Marjorie Taylor Greene, once the unshakeable praetorian guard of the MAGA movement, has delivered a stunning rebuke of Donald Trump, admitting she was “naive” to believe he was ever truly a man of the people.

In a candid interview with the New York Times just days before vacating her seat in Congress, Greene detailed a spiritual crisis that shattered her political allegiance. Her reversal marks a seismic shift in the American evangelical right, a demographic whose influence often ripples into Kenya’s own religious and political discourse.

The Memorial That Changed Everything

The rupture, Greene explained, was not policy-driven but spiritual. It culminated in September following the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. While watching Kirk’s memorial service, Greene witnessed a moment that she says forced her to choose between her political idol and her Christian faith.

During the service, Kirk’s widow, Erika, publicly offered forgiveness to her husband’s killer—a profound act of grace that Greene noted resonated with sincere Christian teachings. However, when Donald Trump took the stage, the tone shifted drastically.

• The Widow’s Grace: Erika Kirk spoke of forgiveness, embodying the biblical command to love one's enemies.
• The Politician’s Retort: Trump explicitly rejected that sentiment, stating, “I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them.”

“That was absolutely the worst statement,” Greene told the Times. “It just shows where his heart is. And that’s the difference, with her having a sincere Christian faith, and proves that he does not have any faith.”

Escaping a ‘Toxic Culture’

For Kenyan observers accustomed to the intersection of faith and politics, Greene’s pivot is significant. She described the moment as an awakening, realizing she had been conditioned to “never apologize and never admit when you’re wrong”—a tactic she now rejects.

“As a Christian, I don’t believe in doing that,” she emphasized. Greene admitted to a friend that the memorial made her realize she was part of a “toxic culture.”

As she prepares to leave office, the firebrand politician appears to be seeking a different kind of legacy, one less defined by partisan warfare and more by the tenets of her faith. “I really started looking at my faith,” she concluded. “I wanted to be more like Christ.”