Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene, Maga figure who will quit US Congress? – Firstpost

Marjorie Taylor Greene has suddenly decided to resign from the United States Congress.

The Georgia Republican once recognized by US President Donald Trump as one of his most forceful defenders has now become the target of his most aggressive public rebuke.

The president she championed for years is now the same man who has branded her a “traitor”, “disgraceful” and a “torturous lunatic”.

His departure will be effective from January 5, 2026.

How did Green enter American politics?

Greene’s public career began not in Washington but in the online realm of conservative activism. In 2017, he entered the political conversation through American Truth Seekers, a website that often promoted conspiracy-laden stories.

She then joined the Family America Project, a conservative grassroots network.

These roles helped him build early credibility among anti-establishment conservatives and cemented his reputation as a political agitator with a deep distrust of the federal government.

As she began exploring electoral possibilities, Greene evaluated several congressional districts before choosing Georgia’s 14th district for her first race. The district leaned heavily toward Republicans, making the primary contest decisive.

Greene framed her candidacy as an unabashedly pro-Trump alternative to more traditional Republicans. He criticized liberalism, denounced antifa, and leaned toward provocative imagery, including a campaign ad in which he held an assault rifle.

His rhetoric soon attracted national attention – from both conservative activists, who admired his confrontational style, and critics, who saw him as embracing violent, conspiratorial politics.

Although Trump did not initially endorse her, he threw his support behind her during the GOP run-offs. With that encouragement, he easily secured the nomination and subsequently won the general election.

When Green entered the US Congress

Upon arriving in Washington in January 2021, Greene wasted no time in stating her stance on the outcome of the 2020 election.

He wore a mask that read, “Trump won”, a message reinforcing his view that Biden’s victory was illegitimate – a view that Trump himself continued to advance.

His early months in Congress were subject to extensive scrutiny of online posts he made before assuming office. These posts contained extremist views that Democrats and many Republicans found deeply troubling.

Some of these past comments included suggestions that Democratic leaders deserved punishment or violence, doubts about the reality of the mass shootings in Parkland and Sandy Hook, and unfounded statements speculating on government involvement in disasters such as the 9/11 attacks.

He also gained notoriety for promoting QAnon-related content and accusing the powerful elite of engaging in sinister global conspiracies.

At one point, he repeated claims that wildfires were caused by a “space laser” allegedly associated with a wealthy Jewish banking family.

These controversies culminated in a House vote to remove him from committee assignments in 2021.

During the debate, Greene defended her past beliefs by citing mistakes from her past. She wore a mask labeled “Free Speech” and told her colleagues that her previous support for QAnon was “words from the past.”

Still, he did not directly retract many of his previous comments, and Democrats remained unconvinced.

Despite the criticism, Greene’s notoriety energized her support among elite Republican voters who felt alienated from mainstream institutions. She soon became a recognizable face of the most radical faction of the party.

Greene: A loyal soldier for Trump — until she wasn’t

During her early tenure, Greene’s identity as a lawmaker was strongly linked to Trump’s cause. He regularly attacked Democrats, criticized moderate Republicans and echoed Trump’s language and worldview.

He also defended the January 6 rioters, at one point claiming that if he had organized the event, the participants would have been “armed” and “would have won”. After the White House condemned the comments, he said they were intended as a joke.

Greene described herself as a Christian, a businesswoman, and a mother in her public statement, but she also emphasized being “100% pro-life, pro-gun, pro-Trump.”

Among the MAGA base, he was seen as someone who combined fierce conservatism with anti-establishment grievances that resonated in Trump-aligned communities.

For Trump, Greene was an early congressional ally in pursuing “America First” policies. She became known as one of his administration’s most militant defenders and a credible voice in the media.

But by 2025, that alliance had clearly weakened.

Greene vs. Trump on Epstein files

The reason for the meltdown between Greene and Trump was the escalating fight over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Greene supported a bipartisan move in the House to declassify the documents, arguing that Americans deserve transparency about the networks of power surrounding Epstein, a convicted sex offender with ties to the global elite.

Trump staunchly opposed the push, and when Greene aligned herself with the effort, the clash became intensely personal.

