US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican who was among US President Donald Trump’s strongest allies in the US Congress before their relationship fell apart, would resign from the US House of Representatives in January.
Her last day in the US House would be Jan. 5, she wrote on social media on Friday.
Greene was among the Republicans who led the legislative effort to compel the US Department of Justice to release the files of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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Her efforts led to a public fallout with Trump, who called her a traitor and said that he would support the “right person” to run against her in next year’s midterm elections.
“I have too much self respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms,” Greene wrote.
Trump described Greene’s resignation as “great news for the country,” ABC reported, citing a phone call with the president.
He said he did not know about Greene’s decision in advance of the announcement, according to an ABC reporter.
Democrats who previously called Greene racist and antisemitic found common cause with her on the Epstein matter. Aside from that, Greene has criticized Trump for focusing his attentions abroad, a departure from his “America first” base. She is one of the staunchest opponents of aiding Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Greene’s district in northwest Georgia is a Republican stronghold. However, her departure from the House would thin the party’s already narrow majority, with just weeks before US House Speaker Mike Johnson would need to pass another bill to fund government operations. The House is split 219 to 213, with three vacancies.
In her post, Greene said she refused to be a “battered wife” hoping the situation would improve and that she would “look forward to a new path ahead.”
Greene is resigning just after she qualifies for a congressional pension at five years of service.
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