“Can’t Take The Heat”: Jasmine Crockett Torches Marjorie Taylor Greene For Leaving Congress

Jasmine Crockett has reacted sharply to the announcement that her long-time rival, Marjorie Taylor Greene, is resigning from Congress.

Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday, Crockett, a Democrat from Texas, roasted Greene for stepping down over a feud with Donald Trump.

Reacting to the news, Crockett told Tapper, “You’ve got to be kidding me … You’re on the other side of the president for one week and you can’t take the heat?”

Jasmine Crockett reacted to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation on CNN

Jasmine Crockett speaking passionately while Marjorie Taylor Greene listens during a congressional hearing session.

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“Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes, to not only be on the opposite side of him, but to have people like her who are constantly fanning the flames of hate.”

Greene, a Republican from Georgia and once a vocal Trump ally, said on Friday that she would step down from her seat, with her last day scheduled for January 5, 2026.

Crockett has clashed with Greene in the past, with their feud gaining national attention in 2024 after a feud during a House committee hearing.

Rep Jasmine Crockett on MTG quitting: “Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You’re on the other side of the president for one week and you can’t take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes.”

Greene stoked the flames for years. If this heat is enough to make her… pic.twitter.com/sZ5Ype3SH8

— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) November 23, 2025

The committee was debating whether to hold former Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt, but the session erupted when Greene made a pointed comment about Crockett’s physical appearance.

Greene told Crockett, “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.”

Crockett later challenged the committee chair, asking for clarification about the rules on personal attacks.

She asked, “If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach-blonde, bad-built, butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?”

Jasmine Crockett speaking passionately during a congressional hearing, wearing black glasses and a purple outfit.

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In a detailed video posted on social media, Greene cited mounting tension with Trump as a driving factor in her decision to resign.

In her resignation statement, Greene accused Republican leaders of sidelining her and criticized her party for neglecting her legislative priorities — including bills on healthcare and immigration.

She also expressed frustration at being abandoned by Trump, whom she said turned against her after she pushed for the public release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich, powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for,” Greene said in her statement.

Greene has been feuding with Trump for weeks

Marjorie Taylor Greene in a formal setting, looking serious during a congressional hearing or meeting.

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Greene also said she did not want her supporters or her family to endure “a hurtful and hateful primary”, particularly with Trump backing a challenger.

She described facing death threats, personal attacks, and “ridiculous slander” in her resignation remarks.

“It’s all so absurd and completely unserious. I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better,” Greene said.

Marjorie Taylor Greene speaking at a Georgia GOP event with a large American flag backdrop and a man standing behind her.

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Her decision followed a public fallout with Trump, who had denounced her in recent weeks and announced he would back a challenger for her seat.

In response to her resignation, Trump told ABC News that he thought the news was “great for the country.”

His comments came after weeks of public tension between him and Greene, whom he had labeled as “wacky” and a “traitor.”

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