Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of Donald Trump’s loudest defenders, has officially announced her resignation from Congress a stunning move that comes months after a heated confrontation with Sky News correspondent Martha Kelner. During that exchange, Greene cut off Kelner’s question about the Signalgate scandal and demanded to know which country she was from. When Kelner replied that she was British, Greene dismissed her reporting and told her to “go back” to the UK.
The clash was one of many signs of a growing rift between Greene and Trump. In recent months, she has pushed for the full release of all Jeffrey Epstein files and openly criticized Trump’s inner circle. Trump eventually fired back on Truth Social, calling her “wacky,” “a lunatic,” and even “a traitor.”
Greene’s final day in office is set for January 5.
In her resignation message, she said she refused to put her family or her district through a bitter primary fueled by attacks from Trump. She argued that such a fight would not only damage her personally but could also hurt Republican chances in the midterms.
Trump, speaking to ABC News, called her resignation “great news for the country” and made it clear he has no intention of speaking with her, though he added he wishes her well.
Greene later posted on X that Trump’s remarks were a “dog whistle” that could put her safety and her family’s at risk.
This dramatic fallout marks one of the clearest breaks yet between Trump and one of his former loyalists, and it underscores the deepening divisions inside the Republican Party as the political climate intensifies.
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