Yesterday, with a year remaining on her term in office, Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she would resign from the House of Representatives on January 5, 2026 amid her falling out with President Trump.
My guess is that Greene came to the conclusion she could prevail in a primary challenge from a Trump friendly candidate and decided to cut her losses now. Earlier this year, Greene declined opportunities to seek a Senate seat and the Governor's mansion in Georgia in the hope of remaining in Congress. This was not to be. Unconstrained by public office, this will also be a time for Greene to make a lot of money at least in the short term.
There is also the possibility that Greene could make a White House bid in 2028. But methinks this is a longshot. There's a difference between a Congresswoman running for President and a former Congresswoman running for President. Without holding public office by the time 2028, Greene might very well see her influence decline and fade into the background as was the case with former GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin after she resigned as Governor of Alaska only halfway through her first term in office.
Frankly, I hope Greene does fade into obscurity. I'm not impressed with the sudden fawning over her from Democrats like Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin. For his part, Raskin did have dial back his desire to welcome her into the Democratic Party with her long history of anti-Semitism. While Greene did the right thing in calling for the Epstein files to be released, she did so for all the wrong reasons with Greene focusing on Epstein's Jewishness and claiming Israel was trying to block the release of his files. Greene always has and always will be a conspiracy theorist.
There will always be crackpots and cranks amongst us. They belong on the fringe. I can only hope this is where Greene is headed and where she will remain.
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