He repeatedly attacked her on Truth Social, accusing her of being disloyal and being highly critical of his foreign policy decisions.

She claimed that she had shifted to the left and insisted that she was motivated by anger that he did not support her ambition to run for Senate or governor in Georgia.

One of her posts declared, “All I see from “wacky” Marjorie is complain, complain, complain!”

He also accused him of associating with media outlets that were not friendly towards MAGA. “She has become far left, even while doing ‘The View,'” he wrote.

According to Trump, Greene had become someone who “served the other side”, a charge that irked some of her supporters and angered many who had once admired her.

The fight reached its climax when he said he could no longer tolerate her behaviour.

“I can’t take a call every day from an angry lunatic… I understand that wonderful, conservative people are thinking about making Marjorie the primary… If the right person runs, she will have my full and steadfast support.”

Green, in turn, posted private text exchanges, arguing that she had acted out of concern for victims of trafficking and abuse. He asserted that Trump’s opposition to the Epstein files contradicts the movement’s commitment to protecting vulnerable Americans.

“Standing up for American women who were raped, trafficked, and used by rich powerful men at the age of 14 should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States I fought for,” she wrote.

She also questioned Trump’s priorities, commenting, “But in reality the majority of Americans want him to fight so hard to help the forgotten men and women of America… That’s what I voted for.”

As public exchanges escalated, their long-standing alliance broke down.

Green vs Trump on US foreign policy

Greene also sharply criticized Trump’s decisions abroad, including actions in the Middle East. He condemned Israel’s war in Gaza as “genocide”, a stance that alienated him not only from Trump, but also from many Democrats who supported Israel’s right to self-defense.

He also objected to US aid to Kiev and questioned Trump’s decision to support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

He also expressed concern over the administration led by President Javier Meili that provided $20 billion in financial aid to Argentina.

Another policy difference emerged regarding immigration. Greene promoted legislation aimed at eliminating the H1B visa program, an idea that Trump did not support.

What caused Green to resign?

When Greene announced her resignation on Friday, she released a detailed video outlining her motivations.

She said she would not allow a “harmful and disgusting primary” supported by Trump to split her district, nor would she continue to serve in a Congress that she believes has lost its relevance.

“I refuse to be a battered wife and hope this all goes away and gets better,” she said.

He warned that voters were increasingly alienated from elected officials who, in his view, were not addressing rising costs of living, home debt, high rents, or the role of large financial firms in locking ordinary Americans out of the housing market.

My message to Georgia’s 14th District and America.
Thank you. pic.twitter.com/tSoHCeAjn1

– Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) 22 November 2025

In his resignation letter, he expressed frustration with the way institutional power is wielded in Washington. He claimed that the “political industrial complex” made it impossible for someone like him to rein in government excesses or stop the country’s gradual decline.

Her letter read, “I am going back to the people I love, so that I can live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to a new path forward.”

Rumors circulated that disagreements over a potential Senate bid contributed to her differences with Trump, but Greene did not confirm this.

However, he said that his policy commitments remain conservative and that the leadership of the MAGA movement no longer represents ordinary Americans.

He also pointed to the possibility that Republicans could lose control of the House in the upcoming midterms.

If that happens, he said, he would be forced into a defensive posture during impeachment proceedings against Trump – a situation he found “absurd” and “completely unserious.”

His statement included one of his strongest warnings, “If I am sidelined by MAGA Inc. and replaced by neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, the military industrial war complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class who can’t even relate to real Americans, then many ordinary Americans are sidelined and replaced as well.”

How Trump and company responded

When asked about his resignation, Trump gave a blunt answer. in an interview with ABC NewsHe said it was “very good news for the country. It’s great.”

However, Republicans now face a complicated scenario. Greene’s resignation reduces her House majority to 218-213, with Democrats eager to exploit any intraparty divisions ahead of key elections.

The feud has also raised questions about whether Maga can maintain a united base when high-profile personalities clash publicly.

Greene, who won her district in 2024 with 64 percent of the vote, is leaving office with a strong regional base but an uncertain political future.

She has not announced her next steps, but residents of her district have expressed hope that she and Trump can eventually repair their relationship.

with inputs from agencies