Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s resigning from Congress in January
WASHINGTON — Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a staunch supporter of President Trump and recently turned critic, announced Friday that she will resign from Congress in January.
Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained her decision and said she had “always been looked down upon in Washington, D.C., and she just never found her place.”
She said her last day would be January 5.
Greene’s resignation follows a public fallout with Trump in recent months, as the congresswoman criticized him for his stance on issues related to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as foreign policy and health care.
Trump called her a “traitor” and “crazy” and said he would support a challenger against her when she runs for re-election next year.
Greene was closely linked to the Republican president since beginning her political career five years ago. She was one of the most vocal and visible supporters of Trump’s Make America Great Again agenda, and adopted some of his political styles unabashedly.
Her break with him constituted a notable crack in his hold over conservatives, particularly his most ardent base. But her decision to step down in the face of opposition put her on the same path as many of the more moderate establishment Republicans who opposed Trump before her.
In her video, she emphasized her long-standing loyalty to Trump, except on a few issues, and said it was “unfair and wrong” for him to attack her for disagreeing.
“Loyalty should be a two-way street and we should be able to vote our conscience and represent the interests of our district because our job title is literally ‘representative,’” she said.
Greene rose to power at the forefront of Trump’s MAGA movement and quickly became a lightning rod on Capitol Hill for his opinions often beyond the mainstream.
As she embraced QAnon conspiracy theories and appeared alongside white supremacists, Greene faced opposition from party leaders but was welcomed by Trump. He called her “a real WINNER!” »
Yet over time, she proved to be a skilled legislator, aligning herself with then-GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who would become Speaker of the House. She was a trusted voice on the right flank, until McCarthy was ousted in 2023.
While there has been a wave of lawmakers from both parties heading for the exits ahead of next fall’s midterm elections, as the House weathers an often chaotic session, Greene’s announced retirement will reverberate throughout the ranks — and raise questions about her next actions.
Greene was the first elected to the House in 2020. She had originally planned to run in a competitive district in Atlanta’s northern suburbs, but moved to the much more conservative 14th District in northwest Georgia.
She showed a penchant for harsh rhetoric and conspiracy theories even before his election, suggesting that a 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas was a coordinated attack aimed at drumming up support for new gun restrictions. In 2018, she supported the idea that the US government carried out the September 11, 2001 attacks and believed that a “so-called” plane hit the Pentagon.
In 2019, Greene argued that Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), both Muslims, were not “official” members of Congress because they used Qurans rather than Bibles in their swearing-in ceremonies.
Greene was once a QAnon supporteran online network that believes a global cabal of Satan-worshiping cannibals, including U.S. government leaders, is operating a child sex trafficking ring. She eventually distanced herself, saying she had “let herself be drawn into some of the things I saw on the internet.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Friday evening.
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