WASHINGTON, DC November 21, 2025 – In a surprise video message posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced her resignation from Congress, effective January 5, 2026, at the end of the current term. The outspoken Georgia congresswoman, known for her staunch support of President Donald Trump and “America First” policies, delivered a nearly 11-minute emotional address from her home, framed by a decorated Christmas tree, explaining her decision to step away after five years in office.
Greene, 51, who has represented Georgia’s heavily Republican 14th District since 2021, described herself as a fighter for the “common American man and woman” who “never fit in” in Washington. She lambasted the “political industrial complex” of both parties for repeatedly failing everyday Americans, pointing to rising national debt, job losses to overseas and visa labor, endless foreign wars funded by U.S. taxes, declining purchasing power, and unaffordable health insurance.
“No matter which way the political pendulum swings, Republican or Democrat, nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman,” Greene said in the video, which has garnered over 600,000 views in its first hours.
She highlighted her conservative voting record—defending the First and Second Amendments, opposing COVID mandates and foreign aid, and never voting to fund wars—while expressing frustration that key America First legislation, such as bills to count only citizens in the census, make English the official language, ban medical transitioning of minors, and eliminate H-1B visas, have languished without votes.
Greene did not shy away from internal Republican conflicts, criticizing the party’s sidelining of legislative work during recent shutdowns and the shift to “safe campaign re-election mode.” She alluded to personal sacrifices, including leaving her father’s bedside during brain cancer surgery to defend Trump during his 2021 impeachment, and spending millions of her own money rallying for Republicans nationwide.
The congresswoman appeared to reference recent tensions with the incoming Trump administration, particularly over demands for the release of Epstein files and her stance against certain visa programs. “Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for,” she said, adding that she refuses to be a “battered wife” in politics.
In a follow-up post, Greene shared a four-page official statement reiterating her achievements—impeaching Biden’s Homeland Security secretary, defunding NPR/PBS and USAID as DOGE subcommittee chair—and her belief in term limits, stating Congress should not be a “lifelong career or an assisted living facility.”
“I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026,” Greene concluded. “Until then I’m going back to the people I love, to live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to a new path ahead. May God bless all of you. May God bless America.”
The announcement comes just weeks after President-elect Trump’s decisive victory and as Republicans prepare to take full control of Congress in January 2026. Greene’s departure will trigger a special election in her deep-red northwest Georgia district, which she has won handily in past cycles.
Reactions on X were polarized, with supporters praising her courage and critics accusing her of quitting amid fallout from intra-party disputes. As of publication, the White House and House GOP leadership have not commented on the resignation.
