Overview
- Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will leave Congress on Jan. 5, 2026, shortly after lawmakers moved to make Jeffrey Epstein–related records public.
- In replies to Mike Cernovich, she wrote that she shouldn’t have to “stay until I’m assassinated like our friend Charlie Kirk” and told critics to stop “shit posting.”
- Posting from her official account, she cursed at “Republican men” and accused right‑wing influencers of sexism and misogyny.
- Trump had called her a “traitor” and withdrew his endorsement over the Epstein records fight, fueling a backlash from parts of the MAGA ecosystem.
- Republicans hold a 219–213 House edge as Kevin McCarthy warns her exit is a “canary in the coal mine,” and Georgia law requires Gov. Brian Kemp to call a special election within 10 days of her resignation.