Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced on Friday that she will resign from Congress next year, effective January 5, 2026.
The shocking announcement comes amid her public clash with President Donald Trump after she criticized him and his administration for their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
In a four-page statement announcing her resignation, posted on X, Greene repeatedly addressed her recent falling out with Trump.
“Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for,” she said.
“I have too much self-respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms,” Greene added.
“Until then, I’m going back to the people I love, to live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to a new path ahead. I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026,” she wrote.
Last week, Trump posted a scathing social media rant, retracting his support for Greene, saying that he was “withdrawing his support and Endorsement” of the Georgia congresswoman. He called Greene “a ranting Lunatic” who has “gone Far Left.” In an ensuing online back-and-forth with Greene over the weekend, he called her “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene” and said he would support a primary challenger.
Greene did not give House Speaker Mike Johnson a heads-up about her resignation, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told FWRD AXIS News.
“I’m very sad for our country but so happy for my friend Marjorie. I’ll miss her tremendously. She embodies what a true Representative should be. Everyone should read her statement; there’s more honesty expressed in these four pages than most politicians will speak in a lifetime,” Rep. Thomas Massie wrote, reposting Greene’s statement with her resignation.
