Major MAGA figure Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns after Trump clash

Greene says ‘standing up for American women raped at 14’ should not lead to being branded a ‘traitor’ by Trump.

Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, an influential figure among the far right and longtime ally of Donald Trump who recently had a dramatic falling out with the United States president, has said she is quitting her seat in Congress.

“Loyalty should be a two-way street”, while Congress “has mostly been sidelined” under the Trump administration, Greene posted in a lengthy resignation statement on social media late on Friday.

In her video statement, the 51-year-old congresswoman from Georgia said she had “always represented the common American man and woman as a member of the House of Representatives, which is why I’ve been despised in Washington, DC, and never fit in”.

“I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026,” she said.

Greene said she did not want her supporters and family to endure “a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for”.