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Analyst: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Resignation Was a 'Setup' for a Georgia Governor Bid

Quick take: Political strategist Cornell Belcher told host Alex Witt that Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recent resignation speech was designed to set up a future campaign — likely a bid for governor of Georgia. Belcher says Greene is distancing herself from Washington Republicans and former President Trump while emphasizing an "America First" stance and advocating for women’s issues. Her resignation video criticized the “Political Industrial Complex” and said she will return to family life while pursuing a new path.

04:30 AM, 11/23/2025Politics

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced she will leave Congress after five years. But political strategist Cornell Belcher told host Alex Witt that her resignation video looked less like a farewell and more like a strategic repositioning for a future statewide campaign — most likely a run for governor of Georgia.

“It was an announcement hiding underneath a resignation speech, right?” Belcher said, calling Greene’s move “politically genius.”

Belcher argued that Greene has carefully crafted a message that paints Washington — and both major parties — as broken. According to him, she is staking out an “America First” posture while criticizing what he described as “corporate Republicans” who have sidelined that agenda.

He also noted Greene’s apparent distancing from former President Donald Trump on issues tied to Jeffrey Epstein and said she is positioning herself as a defender of women’s concerns. In Belcher’s view, those choices were not incidental to a resignation but part of setting up a broader political announcement.

“She is positioning herself as saying that Congress isn’t working… that Republicans in Congress have lost their way and that she is, in fact, America First,” Belcher said. “And then to cut herself away from Trump around [Jeffrey] Epstein, and position herself as someone who’s going to be fighting for women and won’t stand down for women’s issues: That was not a resignation speech. That was a set-up-for-an-announcement speech.”

When asked whether Greene had previously said she wasn’t interested in statewide office, Belcher dismissed that as easily reversible rhetoric, adding, “That’s not worth the price of a cup of coffee.” He concluded, “If I were to place a bet… she’s running for governor.”

In her resignation video, Greene criticized what she called the “Political Industrial Complex” of both parties and urged Americans to recognize their power over Washington. She said she planned to return to her family and pursue a new path while standing “by the side” of common Americans who want to rebuild the country.

“When the common American people finally realize and understand that the Political Industrial Complex of both parties is ripping this country apart… then I’ll be here by their side to rebuild it. Until then, I’m going back to the people I love, to live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to a new path ahead.”

Belcher’s analysis frames Greene’s announcement as a deliberate political maneuver rather than a simple exit from public office, suggesting a potential pivot to state politics that could reshape her future role within the Republican landscape.

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