"Marjorie Taylor Greene's announcement on November 21 that she would resign her House seat on January 5 surprised a lot of observers in Georgia and in Washington, D.C. In some respects, she's quitting at a high point of her political career. She was one of four House Republicans whose persistence in demanding a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act forced Donald Trump into a humiliating about-face that showed the limits of his power over the congressional GOP."
"The most obvious reason is that MTG's day job in the U.S. House pretty much sucks. She's a junior member of the House Republican Caucus who has alienated Mike Johnson and the rest of the leadership. The odds have never been good that the GOP will hold onto control of the House in 2026. And those odds have gone down dramatically in the last few weeks thanks to a 2025 off-year election debacle and a less-than-successful Trump bid to rig the landscape via gerrymanders."
Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will resign her House seat effective January 5 after a November 21 announcement. She achieved heightened influence by forcing a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and pressing Republicans to confront an Obamacare premium spike caused by lapsed subsidies. Reports indicate Donald Trump is preparing a proposal to address premium increases that he recently resisted. Local polling showed Trump's un-endorsement did not spark a home-district revolt. Her criticism that Trump abandoned America First principles constitutes a rare internal MAGA challenge. Political isolation within House leadership and worsening GOP prospects for 2026 contributed to a bleak outlook for a meaningful congressional role.
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