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A Member Of The United States House of Representatives, Greene announces resignation After Clash With Trump
A member of the United States House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, has announced she will resign from Congress after a clash with President Donald Trump.
The development is the climax of her disagreement with Trump and the Republicans, as she maintained a hardline stance during the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history.
In a statement Friday night, Green said she opposed her party for refusing to pass a plan to save American healthcare and protect Americans from “outrageous overpriced and unaffordable health insurance policies.”
The congresswoman decried how America was “forced fed disgusting political drama once again from both sides of the aisle,” instead of the House remaining in session to fix the “disaster.”
Green, who had slammed Speaker Mike Johnson for closing the House during the shutdown, accused him of sidelining bills by most members of Congress: “The Speaker never brings them to the floor for a vote.”
She said her efforts led to the impeachment of Biden’s Secretary of Homeland over the “dangerous open border invasion into America,” and the defund of “the corrupt USAID” when she served as DOGE Subcommittee Chair.
Stressing that she fought harder than most GOP members to elect Trump, Greene noted: “most of the Establishment Republicans, who secretly hate him and who stabbed him in the back, have all been welcomed.”
In recent weeks, she repeatedly criticized the Trump administration for focusing on foreign policy rather than pressing issues at home and was vocal about the release of the Epstein files.
Aligning with three other House Republicans, Greene joined the Democrats to force a vote on a bill ordering the release of documents on Epstein, an action which further infuriated Trump and his loyalists.
President Trump responded by calling her a “traitor”, “ranting lunatic,” and a “disgrace” to the Republican Party. He also mocked her name, writing “Green grass turns Brown when it begins to rot.”
Reacting to Greene’s announcement, Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon called the lawmaker “a tireless fighter” for America First principles, conservative values, and holding the establishment accountable.
In a post on X, McKoon said while her decision to step down from Congress comes as a surprise amid recent challenges, Greene’s legacy as a bold voice for the grassroots will endure.
Noting that the people of Georgia’s 14th District deserve strong representation, the politician assured the party will ensure a conservative warrior fills the seat through the upcoming special election.”
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Breaking: Nigerian Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, FG Faces Fresh Salary Pressure
The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the current salary structure can no longer sustain civil servants amid Nigeria’s rising cost of living.
The Forum made the demand in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.
The workers also proposed a new salary structure that would place the highest-paid Level 17 officer on a monthly salary of N1.5 million, while Level 1 Step 1 workers would earn N300,000.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.
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The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not fully implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” it said.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in August 2026, demanded an upward review of the minimum wage to N500,000.
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu’s government increased the minimum wage to N70,000 per month from N30,000.
However, the cost of living for many Nigerians has tripled between 2024 and 2026.
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The Federal Government has said Nigeria will never support a military coup or any unconstitutional change of government, following claims that the country backed a failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the claims circulating on social media are baseless and misleading.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to democracy, constitutional rule and political stability in West Africa and would not support any attempt to remove a government through unconstitutional means.
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“Nigeria will never support illegality or unconstitutional change of government anywhere, no matter who is involved or which country is concerned,” he said.
The minister also rejected claims that Nigeria, through its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), supported or endorsed the military takeover in Niger.
He said the Federal Government had already stated its position on the situation in Niger in an earlier statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2026.
According to him, Nigeria remains deeply concerned about developments in Niger and wants the country to return peacefully to stability and constitutional order.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria’s close historical, cultural and fraternal ties with Niger made peace and stability in the neighbouring country particularly important.
“Nigerians at home and abroad should disregard the videos and narratives circulating online, they are intended to create confusion and tarnish Nigeria’s image,” the statement said.
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