Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has become something of a thorn in the side of President Donald Trump and the MAGA faithful in recent months--quite a change from her previous position as a "loyal MAGA foot soldier," according to NBC News.

Just in the past six months, the outlet pointed out, Greene has criticized the administration for strikes on Iran, called Israel's attacks on Gaza "genocide," and sided with Democrats over ACA subsidies in the government shutdown fight.

“I’m not some sort of blind slave to the president, and I don’t think anyone should be,” Greene said in an interview. “I serve in Congress. We’re a separate branch of the government, and I’m not elected by the president. I’m not elected by anyone that works in the White House. I’m elected by my district. That’s who I work for, and I got elected without the president’s endorsement, and, you know, I think that has served me really well.”

While Trump endorsed Greene in the general election, which was her entry into Congress in 2020, she won the primary without his help.

"I get to be independent"

“So I get to be independent as a Republican,” she added, “and I think what helps [Trump] the most is when he has people that are willing to be honest with him and not just tell him what they think he wants to hear.”

It's rare that Trump seems to appreciate when people disagree with him, however.

According to reports, Trump has called senior Republicans at least twice to say, "What's up with Marjorie?"

A source close to her told NBC News that she has been feeling ignored by the administration after not getting offered a job there and having her ambitions for statewide positions thwarted.

"I really don't care"

She agreed not to run for governor of Georgia or Senate this time around when Trump asked her not to, but she said that didn't have anything to do with her independent streak.

Having said in the past that she might run for Senate, that ambition also seems to have died.

“I don’t want to serve in that institution. Look at them. They’re literally the reason why the government is shut down right now,” Greene said. “I think all good things go to die in the Senate, and I certainly don’t want to go there. But I think those are just attacks to try to marginalize me or try to sweep me off, so to speak. And I really don’t care.”

It seems that Greene has found her way to have power by being a detractor at critical moments, when one or two votes can sway an entire issue.

For now, she says she is close to Trump, but her clashes with his staff have increased to the point where one begins to wonder how long that will even last.