US President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed the surprise resignation of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling it “great news” for the country.
“I think it’s great news for the country,” Trump told ABC News in a brief phone interview.
“It’s great,” he added.
Trump further suggested that Greene (R-Ga.) did not discuss her plans to resign with him before she posted on social media her intention to leave her office on Jan. 5 of next year. He said he had no plans to talk to her.
“No, it doesn’t matter, you know? But I think it’s great,” Trump told the reporter. “I think she should be happy.
Marjorie Greene announces her resignation
In a surprise announcement on Friday, Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she is stepping down from the House of Representatives amid dramatic disagreements with President Donald Trump.
In a 10-minute video posted on social media, Greene said she refused to be a “battered wife.”
“I have too much self-respect and dignity, I love my family too much, and I don’t want my lovely district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me from a president we all fought for, just to fight and win my election while the Republicans are likely to lose the midterms,” Greene said.
Her departure marks a shocking turn of events that few would have imagined months ago, given that she was one of the president’s staunchest supporters.
“I refuse to be an abused wife and hope it all goes away and gets better,” she added in her video.
Why did Marjorie Greene resign?
Marjorie Green has earned the ire of Donald Trump after criticizing his administration’s handling of documents related to convicted sex offender Jefferey Epstein.
Last week, the president withdrew his endorsement of Greene and urged the congresswoman to face a primary challenge ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Greene said she was prompted to resign by the prospect of facing a Trump-backed Republican primary challenger and a potential Democratic takeover of the House in the next midterm elections.
She even bemoaned the state of American politics, arguing that neither Republican nor Democratic lawmakers are interested in finding solutions to real U.S. problems, including the rising cost of living.
Greene’s resignation will narrow the Republican majority in the House to 218 members to 213 Democrats. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate.
