Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January

Georgia Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene posted a video Friday evening announcing her plans to resign in January Screenshot of Greene s video U S Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia a Rome Republican reported her plans to resign from Congress Friday evening in an unexpected video message Greene who was first elected in Georgia s th congressional district in announced in a lengthy and pointed video announcement posted on social media her last day in Congress will be Jan Once a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump Trump publicly broke ties with Greene after she expressed disagreement with him on a number of issues the biggest of which was the release of the Epstein files My message to Georgia s th district and America Thank you pic twitter com tSoHCeAjn Marjorie Taylor Greene mtgreenee November Greene expressed disillusionment with the political system and Trump predicting that if she were to stay in office she would face and defeat a Trump-funded opponent while Republicans would lose the midterms nationwide It s all so absurd and absolutely unserious she noted in the video I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better If I m cast aside by the president and the MAGA political machine and replaced by neocons big pharma big tech military industrial war complex foreign leaders and the elite donor class that can never ever relate to real Americans then various common Americans have been cast aside and replaced as well There is no plan to save the world or a -D chess match being played she added When common American people realize and understand that the political industrial complex of both parties is ripping this country apart that not one elected leader like me is able to stop Washington s machine from gradually destroying our country and instead the reality is that they common Americans the people possess the real power over Washington then I ll be here by their side to rebuild it The Constitution calls on a state s governor to declare a special vote when a vacancy happens in the House of Representatives Greene was reportedly considering a run for higher office including as Georgia governor or for Democratic U S Sen Jon Ossoff s seat both of which are up next year but bowed out of consideration after being discouraged by Trump Republican strategist Brian Robinson announced that it s unclear what Greene will do next but that she has the profile and the talent to make a splash whatever she does Her video message laid out a clear and detailed vision that could serve as a roadmap to a political future he reported in a declaration Greene commented in her speech that her goal was to hold the Republican party accountable and put America first I look forward to seeing numerous of you again sometime in the future she explained and signed off with a smile The post Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta