One week after breaking with Trump, Greene announced her resignation as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
American Chinese News reports: Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday that she will resign from her position next January. This decision comes after months of surprising political transformation, from one of President Trump's closest allies to one of his main opponents, which has shocked some Republicans.
Just days ago, Trump publicly broke with her and called her a "traitor," saying he would support a Republican challenger to contest her House seat next year.
In her statement, Greene said she hopes to avoid a fierce intra-party primary, while predicting that the Republicans will lose their majority in the House during the midterm elections.
"I am very proud and very much love my family, I do not want my beloved district to have to endure a primary filled with harm and hatred because the president we fought for is against me, and I will eventually win the election, but the Republicans might lose the midterms," Greene stated in a statement.
On Saturday morning, after Greene announced her withdrawal, Trump again called her a "traitor" on Truth Social and said she withdrew due to "a sharp drop in poll numbers," and he threatened to support a challenger in an intra-party primary against her.
"For some reason, mainly because I refused to answer her endless calls, Marjorie changed. Despite that, I will always be grateful to Marjorie and thank her for the contributions she has made to our country!" Trump wrote.
The decision to resign will bring an end to Greene's five years of turbulent career in Washington. During this time, Greene was publicly condemned for making violent statements in the House and was expelled from the far-right Freedom Caucus due to a dispute with a fellow Republican - at the same time, as one of Trump's most trusted political allies in Congress, she had extraordinary influence within the party.
Representative Greene told CNN that since Trump called her a "traitor," she has faced direct threats to her life. In the same interview, Greene also apologized for her "harmful" remarks over the years - remarks that have sparked strong national reactions in an increasingly violent political climate.
A person close to Greene revealed that she had been considering resignation for more than a week, as threats against her increased after she fell out with the president.
Her next steps remain unclear. However, the source added that Greene was considered a potential candidate for the state's competitive Senate race several months ago, but she currently has no plans to run for public office.
Over the past few weeks, Greene criticized the president for focusing too much on foreign policy rather than advancing his domestic agenda - even standing with Democrats on the controversial issue of high subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, which will expire next month.
Greene also became one of the most outspoken critics of the White House's handling of the Epstein case documents. She and another Republican Congresswoman, Thomas Massie, accused the White House of trying to hide details of the documents. After strong opposition, Trump finally signed a bill on the transparency of information related to the Epstein case earlier this week.
"I feel very sad for our country, but I'm also very happy for my friend Marjorie. I will miss her very much. She embodies the qualities of a true congressman," Massie wrote on X shortly after Greene announced her news.
Greene's departure is likely to soon affect the House of Representatives, where House Speaker Mike Johnson must deal with an extremely slim majority. Johnson already faces a difficult task in the new year, namely how to coordinate the internally divided party to push major legislative processes and advance the president's priorities.
Greene was first elected in 2020, and she is known for openly promoting conspiracy theories and incendiary speech, including previously supporting the use of violence against Democratic members of Congress.
In her first year in office, the Democratic-controlled House led by then-Speaker Pelosi took an unusual step to strip Greene of all committee positions because she had previously made statements supporting violence and claimed that the deadly Sandy Hook and Parkland school shootings were staged.
Her recent political shift is evident. In an interview with CNN, she praised Pelosi's leadership abilities, saying of the veteran Democrat, "She has made outstanding contributions to her party... She impressed me deeply with her ability to get things done when she was speaker during my first term in Congress."
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