Marjorie Taylor Greene has left Congress, will she also leave the GOP?
Marjorie Taylor Greene has left Congress and is now openly questioning whether the Republican Party still has a place for her. For one of President Donald Trump’s most visible allies, it marks a sharp and public rupture with the movement she once embodied.
In her first interview since resigning from the House on Monday, Greene told ABC’s “The View” that threats tied to her push to release the Epstein files, combined with Trump calling her a “traitor,” pushed her to walk away from office. She said the moment her son’s safety felt at risk, the job stopped being worth it.
“One of MAGA’s big campaign pledges was to release the Epstein files,” Greene said. “And then having to say, ‘Am I going to have to be the next Charlie Kirk? Is my son going to get murdered because I’m trying to continue to do this job?’ I think that’s a bar that’s too high for anyone.”
From MAGA standard-bearer to open critic
Greene, first elected in 2020, became one of the most recognizable faces of the MAGA movement on Capitol Hill. She defended Trump during his second impeachment, wore a MAGA hat to former President Joe Biden’s State of the Union and routinely framed herself as a loyal foot soldier for his agenda.
That relationship unraveled over time. Greene broke publicly with Trump on issues including the Israel-Hamas war and the handling of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After she criticized the administration and signed onto a discharge petition forcing a vote on releasing those files, Trump withdrew his support and later branded her a traitor.
Greene said she had faced threats before and learned to live with them. What changed, she said, was when the threats reached her family.
Venezuela and ‘America First’
Greene also used the interview to sharply criticize the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela, including the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and the focus on Venezuelan oil. She said those moves clash with the “America First” message she campaigned on alongside Trump.
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“We campaigned on no more regime change, no more foreign wars, no more foreign intervention,” Greene said. “Enough of this. That’s what America First means.”
She questioned why the U.S. would intervene militarily in Venezuela while warning China against taking Taiwan and condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Greene argued that focusing on Venezuela while drug trafficking continues through Mexico makes little sense, saying Mexican cartels were never treated as the top threat during her time on the Homeland Security Committee.
“Every single statement is about Venezuelan oil and how it belongs to America,” she said. “It’s not working.”
Is she still a Republican?
Greene insisted she is not running for another office and pushed back on speculation that her break with Trump is a political repositioning. She said she has repeatedly told interviewers she is not seeking the Senate, the governorship or the presidency.
Asked directly whether she plans to leave the Republican Party, Greene declined to give a yes or no.
“I haven’t said if I’m leaving the Republican Party,” she said. “My focus is America First. Earn my vote.”
She also ruled out any return to Congress, even if Trump were to ask her. “Absolutely not,” Greene said. “[With] the way he treated me, no.”
For Republicans, her departure tightens an already narrow House majority. Greene’s resignation leaves the GOP with just a handful of seats to spare, underscoring how personal political breaks can still carry institutional consequences.
For Greene herself, the next chapter remains undefined. She said she plans to spend more time with her children, her mother and close friends, while using her voice to push both parties toward what she calls shared national priorities, especially affordability.
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