President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Friday evening with ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott and offered his first public reaction to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation from Congress.
In a shocking Friday night announcement, Rep. Greene declared she is resigning, effective January 5, 2026.
“I think it’s great news for the country. It’s great,” Trump told Scott.
Just spoke with Pres. Trump on the phone. He said @RepMTG resigning is “great news from the country.”
“I think it’s great news for the country. It’s great,” the president said.
I asked if she gave him any heads up.
“Nah, it doesn’t matter, you know but I think it’s great. I…
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) November 22, 2025
Scott asked if Greene had given him any heads up about the announcement.
“Nah, it doesn’t matter, you know, but I think it’s great. I think she should be happy,” Trump said.
Scott added, “When I asked about the president about the rift between the two of them the president replied, ‘only between me and her, not her and me.’”
“He said as of now, he has no plans to speak to her and wishes her well.”
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When I asked about the president about the rift between the two of them the president replied, “only between me and her, not her and me.”
He said as of now, he has no plans to speak to her and wishes her well.
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) November 22, 2025
The president then pivoted to other topics, praising a separate meeting he had held earlier in the day with Zohran Mamdani.
Greene posted a nearly 11-minute video and a four-page signed resignation letter to X about an hour before Trump’s response, confirming the end of her five-year tenure representing Georgia’s 14th District.
The dramatic exit comes after Greene repeatedly demanded the immediate public release of the Jeffrey Epstein client list and files, which led to her being scolded and unendorsed by President Donald Trump in a series of posts to Truth Social.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation from Congress (VIDEO)
Greene said in the video, “I have too much self-respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms.”
My message to Georgia’s 14th district and America.
Thank you. pic.twitter.com/tSoHCeAjn1— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) November 22, 2025
“Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for,” Greene said.
Greene has been receiving both backlash and praise for her stance on Epstein from different portions of the right. She has also been a lightning rod for taking a bold “America Only” stance when it comes to funding Israel.
My official statement. pic.twitter.com/x48zEugmPV
— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) November 22, 2025
“Loyalty should be a two-way street and we should be able to vote our conscience and represent our district’s interest, because our job title is literally ‘representative,’” she added.
“If I am cast aside by MAGA Inc and replaced by Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Military Industrial War Complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class that can’t even relate to real Americans, then many common Americans have been cast aside and replaced as well,” Greene said.
“Until then, I’m going back to the people I love, to live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to a new path ahead. I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026,” she continued.
Greene’s resignation will trigger a special election in Georgia’s deep-red 14th District.
The White House has not issued an official written statement on the matter at this time.
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