WASHINGTON (AP) — Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene A Georgia lawmaker who was once a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump but now a critic announced Friday that he will resign from Congress in January.
Greene explained her decision in a more than 10-minute video posted online, saying she was “constantly looked down upon in Washington, D.C., and never fit in.”
Greene’s resignation comes after a public clash with Trump in recent months after the congressman criticized Trump’s stance on the Jeffrey Epstein file, foreign policy and health care policy.
President Trump has branded her a “traitor” and “pervert” and said he will support her challenger when he runs for re-election next year.
She said January 5, 2026 would be her last day.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night.
Greene has been one of the most vocal supporters of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda and has embraced some of Trump’s unapologetic political style.
Her break with him created a noticeable rift in his grip on conservatives, particularly his most ardent supporters. But her decision to resign in the face of Trump’s opposition puts her in the same path as many of the moderate establishment Republicans who came before her at odds with Trump.
Greene has had close ties to the Republican president since she began her political career five years ago.
In a video Friday, she emphasized her longtime loyalty to President Trump except for a few issues and said it was “unfair and wrong” for him to attack her over their differences.
“Loyalty should go both ways, and because our office is literally ‘representative,’ we should be able to vote our conscience and represent the interests of our district,” she said.
Greene quickly became the frontrunner for President Trump’s MAGA movement. Lightning rod at the National Diet building for her often outside-of-the-mainstream views.
Greene’s support for the QAnon conspiracy theory and appearance alongside white supremacists led her to be opposed by party leaders but welcomed by Trump. He called her a “true winner.”
However, over time, she proved to be an effective lawmaker, aligning herself with then-Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who later became Speaker of the House. She was a reliable voice on the right wing until McCarthy was fired in 2023.
Greene’s announcement of her retirement will have ripples throughout the House and raise questions about her next move, as lawmakers from both parties continue to mount a frenzy as the House navigates an often-chaotic session ahead of next fall’s midterm elections.
green was first Elected to the House of Representatives in 2020. She originally planned to run in a battleground district in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, but moved to the more conservative 14th District in northwest Georgia.
she showed tend to prefer harsh rhetoric A conspiracy theory was circulating before the election that the 2017 Las Vegas shooting was a coordinated attack designed to drum up support for new gun laws. In 2018, she supported the idea that the September 11, 2001 attacks were carried out by the US government, and wondered if a “so-called” plane crashed into the Pentagon.
Greene claimed in 2019 that two Muslim women, Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan), were not “official” members of Congress because they used the Koran instead of the Bible during their swearing-in ceremonies.
green used to be QAnon sympathizeris an online network that believes a global cabal of Satan-worshipping cannibals, including U.S. government leaders, is running a child sex trafficking ring. She eventually distanced herself, saying, “I got hooked on what I saw on the internet.”
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Amy reported from Atlanta.
