Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning from Congress

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, once a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump and now a critic, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January.

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Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained her decision and said she was “always despised in Washington, D.C., and just never fit in.”

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Greene's resignation follows a public disagreement with Trump in recent months, with the congresswoman criticizing him for his stance on files related to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as foreign policy and health care.

Trump called her a “traitor” and a “fool” and said he would support an opponent running against her when she runs for re-election next year.

Last day is January 5th.

She said her last day would be January 5, 2026.

The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Friday evening.

Greene was one of Trump's most vocal and visible supporters of Trump's Make America Great Again policies, and she shared some of his unapologetic political style.

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Her break with him was a visible crack in his grip on conservatives, especially his most ardent supporters. But her decision to resign in the face of his opposition put her on the same path as many of the more moderate establishment Republicans before her who went against Trump.

Greene has been closely associated with the Republican president since she began her political career five years ago.

In her video on Friday, she emphasized her longtime loyalty to Trump, with the exception of a few issues, and said it was “unfair and wrong” that he attacked 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 position is literally called 'representative,'” she said.

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Greene rose to power at the forefront of Trump's MAGA movement and quickly became a lightning rod on Capitol Hill for her views, which were often outside the mainstream.

When she embraced the QAnon conspiracy theory and aligned herself with white supremacists, party leaders opposed Greene but welcomed Trump. He called her “a true WINNER!”

However, over time, she proved herself to be a capable legislator, joining then-GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, who later became Speaker of the House of Representatives. She enjoyed confidence on the right until McCarthy was overthrown in 2023.

As lawmakers from both parties head to the exits ahead of next fall's midterm elections and the House endures an often chaotic session, Greene's announced resignation will reverberate across the ranks – and raise questions about her next steps.

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First elected to the House of Representatives in 2020.

Greene was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2020. She originally planned to run in a competitive district in the north Atlanta 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 her election, suggesting that the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas was a coordinated attack designed to galvanize support for new gun restrictions. In 2018, she supported the idea that the September 11, 2001 attacks were carried out by the US government, and suggested that a “so-called” plane crashed into the Pentagon.

In 2019, Greene argued that Representatives Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., both Muslims, were not “official” members of Congress because they used the Quran rather than the Bible in their swearing-in ceremonies.

Greene was once a sympathizer of QAnon, an online network that believes a global cabal of Satan-worshipping cannibals, including U.S. government leaders, runs a child sex trafficking ring. She eventually distanced herself, saying she was “drawn in by some of the things I saw online.”

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