Another Republican to Leave Congress, Trump Loses a Partner

Marjorie Taylor Green, a US congresswoman elected from Georgia, announced her resignation from the House of Representatives in January. Green made the announcement a few days after a public dispute with US President Donald Trump. Al Jazeera reports.
Green, a staunch supporter of Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ or ‘MAGA’ movement, said in a video message on social media on Friday (November 21) that she would leave Congress on January 5. She said, ‘I am waiting for something new.’ Green gained widespread recognition in mainstream politics by promoting ‘conspiracy theories’ on various issues and blindly supporting Trump. However, the conflict between the two came to light due to the release of documents related to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a video message announcing his resignation, Green listed his accomplishments and criticized Trump. “I have a lot of self-respect and dignity, I love my family very much, and I don’t want my wonderful congressional seat to see a painful and hateful primary against a president that we all fought for,” he said.
“I (maybe) will fight and win the election, but Republicans will probably lose the midterms.” Before announcing his resignation from the House of Representatives, there was widespread speculation in the US media that Green was looking to run for the Senate or governor of Georgia. While expressing their differences, Trump also addressed Green’s aspirations on his Truth Social, saying that he had discouraged the Republican congressman from considering running for any office due to his weak public support.
Trump and Green were longtime allies until their relationship soured; The Georgia representative has worked hard to advance an “America First” agenda. But relations between the two began to deteriorate after he joined Republicans, who demanded that the US government release all documents related to Epstein.
Trump initially opposed the bill to release Epstein’s files, but later changed his tune when he realized that Green and many other Republican members of Congress would vote for the bill. His conflicts with the president and many Republicans over not only the Epstein-related documents, but also other issues were becoming increasingly clear.
In the past few months, he has repeatedly criticized the president on many talk shows for not doing enough to reduce voters’ daily costs. He has also emerged as a strong opponent of Trump’s tariff policies. He has also accused Trump of “pressure” Israel and some other countries over the United States. However, his main ire was why the president and his administration were not releasing the Epstein files. Congress did not have to do anything to release the documents; Trump could have authorized the release of all the documents himself if he wanted to.
Trump later criticized Greene in a series of social media posts, in which he called the Georgia Republican congressman a “traitor” and a “crazy.” However, Greene’s efforts were not in vain, as with the collective support of many Republicans like him, the US Congress was able to force the Justice Department to release all the documents related to Epstein. Trump signed the bill into law on Tuesday, the day after it passed the country’s parliament.