Did Marjorie Taylor Greene just leave Republican Party? What she said

Former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she can "no longer support" the Republican Party in lengthy social media post following time spent with lame duck U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie.

"We just said goodbye to our god friends Thomas and Carolyn Massie. The civil war in the Republican Party is successfully gutting the true America Firsters, like myself, Thomas and others," Greene wrote in a May 29 post on X. "But I don't think most Americans realize the extent of what's happening, how bad it is, and what it's going to produce."

Greene publicly split from President Trump and his administration in the fall of last year over the handling of the Epstein files. The president went on to refer to her as "Marjorie Traitor Greene," which Greene said resulted in threats to her and her family.

The former congresswoman chose not only not to run for reelection during the 2026 cycle, but to resign her position at the beginning of the year, setting off a special election for her seat in Georgia's 14th congressional district.

She has continued to be outspoken agains the Trump Administration, including in recent weeks as the war in Iran rages on. She also strongly supported Massie during his reelection campaign as the president led an attack campaign against him.

Now, it appears her split is not just from Trump and his leadership, but from the Republican Party as a whole.

Lack of support compounded 'traitor' narrative, Greene says

Greene was one of the president's earliest and loudest supporters during his first term, and worked relentlessly on his reelection campaign in 2024, appearing with the president at multiple events.

She wrote that she voted with the president "98% of the time," but everything changed when the Epstein files were not being released.

"And yet my perfect conservative voting record, legislative accomplishments like the House passing my articles of impeachment of Biden's DHS Secretary that oversaw the invasion of the country, passing my bill making it a felony to trans children under 18, my work as DOGE Chair defunding waste fraud and abuse and so much more, suddenly meant nothing to low educated Republicans that are easily manipulated by bot armies and bought and paid for social medial influencers that spread absurd lies about me," Greene wrote.

She said that while they took different routes, herself and Massie ended up in the same place - targeted and then ostracized by the very officials they helped to elect. Greene said the president has rejected "America First" ideology, and now "will do anything possible to cut the head off of anyone who tries to fly its banner."

But ultimately, it wasn't just the president's actions that have turned her away from the party. It's the lack of support from anyone she believes she was once aligned.

She said going from someone "traveling the country to get Trump elected" to now being called "a traitor and not a single Republican (even the ones I helped get elected like JD Vance and others) to not utter a word of public support for me" meant that it was now "abundantly clear that the Republican Party is something I can no longer support and want nothing to do with."

'None of my policy views have changed'

Greene went on to say that she isn't the one who has changed since the beginning of Trump's second term, it is the Party.

"None of my policy views have changed," Greene wrote, "but everything changed about the the man I supported to be president and the party I supported to gain the majority. They are under full capture and control. And if you refuse to be captured and controlled with them, then their captors will set out to kill you, and the party sits in silence while it happens."

She said the turn on Massie was "unforgivable," and that she knew the onslaught would have come for her as well if she hadn't decided to resign. Greene said she had "just wanted my friend Charlie Kirk assassinated" and "knew they were going to do all of it and probably worse to me too" if she didn't get herself and her family out of the same spotlight.

She again referred to the attack campaign against Massie, who had served for more than a decade from Kentucky's 4th congressional district. She said campaign ads that lied about his voting record meant "naive older voters in his district were easily fooled" and supported a candidate with "no voting record" and "who refused every single debate" with Massie.

"The capture is complete," Greene said. "What will you do about it?"

Greene's seat now held by 'MAGA Warrior'

Greene may no longer be part of the Republican Party, but the district attorney who replaced her in Georgia is a Trump loyalist and represents the next generation of MAGA Republican in Washington.

Rep. Clay Fuller, who won the special election against Democrat Shawn Harris, though by a significantly smaller margin than Greene won the district, has parroted messaging from the White House from the moment he stepped foot in Congress and has been a strong supporter of the president. He called himself a "MAGA Warrior" during the campaign, and attributed much of his election success to Trump's endorsement.

He also claims to be an "American First" politician, the same appeal Greene made during her campaigns. He will be up for reelection in November, once again against Harris, but will be forced to answer for his strong support of the war in Iran as the president's national support tanks.

Irene Wright covers politics in Georgia as the Atlanta Connect reporter with USA Today's Deep South Connect team. Find her on X @IreneEWright or email her at ismith@usatodayco.com.

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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 11:49 AM.