Marjorie Taylor Greene to give up Congress after Trump feud

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Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent, Washington

Key moments from Trump and Greene's public fallout

Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced she's going to resign from workplace, an surprising flip for the high-profile Republican days after a public feud with President Donald Trump.

Greene, who turned one among Trump's Maga superstars in US politics, posted a video assertion on social media saying she would depart Congress on 5 January 2026.

The Republican was one among Trump's stauchest defenders in Congress, however her relentless requires releasing recordsdata associated to late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein led to a bitter public falling out with the president, who has since labelled her a "traitor".

"I refuse to be a 'battered spouse' hoping all of it goes away and will get higher," she stated within the video.

Trump, who had threatened to assist a Republican challenger to unseat Greene, responded to her resignation by calling it "nice information for the nation" in an interview with ABC Information.

Greene stated within the announcement that she did "not need my candy district to must endure a hurtful and hateful main in opposition to me by the president all of us fought for, solely to battle and win my election whereas Republicans will probably lose the midterms."

She had been one of many loudest voices demanding the discharge of paperwork associated to Epstein, a problem that after united Trump and his base however has turn out to be divisive.

Trump had spent months arguing that the difficulty was a distraction concocted by his political detractors to divert consideration from his administration's achievements.

"Standing up for American girls who had been raped at 14, trafficked and utilized by wealthy highly effective males, mustn't lead to me being referred to as a traitor and threatened by the President of the US, whom I fought for," Greene stated in her resignation letter.

Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene broadcasts resignation in video message

Over the previous few months, she has gone on numerous high-profile information exhibits and was vital of Trump and fellow Republicans. She took subject with the president not doing sufficient to deliver down prices for voters and criticised his tariff insurance policies. However above all, she criticised his administration for not releasing paperwork associated to Epstein.

Trump responded final week in a collection of social media posts, calling Greene a "traitor" and "wacky". He stated she ought to be unseated and vowed to again a challenger for her place in Congress.

Days after their feud boiled over, Trump reversed course and stated he would assist the discharge of recordsdata associated to Epstein. He signed off on a invoice this week that forces the US Justice Division to launch the paperwork inside 30 days.

Greene was elected to Congress in 2020 amid a backdrop of headlines over her assist and promotion of QAnon conspiracies, together with claiming college shootings and the 9/11 terror assaults had been staged. She has since apologised and sought to distance herself from these feedback.

Within the video saying her resignation, Greene ticked off a listing of political achievements. She famous in her resignation letter that the feedback from Trump had been "hurtful".

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Whereas she introduced her departure from the Home of Representatives, stories in US media have indicated Greene has proven an curiosity in operating for state workplace - both as Georgia governor or for a Senate seat.

The president has commented publicly about these ambitions, writing on Fact Social throughout their public feud that he had beforehand informed her that she should not run for both of these workplaces as a consequence of poor public polling.

Greene has since stated she didn't plan to run for both of these workplaces.

Earlier than their public falling out, Trump and Greene had been shut allies in championing the "America First" agenda. She joined him on the marketing campaign path and was one of many Republicans most vocal about Trump's false claims that he'd received the 2020 presidential election in opposition to Joe Biden.

Her departure will additional shut the hole within the Republican-led Home of Representatives, who solely maintain a handful of seats greater than Democrats. Management of the chamber will likely be up for grabs within the 2026 midterm elections subsequent November.