Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has Trump’s support amid more and more calls for her resignation.

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Saturday she spoke to former President Donald Trump, saying he offered his support at a time when Republican leaders are under increasing pressure to punish the freshman legislator for the way she behaved with colleagues. , her adoption of conspiracy theories, and previous statements in which she uttered extremist and racist rhetoric. “I had a GREAT connection with my favorite POTUS of all time, President Trump! I am very grateful for your support, ” the Georgia legislator tweeted on Saturday morning. “The bloodthirsty media and socialists hate the Democrats of America are attacking me now as they always attack President Trump.” She continued to “promise” that she would not “back down” and “never apologize”.

A Trump spokesman did not comment on the call and Greene’s office also did not provide further details. But the alleged link comes at a time when Republican Party leaders are under pressure to punish the controversial legislator and some Democrats have even demanded his resignation. As more examples emerge from their support for dangerous and unfounded conspiracy theories and even their apparent endorsement for the death of Democratic leaders, Republicans have remained silent. The situation is a reflection of the divisions that exist between Republicans as the party tries to decide how to move forward without Trump in the White House.

Senator Mitt Romney, who was the only Republican senator to vote to condemn Trump in the impeachment trial, criticized the former president and the freshman legislator. “Equal lies are mixed: the nonsense of Marjorie Taylor Greene and the ‘big lie’ of a stolen election”, Romney tweeted.

Trump’s alleged support came a day after Congresswoman Cori Bush, a freshman Democrat, said she was relocating to move away from Greene. Bush said Greene “scolded” her in a hallway and said she would move her office “for the safety of my team”. Minority leader in the House, Kevin McCarthy, said he will speak to Greene next week, but it is unclear whether that means there will be real consequences for the freshman legislator. At least 50 House Democrats have asked Greene to be removed from Congress. On Friday, Greene sent a warning to all Republican leaders who were considering punishing her. “If Republicans cower in front of the crowd and let the Democrats and the fake news media take me outside,” said Greene, “they are opening the door to go after each Republican until there are none left.”

McCarthy promised to speak to Greene after reports of Facebook posts that she wrote emerged, in which she discussed the execution of Democrats before being elected to Congress. “These comments are deeply disturbing and leader McCarthy plans to have a conversation with the congresswoman about them,” said McCarthy’s spokesman earlier this week.

While some Republicans want McCarthy to send a message that makes it clear that the party will not support lawmakers who support conspiracy theories, others are concerned about what it will do to a large part of its supporters who are still loyal to Trump. And while some are now trying to portray her as an incendiary outsider, the Washington Post details how many important party leaders embraced her in her rise to power, despite the fact that her story of spreading lies and her propensity for violent rhetoric.