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Raydar
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NOV 21, 11:31 PM
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced on Friday that she is resigning from Congress, saying she refused to be a “battered wife” following her public fallout with President Trump in which he un-endorsed her and called her a “traitor.”
The decision comes one week after Trump pulled his support from the Georgia Republican as her fissures with the president reached a boiling point over the Epstein files.
“I have too much self respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms,” she said in a lengthy statement. “And in turn, be expected to defend the President against impeachment after he hatefully dumped tens of millions of dollars against me and tried to destroy me.”
“I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better,” Greene said.
She said that her last day will be on Jan. 5, 2026.
Greene talked about her fallout with Trump in a lengthy statement announcing her decision, noting her fierce loyalty to the president early in her career that helped make her a national political star.
“I will never forget the day I had to leave my mother’s side as my father had brain surgery to remove cancerous tumors in order to fly to Washington DC to defend President Trump and vote NO against the Democrat’s second impeachment in 2021,” Greene said. “My poor father and my poor mother, it was way too much.”
“Loyalty should be a two way street,” she said.
Over the last several months, Greene sharply departed from the president on issues from foreign policy, to Republicans’ stance on health care, to — most recently and notably —helping to force a vote to release files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Georgia Republican was one of four GOP members to sign a discharge petition to force a vote on the bill, despite intense objections from Trump, who called the Epstein issue a “hoax.” Trump later reverted to endorse the bill, and signed it into law this week.
Greene blamed Trump’s scorn for her on the Epstein files issue.
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My thoughts? I can't fault her for speaking her mind and having the courage of her convictions.
But I've always thought she was "a half bubble off level", to be polite about it. Of course, I wouldn't put it past her to walk it back, either.
Edit - My wife (cynic that she is) said, "Ehhh... she's probably gearing up for a run for Governor."
After having slept on that thought, I think the optics are not in her favor. But that's not to say that she won't spin it. People have gotten away with worse.[This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 11-22-2025).]
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steve308
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NOV 22, 12:01 PM
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One less crazy, but she was fun to watch.
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blackrams
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NOV 26, 10:27 PM
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Honestly, not sad to see her go.
Rams
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Raydar
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NOV 27, 10:50 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
Honestly, not sad to see her go.
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Kind of ambivalent, here. I'm not in her district. I have friends (2-3 counties to the north) who are, though, who are not happy.
She didn't mind being the "disturber", which is kind of what we needed at the time. But she also got kind of tiresome.
She did seem to care about her constituents - her resignation notwithstanding.[This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 11-27-2025).]
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