Trump: Greene Went ‘Bad’ as She Resigns, Ending Five-Year Run
Trump: Greene Went ‘Bad’ as She Resigns, Ending Five-Year Run
Trump says Greene went 'bad' and will 'always appreciate' her after she resigns; Greene claims loyalty should go both ways and cites a painful primary.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will resign from Congress, effective in early January, bringing five years in office to a close. In a video message, she said she wants to avoid a “hurtful and hateful primary against [her] by the president we all fought for,” and pressed that she refuses to be a “battered wife” waiting for circumstances to improve.
In his first public remarks on Greene's departure, former President Donald Trump said she had “went BAD” and attributed her decision largely to “PLUMMETING Poll Numbers” and the lack of a Trump endorsement in the face of a strong primary challenger. He added that, despite the rift, he will “always appreciate Marjorie,” and suggested the resignation could be “great news for the country,” a view he expressed in a subsequent interview.
Greene, for her part, framed the move as a matter of political value alignment, insisting that loyalty should be a two-way street and that she would rather vote her conscience than stay in a damaging fight she cannot win.
The resignation comes amid a recent fallout over the release of federal Jeffrey Epstein files, a dispute Greene publicly supported through a bill compelling DOJ action. Trump publicly unendorsed Greene a week earlier after a simmering feud over that issue, underscoring a tense relationship within the GOP as Republicans recalibrate ahead of future elections.
Observers say the decision reshapes the party’s dynamics in Congress and raises questions about how Trump-aligned factions will navigate leadership and primary challenges in the months ahead.
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