WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s abrupt announcement Friday that she planned to resign, blindsiding the House speaker and shocking Washington, will put a dent in Republicans’ already fragile majority, leaving them with a vacant seat at least into the spring.
But beyond the short-term practical impact, the sudden exit of Greene, R-Ga., who for years was one of the loudest MAGA voices in politics, has highlighted a deep well of discontent among far-right lawmakers at the core of President Donald Trump’s coalition.
That dynamic could make it more difficult for Speaker Mike Johnson to corral his small and unruly conference, and threatens to divide the party going into crucial midterm elections in which the GOP majority is at stake.
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