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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the firebrand Republican from Georgia and once one of Donald Trump’s fiercest loyalists in Congress, announced Friday that she will resign from the House early next year after weeks of escalating clashes with the president.
Greene said her final day in office will be Jan. 5, 2026, marking a stunning rupture between the two GOP figures who for years publicly championed one another.
In a sharply worded statement posted to social media, Greene said her departure reflects a broader struggle within the Republican Party.
“If I am cast aside by MAGA Inc and replaced by Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Military Industrial War Complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class that can’t even relate to real Americans, then many common Americans have been cast aside and replaced as well,” she wrote.
“Until then I’m going back to the people I love, to live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to a new path ahead,” she added.
The announcement came just a week after Trump withdrew his support for Greene, publicly labeling her “wacky” and accusing her of being “bitter” that he discouraged her from pursuing a Senate or gubernatorial run in Georgia. The president’s rebuke capped months of visible strain, including Greene’s criticism of his foreign policy and the GOP’s handling of the shutdown fight over Obamacare subsidies.
Greene told NBC News earlier Friday that Trump was drifting from the “America First” agenda he promised to enact, saying he was “more focused on foreign policy abroad than protecting Americans at home.” The latest dispute followed previous breaks over the war in Gaza and the release of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein.
A senior Republican aide said Greene’s exit would “intensify pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson,” who is already navigating a narrow GOP majority of 219–213. Her resignation will trigger a special-election calendar that could complicate House scheduling early in 2026.
Greene was first elected in 2020 and won more than 64% of the vote in 2024. Despite her fall from favor with Trump, many of her constituents told NBC News they planned to stick with her. “She’s fighting for us, not for him,” said Drew S., a voter from Rome, Georgia.
During a Capitol Hill interview last month amid a government shutdown, Greene had already signaled uncertainty about her political future. “I haven’t made any decisions like that,” she said when asked about running again. “Honestly, I don’t even think about it right now.”
Republicans are bracing for the fallout of the vacancy. While a Tennessee special election in December is expected to preserve a GOP seat, Democrats are favored in two early-2026 specials that could tighten the majority further. Greene’s departure will heighten the stakes for the House heading into an election year.
Her resignation closes a dramatic chapter in her once-close relationship with Trump — and signals the deepening ideological and strategic fractures inside the GOP.
