U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spent her final day in Congress criticizing provisions in an upcoming appropriations bill and sharing on social media about her lunch in her home state of Georgia.
Fifteen months after taking the stage at the Republican National Convention in support of Donald Trump, Greene announced in November that she would be leaving office. She cited disagreements with Trump — whom she supported in 2016 and 2020 — over issues including the handling of the Epstein files and health care concerns.
On Monday, Greene took aim at a provision in the appropriations bill that would update pesticide warnings and limit lawsuits against chemical companies, saying it “has no place in Republican bills.” Fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky also criticized the provision on social media, and later confirmed it was removed from the legislation.
Greene also posted on her personal social media page that she was in Rome, Georgia — not Italy — where she enjoyed a “double steakburger and beef tallow fries” at a local franchise restaurant that had sponsored a billboard honoring the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Her caption read, “Stand up. Speak out. Stay bold.”
During her final weekend in office, Greene denounced the U.S. military action in Venezuela that resulted in the arrest of Nicolás Maduro and his wife on drug charges. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, she questioned the Trump administration’s priorities.
“If U.S. military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn’t the Trump administration taken action against Mexican cartels?” Greene wrote on social media. She also questioned why Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted and sentenced to 45 years on cocaine trafficking charges.
Greene was first elected to represent Georgia’s 14th Congressional District in 2020 and was reelected in 2022 and 2024. Her departure will trigger a special election called by Governor Brian Kemp within the next 10 days under Georgia law. Until a successor is chosen, her seat will remain vacant, reducing the Republican majority in the House of Representatives to 219‑213 with her seat becoming the third vacancy.
As of now, 20 Republicans, two Democrats, and one unaffiliated candidate have filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for the open seat.
