ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who forged a political brand as a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and his political base, announced on Friday that she had had enough of Washington — and of Trump himself — and will resign.
The Rome Republican said in a nighttime post on X that she was disgusted with what she described as a takeover of her party by wealthy elites. She said she was quitting after the president threatened to back a challenger in her GOP primary next year.
Greene predicted that Republicans would be routed by Democrats in next year’s election, losing control of Congress. She also predicted that she would win re-election herself after enduring “a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president” and then “be expected to defend the president against impeachment after he hatefully dumped tens of millions of dollars against me and tried to destroy me.”
Greene said in a 10-minute video that industry insiders, elite donors and “the MAGA political machine” had cast her aside.
She acknowledged breaking with Trump over a handful of issues, including her support for preserving states’ rights to impose a moratorium on artificial intelligence, her opposition to military engagement overseas and her demand for the release of the Epstein files.
But, she said, “loyalty should be a two-way street” and that she should be allowed to vote her conscience.
“Standing up for American women who were raped at 14 years old, trafficked and used by rich, powerful men should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the president of the United States whom I fought for,” Greene said.
She said her last day in Congress will be Jan. 5.
“It’s all so absurd and completely unserious,” she said. “I refuse to be a battered wife, hoping it all goes away and gets better.”