Overview
- Greene announced her departure in a roughly 10-minute video and a written statement on X, setting Jan. 5, 2026 as her last day.
- Trump recently withdrew his support, publicly insulted her and signaled he would back a primary challenger; he later told ABC News her resignation is "great news for the country."
- Greene’s role in forcing a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act was widely cited as the flashpoint, with the House passing it 427–1 and the Senate approving it by unanimous consent before the president signed it.
- She said she would not subject her heavily Republican district to a "hurtful and hateful" Trump-backed primary and alleged threats followed the feud, including a reported pipe-bomb threat to her business.
- After her seat is vacated, Georgia procedure calls for the governor to issue a writ for a special election to fill the remainder of the term.