Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces January Resignation

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced that she will resign from the House of Representatives on January 5, ending her tenure in the middle of her third term. The decision, delivered in a video and accompanying statement posted on X, followed an abrupt and deeply public rupture with President Donald Trump, whom she previously championed as a central figure in the MAGA movement.

Greene, first elected in 2020, had built her political identity on staunch support for Trump and his agenda. Her resignation marks one of the most significant political breaks within the Republican Party since Trump’s return to the White House, and it comes as the GOP continues to navigate ideological divisions heading into the 2026 midterms.

Trump’s Attacks Prompt Greene’s Decision

The congresswoman attributed her decision to escalating criticism from the president, saying Trump’s attacks had crossed a line. In her statement, she wrote, “Loyalty should be a two way street and we should be able to vote our conscience and represent our district’s interest because our job title is literally, ‘Representative.’” She also cited Trump labeling her a “traitor” and a “lunatic.”

Trump did not attempt to dispute the rift. Speaking to an ABC News reporter after Greene posted her announcement, he said, “I think it’s great news for the country. It’s great.”

Their break became publicly visible in recent weeks, when Trump criticized Greene for supporting legislation requiring the Department of Justice to release investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Greene said Trump’s condemnation was tied to her stance on making those materials public, which she framed as a fight for transparency for victims.

She also had faulted Trump for prioritizing meetings with foreign leaders over the needs of Americans, further deepening the divide.

Concerns Over GOP Standing in 2026

In her statement, Greene warned that Republicans are likely to lose the 2026 midterm elections and predicted that Trump would face impeachment if Democrats retook the House. She said she did not want her district to undergo a “hurtful and hateful primary” waged by Trump-backed challengers. “I have too much self respect and dignity, love my family too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure” such a contest, she wrote.

Greene added that she had “fought harder than almost any other elected Republican to elect Donald Trump and Republicans to power,” invoking moments when she placed loyalty to Trump over personal matters, including missing time at her mother’s side while her father underwent brain surgery in order to vote against Trump’s second impeachment.

Her statement described feeling abandoned by the movement she helped promote. “I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better,” she said.

Policy Divisions Add to Tensions

Greene emphasized that her voting record was closely aligned with both Trump and the GOP, with exceptions involving immigration, foreign policy, and the Epstein files. She wrote that her opposition to H1B visas replacing American jobs, her criticism of U.S. involvement in overseas conflicts, and her push to release Epstein-related documents had contributed to conflicts with Trump.

“Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States of America, whom I fought for,” she wrote.

A Narrow Majority Tightens Further

Greene’s departure will reduce the Republican House majority, currently at 219 to 213. Her Georgia district remains deeply conservative, and a Republican is expected to win any forthcoming special election. But her resignation underscores internal strain within the party at a critical moment.

Greene hinted that her exit from Congress could lead to a future presidential bid in 2028, though she acknowledged this political moment may also mark the end of her role in the MAGA movement. “If I am cast aside by MAGA Inc,” she wrote, it would signal that “many common Americans have been cast aside and replaced as well.”

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