Marjorie Taylor Greene

Following the escalation of her rupture with Trump and the prospect of a Trump-backed primary challenger, Greene announced in November 2025 that she would leave the House; her resignation took effect on 5 January 2026.

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In 2025, Greene broke with Trump on several issues, including her demand to release the Epstein files, criticism of certain Middle East policies, tariffs and the cost of living. Trump withdrew his endorsement and publicly attacked her.

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Greene forced a vote to remove Republican Speaker Mike Johnson, principally after his support for Ukraine aid and several legislative compromises. The House rejected the attempt by 359 votes to 43.

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During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Greene publicly displayed sexually explicit images of Hunter Biden and later featured them in political communications, prompting protests and a request for an ethics investigation from Biden's lawyer.

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The House Freedom Caucus voted to expel Greene following a series of internal tensions, notably her confrontation with Lauren Boebert and disagreements with members over Republican leadership.

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Greene repeatedly received House fines for breaching the mask requirement then in force on congressional premises.

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Twitter permanently suspended Greene's personal account following repeated breaches of its COVID-19 misinformation policy, after several warnings and temporary suspensions.

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Greene spoke at the America First Political Action Conference organised by Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and antisemitic figure, prompting strong political condemnation.

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Voters attempted to prevent Greene from standing again, arguing that her role surrounding the events of 6 January rendered her ineligible under the Fourteenth Amendment's insurrection clause.

Before and at the beginning of her congressional term, Marjorie Taylor Greene spread or endorsed several conspiracy theories, including QAnon, depicting Donald Trump as fighting a cabal of paedophiles controlling American institutions.

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Greene circulated the suggestion that the Parkland shooting had been staged or was a 'false flag', and a 2019 video showed her following and confronting survivor David Hogg near the Capitol.

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In an earlier video, Greene said it was 'odd' that no evidence had been shown of an aircraft striking the Pentagon, repeating a 9/11 conspiracy theory.

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In earlier videos, Greene claimed there was an 'Islamic invasion' of American institutions and made other remarks hostile to Islam and the arrival of Muslim members of Congress.

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After the 2020 election, Greene supported efforts to challenge the results. Subsequently published text messages show her writing to Mark Meadows on 31 December 2020 about the need to 'get organized for the 6th' and seeking a meeting with Rudy Giuliani and other allies.

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In a text message to Mark Meadows on 17 January 2021, Greene indicated that some members were suggesting Trump should call for 'Marshall law', understood as a reference to martial law, to remain in power.

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The House removed Greene from her two committees because of her inflammatory statements, conspiracy theories and expressions of support for political violence. Eleven Republicans voted with the Democrats.

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Greene compared certain COVID-19 mask and vaccination rules to practices associated with Nazi persecution of Jewish people, prompting condemnation including from Republican officials.

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Archives of her social media activity showed that Greene had liked or endorsed comments suggesting the execution of Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic officials and had responded favourably to messages calling for political violence.

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In a 2018 Facebook post, Greene speculated that a space-based solar energy device or beam associated with Rothschild-linked interests might have contributed to California's Camp Fire.

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