Republican congresswoman from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greenea former ally of US President Donald Trump, said this Friday (21) that she will resign to the cargo in January.
Greene’s announcement comes days after his meeting with the American leader.
“Loyalty must be a two-way street”, published the deputy on social media.
Just a week ago, the Republican leader withdrew his support for his former ally,
The situation culminated in a heated exchange of barbs, with the controversy surrounding Epstein once again taking center stage in Washington.
Greene’s resignation will reduce the Republican majority in the House to 218 members, compared to 213 for Democrats. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate.
A long-time staunch supporter of Trump and the MAGA movement, Greene has, in recent weeks, adopted positions contrary to the White House and some of his Republican colleagues, which led the American president to withdraw your support to her.
She cited as the cause of the rupture her defense of the release of government files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Greene also this year became the first Republican congresswoman to rank the attack by Israel, a US ally, on the Gaza Strip like “genocide“.
