Good Riddance to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Swamp Creature 'Populism'
From shifting stances, to bizarre alliances, to unusual wealth gains, this is pretty much the opposite of MAGA.
Joseph Ford Cotto | January 2, 2026
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) did not leave Washington as a martyr to principle.
She left as a case study in how rank opportunism masquerades as populism, and how loudly proclaimed integrity can coexist with some of the most cynical behavior the D.C. swamp has on offer.
Greene entered Congress in January 2021, branding herself as a sworn enemy of the political class, promising to drain the swamp and to stand shoulder to shoulder with working Americans.
Five years later, she timed her exit to meet the minimum service threshold for securing a taxpayer-funded congressional pension.
That benefit was locked in by dating her resignation to Jan. 5, 2026, three days after completing exactly five years in office. Under federal retirement rules, that service guarantees her a deferred annuity beginning at age 62, estimated at roughly $8,700 annually.
It was a beneficial exit, not a sacrificial one.
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