Greene’s resignation from Georgia’s 14th Congressional District comes amid a spat with the president over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, an early and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again policy, plans to resign in January.
“I return to my loved ones, live my life to the fullest as I have always done, and look forward to a new path forward,” she wrote on social platform
Greene’s move to resign from Congress comes amid an ongoing feud with Republican leadership over the release of files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Notably, Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, broke ranks to force a vote on the Epstein file disclosure bill ahead of her fellow Republicans.
“As a member of Congress, I have always represented ordinary American men and women, which is why I have always been despised and never fit in in Washington, D.C.,” Greene said in a statement posted to
“I have too much self-respect and dignity, and I love my family too much, and I don’t want my sweet district to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me only to win my election by the president we all fought for, while the Republicans are likely to lose the midterm elections.”
Conflict between Greene and Trump
President Trump’s spat with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reached a climax in recent days, with the president withdrawing his support for the Georgia Republican and giving her a nickname. This is usually an act given to the most bitter political opponents.
“All ‘weird’ Marjorie is doing is complaining, complaining, complaining!” Trump wrote on social media, referring to concerns raised by Greene about her focus on foreign policy, the government shutdown and the controversy surrounding sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Greene came to Congress with a reputation for supporting the conspiratorial QAnon movement. She was sworn in days before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters and has been an outspoken supporter of the theory that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
The Georgia lawmaker was the most outspoken advocate of forcing the Justice Department to release investigative files on the late sex trafficker Epstein, despite opposition from Epstein’s former friend Trump. At a Sept. 3 press conference, she framed the issue around sexual abuse, right and wrong, and what she called Epstein’s powerful “cabal cabal.”
Greene grew up in the Atlanta suburbs and has three adult children, who he often mentions in policy discussions about the next generation. For many years, she was a co-owner of the construction company her father founded in northwest Georgia.
heartbreaking reaction
Jackie Harling, the Walker County Republican Party chairwoman in Greene’s district, cried when she heard the news. Walker has known Greene since 2021 and said she is not only liked but loved in the district.
“The people of northwest Georgia lost a fighter today, but we didn’t demote her just because she failed us,” Harling told USA TODAY. “We lost her because the swamp couldn’t handle a strong woman who spoke the truth and refused to bow to one party.”
Rep. Thomas Massey, a Kentucky Republican who is friends with Greene and has sponsored many bills with her, said he was sad for the country but happy for his friend.
“I will miss her so much,” Massey wrote on social media. “She embodies what a true representative should be. Everyone should read her statement. There is more honesty expressed in these four pages than most politicians say in a lifetime.”
Representative Ro Khanna, a liberal Democrat and lead sponsor of the Epstein file disclosure bill, praised Greene’s “courageous stand” toward women who survived Epstein’s abuse.
“No one should have to pay the price for putting the will of the people before President Trump’s political machine,” Khanna said.
Why did Mr. Green resign?
Greene announced her resignation in a lengthy four-page statement, skewering Congress for being dependent on making money rather than the concerns of ordinary Americans.
“No matter which way the political pendulum swings, Republican or Democratic, nothing will get better for ordinary American men and women. The debt will only increase. Corporate and global interests remain Washington’s sweetheart,” Greene said, placing additional blame on “illegal labor,” “big business,” and “foreign interests.”
“The average American family can no longer survive on one breadwinner’s income; both parents must work to survive. And today, many of my children’s generation feel hopeless about their future and don’t believe they can achieve the American Dream. This breaks my heart.”
Greene, who represents a district in northwest Georgia, was elected in 2020 on a wave of populist support. She has since become known as one of the most outspoken members of Congress, and until recently was a close supporter of Trump.
She has spent months on television confronting men in her own party and the president who inspired her candidacy. She broke with Republican leadership, went head-to-head against President Donald Trump, and helped force a Congressional vote to release the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files.
And she didn’t back down when President Trump lashed out at her in an 11th-hour pressure campaign. He accused Greene of being a “traitor,” using language that “radicalizes people and has the potential to put my life in danger.”
What else does Greene say about his resignation?
“I missed out on precious time with my family that I can never get back,” Green said in the X post. She said she had to leave her mother’s side while her father underwent brain surgery to remove cancer so she could go to Congress and vote against impeaching President Trump.
“My self-worth is not defined by humans, but by God, the creator of everything that exists,” Green said.
