Jewish Coalition stated that “Greene’s comments are antisemitic, repugnant, and have no place in the Republican Party.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was asked about Greene’s remarks but demurred, saying, “I haven’t seen the comments, so I don’t want to comment on something I haven’t reviewed.”
📈 Political Implications
The rift between Greene and Trump is notable because Greene has been one of Trump’s most vocal defenders in Congress, leading the charge against his impeachments and promoting his allegations of a stolen 2020 election.
However, Trump is currently facing a war with Iran, to which Israel is a key ally. He has also refused to cut off military aid to Ukraine — a policy stance that aligns him more closely with the traditional Republican establishment than with the isolationist wing Greene represents.
Democrats, for their part, seized on Greene’s comments as evidence of extremism within the GOP. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released a statement saying, “Marjorie Taylor Greene is the mainstream of the modern Republican Party, and her hateful, antisemitic conspiracy theories are a feature, not a bug.”
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