Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, an influential figure among the far right and longtime ally of Donald Trump who recently had a dramatic falling out with the United States president, has said she is quitting her seat in Congress.
“Loyalty should be a two-way street”, while Congress “has mostly been sidelined” under the Trump administration, Greene posted in a lengthy resignation statement on social media late on Friday.
In her video statement, the 51-year-old congresswoman from Georgia said she had “always represented the common American man and woman as a member of the House of Representatives, which is why I’ve been despised in Washington, DC, and never fit in”.
“I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026,” she said.
Greene said she did not want her supporters and family to endure “a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for”.
President Trump responded to the news, saying: “I think it’s great news for the country”.
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Trump, who had threatened to support a Republican challenger to unseat Greene, responded to her resignation by calling it "great news for the country" in an interview with ABC News.
ReplyDeleteGreene said in the announcement that she did "not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms."
She had been one of the loudest demanding the release of documents related to Epstein, an issue that once united Trump and his base but has become divisive.
Previously an icon of Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, Greene had a very public falling out with Trump, with the president announcing earlier this month that he was withdrawing all support for the congresswoman he described as “‘Wacky’ Marjorie”.
ReplyDeleteWhile she announced her departure from the House of Representatives, reports in US media have indicated Greene has shown an interest in running for state office - either as Georgia governor or for a Senate seat.
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