Marjorie Taylor Greene, the firebrand who broke with President Trump over the Epstein recordsdata, introduced Friday that she is going to resign from Congress.
Trump withdrew his assist for Greene final week, calling her “wacky” and a “lunatic,” and saying that he would assist a major problem towards her.
“Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Inexperienced is a shame to our GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY!” he posted on TruthSocial.
In her resignation letter, Greene stated that Trump’s feedback about her had been “hurtful.”
“Standing up for American ladies who had been raped at 14, trafficked and utilized by wealthy highly effective males, shouldn’t end in me being referred to as a traitor and threatened by the President of the USA, whom I fought for,” she wrote.
Greene was amongst a handful of Republicans who joined with Democratic lawmakers to push for the discharge of FBI recordsdata pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein, regardless of Trump’s opposition. That effort led to near-unanimous passage this week of a legislation to pressure the disclosure of the Epstein recordsdata.
Greene has additionally been crucial of Republican management’s dealing with of the federal government shutdown. In her resignation letter, Greene alleged that the “Political Industrial Advanced of each events events is ripping this nation aside.”
She stated she didn’t need to endure a major battle solely to see Republicans lose the Home subsequent yr, and be confronted with the prospect of defending Trump from one other impeachment. She stated her resignation will take impact Jan. 5.
Greene, from Georgia, was first elected in 2020. She rocketed to fame as a Trump supporter who promoted a wide range of conspiracy theories.
In current months, she has taken a collection of stands at odds together with her celebration. Throughout the shutdown, Greene expressed openness to sustaining tax credit for medical insurance. Earlier this month, she appeared on “The View” — a liberal bastion — and pitched herself as a bipartisan determine.
“I’ve no issues pointing fingers at everybody,” she stated. “I feel each events have failed.”
