Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she is resigning from Congress after months of feuding with President Trump and other Republican leaders.
In response to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s decision to leave Congress next year, the Democratic lawmaker who made headlines on social media for insulting the Georgia Republican is now offering to work with her.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said in a social media post on Nov. 21 that she wanted to work with Greene on a “safety bill” for lawmakers. The Republican lawmaker said earlier this month that he had received a series of threats amid his feud with President Donald Trump.
“My office has reached out to MTG to work on safety legislation for our members,” Crockett told X. “If there is interest, we will work together on this effort. We could have a draft by January.”
Crockett said she was shocked after Greene’s announcement, but pointed out that “the threat posed by standing opposite Trump is real!”
Mr Greene’s decision to leave parliament next year sent shockwaves through the party, but could open the way for him to work with Mr Crockett, more than a year after the two traded personal insults in a Commons committee.
The altercation began after Greene told Crockett during a May 2024 House Oversight Committee meeting, “I don’t think you know what you’re here for. I think your fake eyelashes are ruining what you’re reading.”
Mr Crockett then responded by asking what kind of language could violate parliamentary protocol, alluding to Mr Green’s comments.
“I’m just curious…if someone on this committee starts talking about someone’s bleach-blonde, bad-fit butch body, that’s not about personality, right?”
Crockett called Greene’s comments racist and trademarked the phrase “BLEACH BLONDE BAD BUILT BUTCH BODY,” which went viral on social media.
The two sides continued to trade jabs after the exchange and have been in even more heated confrontations, with each known as a flashpoint representing opposing sides of the political spectrum.
Greene’s decision to leave Congress deepened her disconnect with the MAGA movement and other Republican leaders. Greene, once one of the most vocal MAGA allies in the House, announced her resignation in a lengthy four-page statement and video address in which she accused Congress of being tied to financial interests and failing to make effective changes in the lives of ordinary Americans.
The congressman, who represents Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, spent much of Trump’s first year in office bashing fellow Republicans, pushing back on the president’s new policy goals and feuding with House Speaker Mike Johnson.
The conflict came to a head on November 14, when the president withdrew his support for the Georgia congressman. In the days after Greene’s announcement, Trump redoubled his attacks on her, calling her a traitor and saying she would lose reelection in 2026.
Still, Crockett tried to work with Greene before her announcement on the Congressional Security Act, telling CNN that she reached out to Greene about the issue shortly after Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September but did not receive a response.
“If you can put Marjorie and I as co-stars in something, it automatically gets attention and it also makes it clear to the American people that we can bridge these gaps if we decide we want to do it,” Crockett told CNN.
Kathryn Palmer is USA TODAY’s political reporter. She can be reached at the following address: kapalmer@usatoday.com And to X@Kathryn Purml.
