Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020 with a colorful past and a bright MAGA future. Then came his feud with President Trump and his shocking resignation. What has changed?
President Trump responds to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s foreign policy criticism
President Donald Trump said Marjorie Taylor Greene had “lost her way” by questioning his foreign policy priorities.
America First advocate Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to be in the crossfire on Nov. 4 when she chose to appear on The View, America’s No. 1 daytime talk show, a must-see for liberal women entering middle age.
“We’ve got someone joining us here that might surprise you,” Oscar winner and “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg said on the Nov. 4 Election Day episode.
The Georgia congressman, who represents a predominantly white, rural district an hour and a half from downtown Atlanta, entered stage right and sat at the show’s infamous “Hot Topics” table.
The fire in the “view” turned out to be friendly. “You’re a completely different person than I thought you were,” left-wing lawyer Sunny Hostin said between compliments. Greene, who entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, has a colorful past where she was cast by the media as an eccentric conservative conspiracy theorist who wants to take on Democrats and drag queens.
Once a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, their relationship has cooled in recent days after Greene spent much of Trump’s first year in office bashing her fellow Republicans in Congress and hitting back at House Speaker Mike Johnson.
President Trump slammed Greene in a post on Truth Social, making it clear that he views her “view” turn as a final act of defiance. “She’s gone far left. She’s even been on ‘The View,'” President Trump wrote on November 14. Greene’s time in Congress, once filled with a bright future of “making America great again,” has turned out differently than she expected when she announced her resignation on Nov. 21.
“I’m back with my loved ones, living life to the fullest as I always have, and looking forward to a new path ahead,” she wrote on social platform X (formerly Twitter). “I plan to resign from my position on January 5, 2026.”
Daughter of Northwest Georgia
Mr. Green, who grew up 40 minutes north of Atlanta, was an heir to the family construction company founded by his father, Robert D. Taylor. She graduated from South Forsyth High School and the University of Georgia in Athens. She married her ex-husband, Perry Green, in 1995, while both attended UGA.
The Green family helped their father take over his construction business and adopted three children, daughters Lauren and Taylor, and son Derek. Green became a local fitness guru, opening the gym CrossFit Passion with a business partner in August 2013.
When Trump first took office, Greene was blogging at American Truth Seekers, widely considered a conspiracy news site. A September 2017 headline read, “Must read – Democrats are involved in pedophilia, devil worship, and the occult.” “Republicans have failed again!!!” another news item read in the same month.
Greene saw an opportunity for her as President Trump consolidated his unlikely rise to power in the White House.
During Trump’s 2019 re-election campaign, Greene announced her candidacy against U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath in the Atlanta suburbs, but swapped districts to run in the friendlier 14th District after former U.S. Rep. Tom Graves announced his retirement from Congress.
Greene was trying to put “the people over the politicians.” In one video released by her campaign, she works at the drive-thru of brunch spot Biscuit Box, handing out meals in paper bags to passengers and refilling empty coffee cups. “Save America and stop socialism,” she said in unison with waitstaff and kitchen workers.
In another ad from July 2020, Green wears an American flag draped over his shoulder, following a montage of a burning city and a photo of black professional football players protesting during the national anthem. “They’re burning down our cities and destroying our history,” Green said. “America is the greatest country on earth, and I’m running for Congress to keep it that way.”
In Congress, Greene found few friends and allies.
Greene was elected to Congress in November 2020, defeating her Democratic opponent by nearly 50 points.
Already garnering national attention amid accusations that she promoted the fringe QAnon conspiracy, Greene’s first major move in the House was her refusal to certify the 2020 election results. “I intend to challenge the electoral votes for Joe Biden in multiple states,” he told Fox News.
“I refuse to certify a stolen election. It is Congress’s duty to ensure the integrity of our elections,” Greene wrote to X on Dec. 30 of the same year. “On January 6th, I will #FightForTrump.” He supported Mr. Trump, who was abandoned by some in his own party after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
The Democratic-led House of Representatives then removed Greene from her committee assignments in February of the following year, citing abusive behavior on social media that began before she became a lawmaker. Eleven Republicans joined all other Democrats in voting to remove Greene from the Education and Labor Committee and the Budget Committee.
