Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation from Congress Amid Explosive Trump Feud

In a bombshell move that's sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill and the MAGA world, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced late Friday that she will resign from her House seat effective January 5, 2026, capping a dramatic five-year tenure marked by conspiracy theories, fierce loyalty to Donald Trump, and now, a bitter betrayal-fueled split with the president himself.

The decision, detailed in a lengthy social media post and video statement, follows months of escalating tensions over Epstein files, foreign policy, and health care, issues where Greene's unyielding pushback turned her from Trump's "trusted ally" into his public punching bag.

The Backstory: From MAGA Darling to "Traitor"

Greene, 51, burst onto the national scene in 2020 as a QAnon-adjacent firebrand, peddling claims that school shootings were "false flags" and 9/11 was an "inside job," rhetoric she later walked back amid bipartisan backlash.

Elected to represent Georgia's 14th District in a MAGA landslide, she quickly became Trump's congressional hype woman, traveling the country to rally for him, dropping millions of her own cash on GOP causes, and even ousted from the hard-right Freedom Caucus over internal beefs.

But cracks emerged post-2024 election: Greene morphed into a vocal Trump critic, slamming his reluctance to fully declassify Jeffrey Epstein's files (she co-sponsored the "Epstein Files Transparency Act," signed into law this week after her relentless pressure).

She accused the White House of a cover-up tied to "rich powerful men" and trafficked victims, drawing Trump's ire, he revoked his endorsement last week, branded her a "ranting lunatic," and floated backing a primary challenger.

In her resignation video, Greene didn't mince words: "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 and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for," she said, ticking off achievements like her Epstein push and vowing to "go back to the people I love."

Sources close to her say death threats escalated after the feud, prompting the exit after weeks of soul-searching.

Trump's Scorched-Earth Response: "Marjorie Went BAD"

Trump wasted no time torching his former acolyte on Truth Social Saturday morning, calling her resignation "great news for the country" and claiming it stemmed from her "PLUMMETING Poll Numbers" and fear of a Trump-backed rival.

"For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD," he wrote, signing off with a backhanded "I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service!"

In an ABC interview, he doubled down: "She's a nice person... I just disagreed with her philosophy."

Political Fallout: A Razor-Thin House Majority on the Brink

Greene's exit shrinks the GOP's already precarious 219-213 House edge to 218-213 come January, teetering on a knife's edge with pending special elections in Tennessee, Texas, New Jersey, and now Georgia (likely February for her seat).

Speaker Mike Johnson now faces a zero-vote margin if Democrats flip any, amplifying every floor fight. Georgia observers call it a "wild card" district, Trump won it big in 2024, but Greene's polarizing style could've drawn a strong challenger anyway.

Pundits speculate: Is this Greene eyeing a 2028 presidential run, a media gig, or just burnout? "She's having a moment," quipped conservative consultant Ryan Girdusky.

As the dust settles, Greene's departure underscores MAGA's internal fractures: Loyalty to Trump is non-negotiable, but even his fiercest defenders have limits. Her final days? Expect fireworks on the House floor.