Overview
- Greene announced her departure in a video, saying she never fit in Washington and would not endure a Trump-backed primary fight.
- Trump withdrew his support, called her a traitor and crazy, and pledged to endorse an opponent against her.
- She was among a small group of Republicans who joined Democrats to push a vote requiring full release of Epstein-related Justice Department records.
- Her exit is set to narrow the Republican House majority to 218 seats versus 213 for Democrats, according to published tallies.
- In recent years she rose as a MAGA-aligned firebrand and represents a deeply conservative northwest Georgia district where she won 64% of the vote in 2024.