Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is taking herself out of the fight to find her own replacement, announcing she won’t endorse anyone in the special election that will follow her early resignation from Congress. It’s the latest twist in her spectacular public feud with President Donald Trump, a breakup that has shaken the far-right world she once dominated.
Greene, once one of Trump’s loudest defenders, stunned Washington last Friday when she said she would resign next year. Her split from the former president had been brewing for weeks, fueled by disagreements over foreign policy, affordability issues, and—perhaps most dramatically—Greene’s early push to release the government’s long-hidden Epstein files. Trump only backed the effort once it became clear that Republicans were lining up behind it.
In her resignation statement, Greene cast her exit as an act of self-respect. She said she refused to endure a bruising primary against a Trump-endorsed challenger, calling herself “a battered wife” who wasn’t willing to stay and “hope it all gets better.”
On Monday, Greene went further, posting on X that she will not endorse anyone to replace her after she leaves Congress on January 5, 2026. She said Georgia’s 14th District deserved a clean slate and no outside pressure.
“I will not be endorsing anyone out of respect to my district,” she wrote. “Anyone claiming they have my endorsement would not be telling the truth.”
Trump, never one to let a feud simmer quietly, declared victory over the weekend. On Truth Social he gloated that Greene would have had “no chance of winning” a Trump-driven primary, insisting she quit to avoid humiliation.
He also slammed her association with Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, whom he called “the WORST Republican Congressman in decades.” Massie, alongside Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, led the push to release the Epstein files—a move Trump initially opposed before reversing course and signing the bill. Critics noted Trump had the power to release the files at any time without Congress.
Despite the punches, Trump ended his post with a sugary send-off: “I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country!”
Greene’s departure sets up a political free-for-all in northwest Georgia, but voters won’t see a special election date until after she officially steps down.
