Marjorie Taylor Greene’s last days in Congress have been at all times going to be loud — however few anticipated the exit to unravel the way in which it did. As she ready to go away the Home, a second meant to cross quietly as an alternative ignited outrage on-line, with MAGA allies debating whether or not President Donald Trump delivered one final slight on her means out whereas others have been angered by the timing of Greene’s exit.
The Georgia politician formally resigned her 14th District seat Monday, Jan. 5 at 11:59 pm, asserting her resignation a number of months in the past after a really public rift along with her former ally, Trump.
Greene received on the unsuitable facet of Trump after signing a Congressional petition in help of releasing all of the Epstein recordsdata, one thing the President was vehemently against till the bitter finish when he was primarily pressured to signal the Epstein invoice mandating the discharge of all of the recordsdata into legislation after the laws handed each the Home and Senate, little doubt blaming Greene partly.
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MAGA world appears glad to see her go. A photograph circulating on-line and posted by shut Trump confidant writer and filmmaker Michael Caputo seems to point out Greene leaving the Home in a freight elevator.
Caputo captioned the photograph, “Immediately, Marjorie Taylor Greene departed the Home of Representatives without end. Appropriately, they made her take the freight elevator to the exit. Irrelevance awaits her on the door.”
The put up was flooded with laughing memes in opposition to Greene. “Two confronted again stabbing drama queen good riddance,” one individual fumed.
However no less than one MAGA supporter wasn’t shopping for the purported false info.
“Good riddance, however I don’t suppose that is true. They put padding up once they transfer furnishings to keep away from damaging elevators and he or she’s free to make use of any elevator she needs, together with those for the general public. They couldn’t ‘make her take’ any elevator, she seemingly needed to keep away from individuals,” X consumer Derek Hunter stated in calling out Caputo.
However the viral photograph was the least of MAGA’s fear, many have been additionally upset that the 51-year-old Greene stayed on the job simply lengthy sufficient to gather a pension when she turns 62, however why they’re so offended is unclear as a result of she’ll solely obtain $8,700 a yr, based on information reviews.
Greene may also be eligible to purchase medical insurance coverage from the Federal Staff Well being Advantages Program if she received her federal insurance coverage as a congresswoman by means of the Inexpensive Care Act.
It didn’t matter to this Threads consumer that she’s getting such a small annual pension.
“SAD-5yrs labored lifetime pension by TAXPAYERS! we’ve got to place in 35-50yrs, take into consideration that GREENE.”
YouTube viewer Dorothy Lucer was additionally offended and glad to see Greene go. “Good riddance!!!!!!!! You bought your cash!!!!!
One other agreed, “Lets hope she goes away and by no means heard from agin.”
Others accused her of creating thousands and thousands by means of illicit means, “Good riddance! She made her thousands and thousands from insider buying and selling, like so lots of them!”
Trump has spent months now calling her “a traitor,” refusing to endorse her for a Senate run this yr in her house state, and threatening to “main her.” Greene has stated Trump’s brutal vitriol towards her brought about a rise in loss of life threats, not simply in opposition to her, however her members of the family, too.
Actually, she talked about the threats in a parting message to Republicans throughout a CNN interview Monday, Jan. 5.
She informed host Kaitlan Collins that the GOP must work with Democrats to “put America first.” Greene additionally stated she’s “bored with the poisonous nature of politics” and that the “division is inflicting us extra issues.”
“It isn’t fixing any of our issues. … I’d encourage all lawmakers to look inside themselves, study their job title, which is consultant, and work collectively to do good for the American individuals due to the American people who elects them, the American people who pay taxes, that pay for our authorities, and it’s the American people who they swear an oath to serve,” she pontificated.
She informed Collins, as she’s stated earlier than, she has no plans to run for another workplace proper now, even implying it’s harmful for her.
“Politics has not been a secure place for me. Immediately, on my final day in workplace, we obtained one other loss of life risk on my life,” she continued. “It’s one thing that I introduced up over and over what number of loss of life threats that I’ve had, not solely on myself, but in addition on my household, swatting, pipe bomb threats.”
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has set a March 10 date for a particular election to fill Greene’s seat. The individual elected will serve till November’s mid-term election, when voters will choose a everlasting alternative.
