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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Politicians shocked by Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise resignation announcement

A woman speaks into microphones.
Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during a news conference concerning the Epstein Files Transparency Act on 18 November 2025 outside the US Capitol. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise resignation from Congress late on Friday, saying she refused to be a “battered wife” following her public fallout with Donald Trump, has been slammed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congresswoman and Greene’s frequent sparring partner.

“She’s carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement on her Instagram account, and criticized her voting record on healthcare.

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