Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will resign from Congress, saying her final day in office will be January 5, 2026. She made the announcement in a lengthy written statement and video posted on social media.
Greene said her decision followed a painful break with President Donald Trump, who recently pulled his endorsement and backed another Republican for Georgia’s 14th District. “I have too much self respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for,” she wrote.
She said she would not remain in Congress only to be pressured later to defend Trump if impeachment efforts arise. “And in turn, be expected to defend the President against impeachment after he hatefully dumped tens of millions of dollars against me and tried to destroy me,” she said. “It’s all so absurd and completely unserious. I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.”
Greene said she had “fought harder than almost any other elected Republicans” to help Trump win the presidency but acknowledged she disagreed with him “in a few areas.” She said loyalty “should be a two way street,” adding that representatives must be able to vote their conscience because “our job title is literally, ‘Representative.’”
In her resignation statement, Greene also repeated her long-standing frustration with Washington. She said that Americans are “used by the Political Industrial Complex of both Political Parties” and claimed nothing ever improves for “the common American man or woman.”
Greene described her five years in Congress as a defense of the First and Second Amendments, the pro-life cause, border security, and opposition to “Covid tyrannical insanity and mandated mass vaccinations.” She also emphasized, “I’ve never voted to fund foreign wars.”
The rift between Greene and Trump escalated this month after she criticized parts of his foreign policy and refused to withdraw her name from a petition demanding the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Trump labeled her a “traitor,” while Greene said she acted as a “patriot” by supporting Epstein’s victims and pushing for transparency.
Trump said the conflict began earlier, after he advised her not to run for senator or governor. “It seemed to all begin when I sent her a Poll stating that she should not run for Senator, or Governor, she was at 12%, and didn’t have a chance,” he said. He added that she would not receive his endorsement “which she wasn’t about to get!”
Trump also claimed Greene “has told many people that she is upset that I don’t return her phone calls anymore,” responding that he deals with “219 Congressmen/women, 53 U.S. Senators, 24 Cabinet Members, almost 200 Countries, and an otherwise normal life to lead.”
Trump said Greene did nothing but “COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN” despite his “creating Record Achievements for our Country.”
Greene said stepping down is the only path that avoids a damaging primary fight and allows her district to “move forward without being dragged into someone else’s personal feud.”