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In a surprise announcement Friday night, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said she will resign rather than face a primary challenger in next year's election. I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president that we all fought for. [CHEERING]
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The Georgia Republican has been one of the president's fiercest backers in Congress, but a rift developed over the congresswoman's disagreements with the White House on foreign intervention, H-1B visas, and most notably, the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview with CBSMornings last week, Greene explained why she was then one of a handful of Republican lawmakers who supported a vote to release the files. It's for the victims. These women have been waiting, some of them for decades. The yeas are 427. The nays are 1.
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The House and Senate overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to force the Trump administration to release the files. Before signing the measure, the president feuded with Greene over the controversy, calling her Marjorie "Traitor" Greene in a Truth Social post and referring to her as, quote, "a ranting lunatic" in another. The president withdrew his endorsement and added he would likely back a primary challenger against her. Standing up for American women who were raped at 14 years old, trafficked and used by rich, powerful men should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the president.
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Greene also blasted Republican leaders in Congress for not addressing issues such as expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits and added she thinks her party will likely lose in the midterm elections next year. For CBS SaturdayMorning, Nikole Killion, Washington.
