U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) heads to her final vote, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Although MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) is still serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, her days as a GOP lawmaker are coming to an end. Greene, in November, resigned from Congress to express her opposition to President Donald Trump's policies, and she's leaving on Monday, January 5, 2026 rather than serving out the rest of her term.
But unlike Trump's Democratic critics or Never Trump conservatives on the right, Greene is criticizing him from a MAGA standpoint — as she believes he has betrayed the America First agenda during his second term.
In an interview with the New York Times' Robert Draper published on December 29, Greene discussed her transition from an "absolute" Trump defender to an outspoken critic.
Recalling MAGA cries for revenge after the murder of Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk, Greene told Draper, "Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you're wrong. You just keep pummeling your enemies, no matter what…. After Charlie died, I realized that I'm part of this toxic culture. I really started looking at my faith. I wanted to be more like Christ."
Greene told Draper that she became disenchanted with Trump for a range of reasons, from his support of artificial intelligence to tariffs she said were hurting small businesses in her district. But she was especially upset over his handling of U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) files on the late billionaire financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Greene told Draper, "The Epstein files represent everything wrong with Washington. Rich, powerful elites doing horrible things and getting away with it. And the women are the victims."
The outgoing congresswoman contends that her stand on the Epstein files was what alienated Trump more than anything.
"But it was Epstein," MTG told Draper. "Epstein was everything."
Read the full New York Times interview with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) at this link (subscription required).
