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President Donald Trump reacted to the upcoming departure of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying the Georgia Republican “decided to call it quits” amid falling support and the prospect of a strong primary challenge.
Greene, once among President Trump’s most loyal allies on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that she will leave Congress in January, stepping down a year before her term ends. Her resignation follows a growing rift with the president over his stance on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files and other recent disagreements.
President Trump used his Truth Social account to respond to Greene, again referring to her as “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown,” a label he has repeated in recent weeks. He claimed she would have had “no chance of winning” if he had chosen to back a challenger.
“For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never-ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD,” he wrote.
He also attacked her alliance with Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, calling Massie “the WORST Republican Congressman in decades.” Despite the criticism, President Trump added, “I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country!”
Greene pushed back in her own resignation statement, saying she wanted to avoid subjecting her district to “a hurtful and hateful primary” fueled by Trump’s support for an opponent. She said political loyalty “should be a two-way street” and argued lawmakers should be able to “vote their conscience.”
Speaking later to ABC News, President Trump called Greene’s departure “great news for the country” and said he did not plan to speak with her.
Greene, first elected in 2020, rose quickly as one of the most outspoken defenders of President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. Their split marks a rare and visible break between Trump and one of his earliest conservative allies.
“My only goal and desire has ever been to hold the Republican Party accountable for the promises it makes to the American people and put America First, and I have fought against Democrat’s damaging policies like the Green New Deal, wide open deadly unsafe border policies, and the trans agenda on children and against women,” her resignation statement read in part.
Her resignation will trigger a special election after she formally submits her departure date. Greene said her final day in Congress will be Jan. 5, 2026.
