Just one day after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she plans to step away from Congress, President Donald Trump suggested he’d like to see her re-enter political life.
Greene, 51, announced on Friday, Nov. 21, that she will resign from her seat representing Georgia’s 14th congressional district in 2026. In a brief phone interview with NBC News the next day, Trump, 79, said rebuilding her political career “is not going to be easy,” but added, “I’d love to see that.”
He also remarked that, for now, Greene “has got to take a little rest.”
Trump had already weighed in publicly soon after Greene’s announcement. On Friday, he told ABC News senior political correspondent Rachel Scott that her decision was “great news for the country.” Asked whether he had advance notice, he said he did not, but reiterated that it was “great” and suggested Greene should feel satisfied with her choice.
On Saturday, Trump again addressed Greene’s departure in a Truth Social post, criticizing her sharply while still offering a measure of praise. In the post, he attributed her resignation to slipping poll numbers and a potential primary challenge, and mocked her recent alliance with Rep. Tom Massie. He went on to say that she had turned against him after he stopped returning her calls, but concluded by thanking her for her service and saying he would “always appreciate” her.
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Greene revealed her plans in a long video posted to X on Friday. She said her resignation will take effect Jan. 5, 2026. In the video, she condemned fellow Republicans for their role in what she described as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and highlighted her conservative record on issues including gun rights and abortion.
She also said she no longer wanted to be put in a position of defending Trump, claiming he “tried to destroy me,” and referenced his decision a week earlier to withdraw his endorsement of her. “I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better,” she said.
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Her departure follows months of escalating friction with Trump. On Nov. 10, Greene criticized his foreign policy focus after his White House meeting with Ahmad al-Sharaa, the president of Syria’s interim government. That same day, Trump told reporters that Greene had “lost her way,” adding that he views the presidency as a global responsibility.
On Nov. 16, after being asked about reports that Greene was receiving “death threats,” Trump called her a “traitor,” a label he repeated in his Nov. 22 Truth Social post. “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene. I don’t think her life is in danger, I don’t think,” Trump said at the time. “Frankly, I don’t think anybody cares about her.”
