"She wrote no major laws and had little discernible impact on national policy. (For two of those years, she did not serve on a single House committee, having been booted from her assignments in a bipartisan vote because of comments she made prior to serving in Congress that, among other things, promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and the execution of Democratic lawmakers.)"
"Yet if that had been all there was to say about Greene, then her abrupt decision to quit in the middle of her third term would not have made international headlines. In her short time in Washington, she has become one of the most well-known House members, embodying a performative style of politics that rewards attention seeking over policy making. Her star power has also been tied to-and as it turned out, was completely dependent on-her fervent support for Donald Trump."
Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation from the House effective January 5, ending a five-year tenure marked by high-profile notoriety rather than legislative accomplishments. She authored no major laws and had limited impact on national policy. She was removed from House committee assignments for promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and advocating the execution of Democratic lawmakers. Her prominence relied heavily on performative, attention-seeking politics and fervent support for Donald Trump. Trump withdrew his support after Greene broke with him over GOP health-care strategy and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and said he would back a primary challenger.
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