"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in, adding: her actions have not backed up the rhetoric. For all her talk, she's still voting with them to gut healthcare Greene voted in the summer for cuts to Medicaid and the reduction of enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, but then in October criticized the ACA cuts as premiums soared."
"Greene said in her resignation video that she refused to be a battered wife after her public fallout with Donald Trump, but the president suggested to NBC News that he would like to see Greene resume her political career. It's not going to be easy for her to revive her career in politics, he said, adding: I'd love to see that. In the meantime, she's got to take a little rest."
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from the House, prompting responses across the political spectrum from criticism to praise. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez criticized Greene's healthcare votes and accused her of timing the departure just after her pension vests. Greene voted in the summer for Medicaid cuts and reduced enhanced ACA tax credits, then criticized ACA cuts in October as premiums rose. Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie expressed sadness and personal support. Greene said in her resignation video that she refused to be a battered wife after a public fallout with Donald Trump. Trump said he would like to see Greene resume a political career. Greene previously bested Trump over release of Jeffrey Epstein files and could have formed an anti‑Trump stance within the GOP, but she resigned instead.
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