Her antics continued in Congress. She found little fellowship in the House of Representatives other than Trump’s opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, who embraced the embattled former members. Matt Gaetz and George Santos expel former frenemy Rep. Lauren Boebert. Her personal life also fell apart. Perry Greene filed for divorce in 2022.
“Marjorie has been my best friend and wonderful mother for the past 29 years,” he said in a statement at the time. “For us, family is the most important thing in anything we’ve ever done. As we go down different paths, we remain focused on our three wonderful children, their future endeavors, and our friendship.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene gives up running for U.S. Senate
She made national headlines last May when she mocked Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s fake eyelashes, with the congresswoman calling her a “bleached blonde bad-faced butch body.” The clash at the Congressional hearing delighted Democrats.
Greene also found new love with Brian Glenn, a White House correspondent for far-right news source Real America’s Voice.
And in Congress, she held her line, targeting colleagues like Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, twice reelected and one of the nation’s first Muslim women elected to Congress. Greene also maintained a close relationship with Trump, attending his rallies, gushing about him on social media and reveling in his 2024 election victory.
Earlier this year, Greene decided not to run in next year’s Senate race against freshman Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia. “To be frank, the elites do not represent the people of Georgia who are fighting for President Trump,” Greene said in May. “The political consultants embedded in the White House don’t know Georgia like I do.”
Greene became more belligerent, disrupting his own party with a pit stop at “The View.” She troubled Trump fans with her choice to appear on a daytime talker show co-hosted by outspoken Trump critic Joy Behar and Alyssa Farrar Griffin, Trump’s first-term press secretary who resigned on January 6.
But Green wore ruby red in her spot on “The View,” the same color as the MAGA cap she flaunted on her head for five years to show her abiding devotion to Trump. “I love him,” Green said on “The View.”
“From woman to woman, we need to forge a new path,” Green said during the panel discussion. “This country, our beautiful country, our red, white, and blue flag is being torn to shreds, and I think it’s going to take a mature woman to stitch it back together.” Two weeks later, she voted to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, frustrating President Trump, who is under renewed scrutiny for his past friendship with the convicted child molester.
Green returns to real life
Her relationship with Trump himself exploded. “All ‘weird’ Marjorie does is complain, complain, complain!” President Trump wrote on social media on Nov. 14.
“It all seemed to start when I sent her a poll that said she shouldn’t run for senator or governor. Her approval rating was 12 percent and she didn’t have a chance,” he continued. She held out hope that she could rebuild her situation after being dumped by Trump.
“I really hope we can reconcile,” Greene told CNN’s Dana Bash on Nov. 16 when asked if there was any chance of moving forward. “I can only speak for myself. I’m a Christian, and one of the most important parts of our faith is forgiveness, and I value that.”
And on a sleepy Friday in northwest Georgia, Greene resigned from Congress. “I’ve never changed or backed away from any of my campaign promises, I’ve only disagreed in some areas,” Greene said in a 10-minute video on Nov. 21, lying on a beige couch, insisting that “loyalty should go both ways.”
Greene went on to say that while she debated issues with Trump such as the Epstein file and US involvement in foreign wars, “other than that my voting record has been solid for my party and for the president.”
“The whole thing is so ridiculous and completely disingenuous. I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ and hope it all goes away and gets better,” Ms Green added. On January 5 next year, Greene will leave the halls of the House of Representatives and return to real life.
She’ll be able to see more of her kids and go on dates with Glenn away from the glare of Washington. Green can now drink coffee from a cup he once poured for a neighbor in northwest Georgia, away from the people who irritate him and who irritate him. Greene has not said whether she plans to run for president in 2028.
How did Greene go from being a mainstream MAGA to just an MTG? Did she feel disrespected by being left out of the Senate race? Does this mean that Congress is no place for real people?
Or has Green, now a mature woman, simply grown up?
(This article has been updated with new information.)
Contributors: Erin Mansfield, Michael Loria, Sarah Wyer
