Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Shocks Washington With Plans to Resign Amid Growing Rift With Trump
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene recently resigned from Congress, concluding one of the most controversial and closely watched careers on Capitol Hill. After a rocky year in Republican politics, Greene, a Trump supporter, resigned in early January.
Friday night, Greene sent a lengthy video statement from home explaining her decision. Trump’s public breach with her made her decide she couldn’t fight a tough primary in her district. Her “hurtful” and “hateful” dispute with the president she had long supported was not something she wanted to cause.
Her departure is the most severe change in her deteriorating relationship with Trump, as a key Make America Great Again campaigner. The friendship dissolved after Greene criticized Trump on foreign policy, health care, and Epstein files. Trump called her “wacky” and a “traitor,” pledging to back a reelection competitor.
Greene said she’ll quit Congress on 5 January 2026.
After the White House did not comment Friday night, Trump called ABC News and hailed Greene’s resignation “great news for the country.” He stated he wouldn’t call but wished her well.
Greene spent most of her video defending her record, stating she never faltered from conservatism even when she disagreed with Trump. She said loyalty in the movement seemed one-sided and that MPs should be entitled to vote their conscience and prioritize their districts without being targeted by their leaders.
Greene entered Congress in 2020 as a rising MAGA star and became a combative Republican in decades. She rose to legislative prominence and right-wing trust by advocating fringe conspiracy theories and combative discourse. Trump embraced her after party leaders distanced, raising her national profile.
But Greene’s discontent with Republican leadership has grown in recent months. Despite her party controlling Congress and the White House, she said her ideas were ignored. She warned House leadership wouldn’t present important measures to the floor, restricting members’ power. She could not serve since the setting was “unserious” and “absurd.”
Her departure may potentially impact Georgia’s conservative 14th Congressional District. Under state law, the governor must call a special election within 10 days of her resignation to fill her position until January 2027.
Greene’s retirement joins a growing list of politicians from both parties who are not running again, indicating widespread dissatisfaction with a contentious Congress. Her choice exposes the Republican Party’s deeper fissures, which now include Trump’s strongest loyalists.
After departing, Greene said she is strong in her convictions and at peace with her decision, saying her identity is built on faith, not politics. She did not run for office, but she no longer wants to pursue personal political battles.
Her resignation ended her congressional tenure and changed a movement she encouraged. Greene’s resignation underscores the GOP’s power structure’s growing cracks and her and her political forces’ uncertain future as the next election cycle approaches.
Sources
Associated Press
ABC News
