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President Donald Trump considers Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation “great news.”
On Friday, Nov. 21, Greene announced that she will resign from her position as representative of Georgia’s 14th Congressional District in 2026.
Shortly afterward, the president addressed Greene’s resignation in a phone call with ABC, saying, “I think it’s great news for the country. It’s a great thing.”
When journalist Rachel Scott asked if Trump “knew anything” about Greene’s decision to resign, Trump replied: “No, it doesn’t matter, you know, but I think it’s great. I think she should be happy.”
Greene said in a statement that her resignation is effective from January 5, 2026. He also criticized political gridlock and partisanship for hindering his ability to achieve legislative goals.
Greene went on to criticize Republican lawmakers who participated in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, touting her conservative voting record on issues such as gun rights, abortion, border security and the “tyrannical madness of coronavirus.”
The congressman added that he did not want to be asked to defend Mr. Trump, who announced just a week ago that he was withdrawing his support for Ms. Greene.
“I have too much self-respect and dignity, and I love my family too much, and I don’t want my sweet district to endure a hurtful, hate-filled primary against me and win my election by the president we all fought for, only to win my election while the Republicans are likely to lose the midterm elections,” Greene said.
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Her resignation announcement comes amid months of public tension between Greene and Trump, fueled by the congresswoman’s increasingly critical comments. On November 10, President Greene criticized Syrian interim government President Ahmad al-Shalah’s focus on foreign policy while meeting with him at the White House.
“I think she’s lost her way,” Trump told reporters on the same day. “But I have to look at the presidency as a global situation, not a local one.”
On November 16, President Trump called Greene a “traitor” when asked if he knew she had received “death threats.” “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene. I don’t think her life is in danger, I don’t think so,” Trump told reporters. “Frankly, I don’t think anyone cares about her.”
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In June, Greene broke with her party’s opposition to the artificial intelligence (AI) provisions in President Trump’s Big Beautiful Act, admitting she had never read the bill.
That same month, he also opposed President Trump’s decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear facilities. “I’m tired of funding foreign aid, foreign countries, and all things foreign,” Greene wrote in a statement on her X account on June 22. “I want to fund American interests and problems.”
More recently, Greene has repeatedly called for the release of the Epstein documents, despite the president’s prior objections to releasing the documents. President Trump announced on November 19th that he had signed a bill ordering the release of the files. No timeline for its release has been announced at this time.
