President Trump hailed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprising resignation announcement Friday as “great news” for America.
“I think it’s great news for the country,” Trump told ABC News during a brief phone call.
“It’s great,” he added.
The president indicated that Greene (R-Ga.) did not share her plans with him ahead of her social media post announcing her intention to leave office on Jan. 5, 2026, and said he had no plans to speak with her.
“Nah, it doesn’t matter, you know? But I think it’s great,” Trump said. “I think she should be happy
The president offered further reaction early Saturday in a Truth Social post in which he slammed the Georgia congresswoman.
“Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown, because of PLUMMETING Poll Numbers, and not wanting to face a Primary Challenger with a strong Trump Endorsement (where she would have no chance of winning!), has decided to call it ‘quits,’ ” Trump wrote in a 6:45 a.m. post.
“Her relationship with the WORST Republican Congressman in decades, Tom Massie of Kentucky, also known as Rand Paul Jr. because he votes against the Republican Party (and really good legislation!), did not help her,” he continued.
“For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never-ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD,” Trump wrote, before adding, “Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country!”
Greene, who had been one of Trump’s staunchest supporters, caught the president’s ire after criticizing his administration’s handling of documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and breaking with the commander in chief on several policy issues.
Last week, Trump withdrew his endorsement of Greene and called for the congresswoman to face a primary challenge ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The president signaled that he would endorse Greene’s challenger.
“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 said in her resignation letter.
“It’s all so absurd and completely unserious,” she continued. “I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.”
Greene’s departure will narrow the GOP’s slim majority in the House, where 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats are currently seated.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), whom Greene tried oust last year, did not have advanced knowledge of Greene’s resignation announcement, a source told NBC News.
A House GOP aide described Greene’s plans to resign to The Post as a “vindictive” move to deliberately “f—k” over the majority.
The White House and Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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