MAGA figure Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress after Trump withdrew support, citing Epstein files dispute and upcoming primary battle.
WASHINGTON: Influential Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation from the US House of Representatives on Friday.
The Georgia lawmaker and prominent MAGA figure will leave office on January 5, 2026, ending her congressional career after three terms.
Greene revealed her decision in a video posted online, stating she had “always been despised in Washington DC and never fit in.”
Her resignation follows President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of support for the former staunch ally just one week earlier.
Greene explained she didn’t want supporters and family to endure “a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for.”
The rupture appears centered on the Epstein case, with Greene referencing it directly in her resignation speech.
“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,” she said.
Trump celebrated her departure, telling ABC News that Greene’s resignation is “great news from the country.”
The president had recently attacked Greene on Truth Social, labeling her a “lightweight” and “traitor” to the Republican Party.
This followed Greene’s vocal advocacy for releasing government records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Congress recently passed legislation requiring disclosure of Epstein documents after months of Trump resisting their release.
Greene had been a standard-bearer for Trump’s MAGA movement, championing gun rights, immigrant deportation, and vaccine skepticism.
She claimed to have “fought harder than almost any other elected Republican to elect Donald Trump and Republicans,” spending “millions” of her own money.
“Loyalty should be a two-way street,” Greene concluded in her resignation address.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted her split with Trump made her “an even bigger national sensation.”
Greene dismissed speculation about a 2028 presidential bid as “baseless gossip” without revealing future plans. – AFP
