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Trump Praises Zohran Mamdani as Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation — Kaitlan Collins Reacts

Kaitlan Collins reacted to a surprising turn in Republican politics after former President Donald Trump met with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will resign effective Jan. 5, 2026. Greene accused Trump of working against her and said he "dumped tens of millions of dollars" into efforts that harmed her. Trump publicly praised Mamdani following an Oval Office meeting described as warm. Collins concluded that, in Trump's view, "Marjorie Taylor Greene is out, and Zohran Mamdani appears to be in."

05:02 AM, 11/23/2025Politics

Anchor and senior White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins described a dramatic shift in Republican politics after former President Donald Trump publicly praised New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R‑Ga.) announced she will resign from Congress effective Jan. 5, 2026.

Collins noted the timing was striking: Greene's unexpected, roughly 10-minute statement arrived hours after Trump met with Mamdani in the Oval Office — a meeting several participants have characterized as warm and productive. Collins called the sequence of events "shocking," given the widening rift between Greene and the former president.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R‑Ga.): 'I have too much self-respect and dignity. I love my family way too much. And I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President that we all fought for... I refuse to be a battered wife, hoping it all goes away and gets better.'

Greene's statement accused Trump of turning against her and alleged he had spent "tens of millions of dollars" against her, an accusation she said made it impossible to continue. Collins explained this resignation capped weeks of public tension: Trump recently called Greene a "traitor" over her pursuit of Epstein-related records, and the two have diverged on policy issues including Obamacare subsidies, health care and cost-of-living concerns.

Earlier the same day, video of Trump's Oval Office remarks showed the former president praising Mamdani and calling their meeting productive.

Donald Trump: 'Just had a great meeting. A really good, very productive meeting. I enjoyed the meeting. I think you’re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor. I think this mayor can do some things that are going to be really great. He has a chance to really do something great for New York.'

Collins summed up the political calculus plainly: in Trump's view, she said, "Marjorie Taylor Greene is out, and Zohran Mamdani appears to be in." The rapid sequence — a warm Oval Office meeting followed by Greene's abrupt resignation announcement and her allegations about large expenditures against her — made for an unusually turbulent day in national political news.

Reporting note: quotes are from public statements by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump; analysis and framing reflect Kaitlan Collins' on-air commentary.

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