Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Friday that she will step down from Congress on 5 January 2026, bringing an end to a term defined by loyalty to — and, more recently, open warfare with — Donald Trump.
In a four-page statement accompanied by a video posted online, the Georgian Republican accused party leaders of ‘sidelining’ conservatives and argued that “the political-industrial complex of both parties” is beyond repair.
“No matter which direction politics moves, nothing really improves for ordinary Americans,” Greene said. “When people finally understand that the real authority lies with them, not with Washington, I’ll stand with them. Until then, I’m stepping away.”
Her decision caps months of intensifying disputes with Trump. After he withdrew his endorsement last month, Greene claimed she received a “hotbed of threats” stirred by “the most powerful man in the world.” She cited disputes over H-1B visas, AI regulation, U.S. aid to Israel, 50-year mortgages and the release of Jeffrey Epstein documents.
“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 wrote.
Trump, who carried Greene’s northwest-Georgia district with 68 percent in 2024, told reporters earlier this month that the congresswoman had “lost her way.” Greene won her own race with 64 percent.
Republican strategists described the resignation as a surprise. “She may be calculating a next act,” analyst Shermichael Singleton said. “But this is still a bombshell.”