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Marjorie Taylor Greene shared a poignant moment from her past, recounting how she once left her ailing father’s side to cast her vote against Donald Trump’s impeachment. This revelation came as she sharply criticized the former president in a fiery resignation announcement.
The congresswoman from Georgia declared her intention to resign from Congress next year in a detailed social media post, where she labeled Trump as ‘hateful’ and distanced herself from her former ally.
This move represents a significant shift for Greene, who recounted her past loyalty to Trump through a personal story that highlighted her unwavering support, which has now evidently shifted.
“I had to leave my mother’s side as my father underwent brain surgery to remove cancerous tumors, just to fly to Washington, DC, to defend President Trump and vote against the Democrats’ second impeachment in 2021,” Greene stated in her announcement on Friday.
“It was overwhelming for both my father and my mother,” she added.
Since then a schism has erupted between Greene and the president, largely fueled by their clash over her calls to release the so-called Epstein files among other issues.
Greene was elected as Trump loyalist in 2020 and has been an outspoken supporter ever since.
She lost her father Robert Greene in 2021, the same year that Greene cast her vote against the Democrats’ move to impeach Trump on January 13, 2021.
Marjorie Taylor Greene revealed that she skipped her father’s surgery to vote against Trump’s second impeachment
Greene was one of 197 republicans that voted ‘no’ on Trump’s impeachment
Greene was an outspoken supporter of Trump and his policies for the majority of her time in the House of Representatives
The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for the second time almost five years ago for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ related to the January 6 insurrection.
Greene was one of 197 republicans that voted ‘no’ on Congress’s motion to impeach Trump.
Despite her efforts the motion passed in the House of Representatives with 222 Democrats and ten republicans voting in favor.
But just one month later, the impeachment was shot down by senators who voted to acquit Trump for incitement of insurrection with votes 57 to 43.
Trump was the first US president to be impeached twice.
Greene’s father passed away months later in April 2021 after a three month battle with melanoma.
‘While I have endured the flaming arrows fired daily at me while I have been fighting against the left’s war on our freedom in Congress, my soul was torn apart watching my Daddy suffer and slowly die with cancer,’ Greene wrote on social media at the time.
She called her father ‘the forgotten American man that President Trump worked so hard for.’
Greene’s father Robert Green died in April 2021 after a short battle with melanoma
Greene admitted that she had missed ‘precious time’ with her family amidst her unwavering loyalty to the president. Pictured: Greene holding her father’s hand
However since then there has been a lot of love lost between the two.
After months of disagreement with her once beloved administration, Greene announced on Friday that she would no longer be a ‘battered wife’ and is stepping down from Congress.
She cited constant death threats and personal attacks as part of the reason for her departure.
Greene said these escalated after she publicly fell out with the president over the Epstein files.
The two traded jabs over social media last week which saw Trump brand Greene a ‘ranting lunatic’ who he dismissed as ‘wacky’.
On Friday the president quipped that Greene’s resignation is ‘great news for our country’.
Some republicans expressed their support for Greene, while others echoed Trump’s ridicule.
Fellow representative Thomas Massie wrote on X, ‘I’m very sad for our country but so happy for my friend Marjorie. I’ll miss her tremendously.
‘She embodies what a true Representative should be. Everyone should read her statement; there’s more honesty expressed in these four pages than most politicians will speak in a lifetime.’
Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Spatz added: ‘Unfortunately, there’s a lot of truth to what Marjorie had to say. I can’t blame her for leaving this institution that has betrayed the American people.’
In response to Greene’s resignation, Trump said it was ‘great news for our country’
Far right activist Laura Loomer unleashed a series of responses to Greene’s announcement on social media calling the congresswoman ‘a national disgrace.’
‘MTG decided to resign on January 5th, 2026. Her federal pension kicks in on January 3, 2026,’ Loomer posted.
‘It’s all about the money for her. Always has been. She’s doing this for the money. Expect to see her portfolio explode between now and January 2026. Marjorie TRADER Greene.’
In her seething final message, Greene called the current administration ‘hateful’ and even went as far as to say her own party was going to lose during the primaries next year.
‘I have fought harder than almost any other elected Republican to elect Donald Trump and Republicans to power, traveling the country for years, spending millions of my own money,’ she said.
‘Missing precious time with my family that I can never get back.’
After her last day in office on January 5, Greene said she planned to make up for that lost time and be with family.