U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks, at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia, U.S. September 24, 2024.
Marjorie Taylor Greene announced late Friday that she will step down from her seat in Congress, officially leaving office on 5 January 2026.
In a four-page announcement, the Georgia lawmaker argued that Congress has been effectively rendered powerless, claiming the Republican leadership has repeatedly failed to move forward on key conservative priorities such as border enforcement and broader “America First” goals.
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“Regardless of whether Republicans or Democrats are in charge, nothing ever truly improves for everyday Americans,” Greene wrote.
“When Americans finally wake up to the reality that both parties have built a political industrial complex designed to tear this nation apart — and that no single elected representative like myself can stop Washington’s machine from slowly dismantling our country — they will also realize that they, the people, hold the real power. That’s when I’ll be right beside them, ready to rebuild,” she continued.
“For now, I’m returning to the people I care about, ready to live fully and embrace a new direction in life,” Greene added.
Her resignation follows a dramatic fracture with Donald Trump, who publicly condemned her over her position regarding the release of the Epstein files. Greene detailed her reasoning in a 10-minute video posted on X, expanding on the written statement.
In her letter, she emphasized: “Few Republicans have fought harder than I have to elect Donald Trump and secure Republican majorities … I have never wavered from my promises to the voters … America First should mean exactly that — America First, with no foreign nation ever tied to that mission inside our government.”
Just days earlier, Greene said private security experts had contacted her with concerns about her safety after Trump declared he was withdrawing his endorsement and support.
Posting to X, Greene warned that “a hotbed of threats against me is being fueled and pushed by the most powerful man in the world,” without explicitly naming Trump, though she referred to him as “the man I supported and helped get elected.”
She repeated those concerns in her resignation message, saying she has endured “constant personal attacks, death threats, weaponized lawsuits, outrageous lies and slander — the kind of pressure most people could not survive even for a single day.”
Her departure caps off months of deepening disagreement with both the White House and several Republicans. Earlier this month, Trump rebuked Greene, saying she had “lost her way” after she criticized him for focusing too heavily on foreign policy and too little on soaring costs at home — issues she again highlighted in her Friday statement.
Greene said her split from the president also stemmed from disagreements over H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers, resistance to AI regulation, “50-year mortgage scams,” foreign military entanglements, and the release of documents detailing the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein — a convicted pedophile whom Trump socialized with for more than 15 years.
“Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked, and abused by wealthy, powerful men should not lead to the president of the United States calling me a traitor and threatening me — especially after all I have done to support him,” Greene said.
She has also been one of the most vocal critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and the Biden administration’s continued support for it, repeatedly calling the campaign “a genocide.”
“If Maga Inc casts me aside and replaces me with Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, the Military Industrial War Complex, foreign governments, and elite donors who have nothing in common with real Americans, then everyday Americans have been replaced as well,” Greene argued.
Political strategist Shermichael Singleton suggested Greene could be preparing for a longer-term shift.
“If I were advising her, I’d say she could weather this rough moment,” Singleton told CNN. “But perhaps she sees something different ahead. Maybe she’s preparing for what comes next. Still, this is a major surprise.”
During the 2024 presidential election, Trump carried Greene’s district with 68% of the vote, while Greene herself secured re-election with 64%. According to NBC News, voters in her district appeared largely unfazed by her public clash with Trump.
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Has someone threatened her life? Her family? This smells fishy.