US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday that she will step down from her position in January.

She made the announcement in a social media post, after a public fallout with President Donald Trump.

The Republican and former Make America Great Again (MAGA) loyalist has fallen from Trump's graces, partly due to her push to secure the release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

"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," she said. 

"I think it's great news for the country. It's great," ABC News quoted Trump as saying in an interview.

Greene's criticism of Trump's Epstein handling caused rift

Elected in 2021 from Georgia, Greene rose to fame for her outspoken support of Trump's MAGA agenda and promotion of conspiracy theories.

Despite early opposition from Republican leaders, Trump embraced her, calling her, "a real winner."

Their alliance fell apart after Greene advocated for disclosing government files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Greene this year also became the first Republican lawmaker to condemn the war in Gaza as genocide, a position that clashed with Trump and party leadership. 

Trump, who had dismissed the Epstein issue as a "Democrat hoax," signed a bill this week to release the documents after bipartisan approval.

Earlier this month, Trump withdrew his endorsement, branding Greene "wacky," and even vowing to back a challenger in 2026.

"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," Greene said on Friday.

"I refuse to be a 'battered wife' hoping it all goes away and gets better," she added.

The congresswoman said her last day in office will be January 5, 2026.

Special election to fill Greene's seat

Greene’s resignation will shrink the Republican House majority to 218–213, while Republicans hold a 53–47 edge in the Senate.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp must schedule a special election, including primaries and a general election, to fill Greene’s term through January 2027.

Those elections could occur before the May party primaries for the next two-year term.

Edited by: Sean Sinico