Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation on Friday, saying she is stepping down from her post effective Jan. 5 after a public spat with President Donald Trump over delays in releasing files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation comes days after Trump announced he would cut ties with the Georgia representative, citing her recent criticism of his policies. Trump even called her a “crazed” Marjorie and said he would support a challenger against her in next year’s midterms “if the right person runs.”
In her resignation letter published on X, Greene highlighted issues such as the high debt of the US economy, the replacement of Americans with illegal labor, small businesses struggling with large corporations and taxpayer money being used to fund foreign wars.
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Clash over release of Epstein files
The tension between Trump and Green stems from her call for transparency about the Epstein files, which she says is not an act of disloyalty to the Republican administration.
In an interview with CNN, Greene said, “Mr. Trump’s response was unfortunate … but I will continue to do my small part to get the files released.”
The Republican was under scrutiny to push for the release of federal documents detailing Epstein’s crimes, including the potential involvement or knowledge of powerful individuals.
“I believe the country deserves transparency in these files, and I don’t believe the rich and powerful should be protected if they’ve done something wrong,” Greene said. “I have no idea what’s in those files. I can’t even guess.”
On Wednesday, Trump signed into law the release of Epstein-related files after pressure from Democrats and amid tension within his own party over delaying the release of the files.
What did Trump say about Greene?
In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that he was withdrawing his endorsement from Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying that all she does is “complain, complain, complain.”
Trump explained the fallout: “It all seemed to start when I sent her a poll saying she shouldn’t run for senator or governor, she was at 12% and had no chance (unless she had my approval, of course – which she wasn’t going to get!). She told a lot of people that she was upset that I wasn’t coming back, but 92 men wouldn’t call her back to the US. Senators, 24 cabinet members, almost 200 countries and an otherwise normal life, I can’t take the screaming calls of a madman every day.’
Speaking about Trump’s remarks against her, Greene said, “Those are the types of words that can radicalize people against me and put my life at risk.
