Jasmine Crockett Roasts Rival MTG for Quitting Congress After Only a Few Days on Trump’s Enemy List: ‘Can’t Take the Heat’

Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn’t hold back after learning that her longtime rival, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, plans to leave Congress.

On Friday, Nov. 21, Greene, 51, announced that she will resign as representative for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District in early 2026. The decision lands amid a very public, increasingly strained split between Greene and President Donald Trump.

Crockett, 44, reacted to the news during a Sunday, Nov. 23, appearance on CNN with Jake Tapper. She suggested Greene’s departure had less to do with service and more to do with pressure — especially now that Greene has found herself out of step with Trump.

“You know what? Honestly, I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’” Crockett said. She went on to argue that Greene couldn’t handle being on the other side of the president. “You’re on the other side of the president for one week, and you can’t take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes, to not only be on the opposite side of him, but to have people like her who are constantly fanning the flames of hate.”

Crockett added that the threats and hostility she faces as a Democrat — and as a Black woman in Congress — are a constant reality. “Imagine what those threats look like when you literally are someone like me,” she told Tapper.

Still, Crockett emphasized that Greene’s exit doesn’t change her priorities. She said her focus remains on serving Texas’s 30th Congressional District.

“At the end of the day, I know that I serve the people of Texas 30,” Crockett said. “So my job isn’t to be there and necessarily do whatever is going to make the president not be on my back, but instead is to focus on making sure that I can push forward with policies that are positive for Texas 30.”

The feud between Crockett and Greene has been simmering for years, but it exploded into the national spotlight in May 2024 during a tense House Oversight Committee hearing. The moment went viral after Greene mocked Crockett’s appearance, telling her, “I don’t think you know what you’re here for. I think your fake eyelashes are messing with your reading.”

After a heated exchange involving Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Crockett fired back with a now-famous line directed at Greene: “I’m just curious, just to better understand your ruling. If somebody on this committee starts talking about somebody’s bleach-blonde, bad-built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?”

Greene later confirmed her resignation would take effect Jan. 5, 2026, sharing the news in a lengthy video posted to X. The announcement came about a week after Trump publicly withdrew his endorsement of her. In her video, Greene said she refused “to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.”

Crockett first responded on X shortly after Greene’s statement, writing that she didn’t expect the move but understands the risks of breaking with Trump. “I’m going to be honest … I didn’t see this coming but the threats that come with being on the opposite side of Trump ARE REAL!”

She added that Trump has a pattern of discarding allies once they are no longer useful. Crockett said her office has already reached out to Greene’s team to collaborate on member safety legislation.

“I’m serious about working collaboratively on this effort if there is an interest,” Crockett wrote. “We can get it drafted before January.”