{"id":16668,"date":"2025-11-27T07:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=16668"},"modified":"2025-11-27T07:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:33:03","slug":"kimmel-welcomes-greene-to-reality-as-she-quits-congress-amid-trump-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=16668","title":{"rendered":"Kimmel Welcomes Greene to &#8216;Reality&#8217; as She Quits Congress Amid Trump Feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Late-night comedian <\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> expressed clear delight over the news that Representative <\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> (R-GA) is resigning from Congress, effective January 5. Kimmel, a prominent left-wing TV personality, framed the resignation and Greene&#8217;s recent break with <\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Donald Trump<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> as she finally faced &#8220;reality.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"citation-7 citation-end-7\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The timing of her departure, which conveniently occurred just three days after she qualified for her elected pension, did not go unnoticed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> Kimmel quipped that Congress would have &#8220;one less puddle of sweat on the floor mat of the congressional gym,&#8221; suggesting Greene&#8217;s departure was due to the realization that loyalty to Trump &#8220;goes only one way.&#8221; After playing a clip of Greene&#8217;s resignation video, Kimmel offered a sarcastic welcome: \u201cWelcome to reality Marj. We&#8217;re glad to have you here. Make yourself at home. Feel free to check out our science wing while you have a chance.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"3\" \/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Greene Lashes Out at &#8216;Political Industrial Complex&#8217; in Resignation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">In her resignation letter and video, Greene <\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">slammed both the Republican Party and the President<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> , shifting her tone from staunch loyalty to bitter critique. She charged that Americans are &#8220;used by the Political Industrial Complex of both political parties&#8221; election after election, claiming the result is always the same: &#8220;No matter which way the political pendulum swings, Republican or Democratic, nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Expressing concern for the younger generation, Greene stated, &#8220;Today, many in my children&#8217;s generation feel hopeless for their future and don&#8217;t think they will ever realize the American dream, which breaks my heart.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"citation-6\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">She asserted that she ran for Congress &#8220;believing that <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-6\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Make America Great Again meant America First<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-6 citation-end-6\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> .&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"7\" \/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Policy Rifts Spark Trump Fallout<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"citation-5 citation-end-5\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Greene&#8217;s decision to distance herself from President Trump was fueled by several policy disagreements. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"citation-4\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Key among them was her opposition to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-4\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">America&#8217;s support for Israel<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-4\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> and her frustration with Trump&#8217;s initial attempts to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-4\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">stall the release of the Epstein files<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-4 citation-end-4\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> While Trump has since reversed his stance, called for the release, and signed a bill to do so, the friction had already escalated the rift.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Despite rumors of a quiet plan to run for <\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Georgia governor or even President in 2028<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> , which she has denied, the Georgia representative&#8217;s net worth reported raised by around <\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">$21 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> during her time in Congress, adding another layer to the public&#8217;s scrutiny of her sudden exit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump is Hot for Mamdani, Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns from Congress &amp; RFK Jr\u2019s Explicit Poems\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BL0pFxTqK-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel expressed clear delight over the news that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is resigning from Congress, effective January 5. Kimmel, a prominent left-wing TV personality, framed the resignation and Greene&#8217;s recent break with Donald Trump as she finally faced &#8220;reality.&#8221; The timing of her departure, which conveniently occurred just three days&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16668\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}