“Hurtful and hateful”: MTG quits Trump, MAGA and Congress

I have too much self-respect and dignity 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 Marjorie Taylor Greene mentioned in announcing she will resign from Congress effective January She professed her loyalty and commitment for years to President Donald Trump but expressed her unapologetic stances on plenty of of her stances even when they were against her own party Greene explained I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better My message to Georgia s th district and America Thank you pic twitter com tSoHCeAjn Marjorie Taylor Greene mtgreenee November The Georgia congresswoman s exit signals more than just the end of her career in the House It marks one of the the bulk visible ruptures inside the MAGA movement revealing that the once-tight alignment with Donald Trump s brand of Republican politics is decisively shifting Once a staunch Trump loyalist Greene now criticizes not only leadership but the core movement accusing it of sidelining America First priorities for the benefit of corporate and global interests Her push for populace release of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein and her broader critique of the party s direction brought her into direct conflict with Trump He responded by labeling her a traitor and signaling he would back a primary challenger Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Program Greene s departure suggests two diverging paths inside the GOP those who remain aligned with Trump s orbit and those who believe the movement must chart a new syllabus Her choice to leave on her own terms may embolden like-minded Republicans who chafe under Trump s dominance and it forces the Republican Party to grapple with questions of loyalty and leadership As of right now she ruled out a run for Senate or governor but her announcement makes clear she isn t done with politics on particular level This makes her exit possibly less a retirement and more a strategic repositioning Read more about MTG Donald Trump s America First movement is fracturing What is up with Marjorie Taylor Greene Greene warns Trump there s no going back on Epstein files promises The post Hurtful and hateful MTG quits Trump MAGA and Congress appeared first on Salon com