Rep. Greg Murphy told Newsmax on Monday that the abrupt resignation of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from Congress caught him and other lawmakers off guard, describing the move as a surprise even after her public split with President Donald Trump.
The North Carolina Republican, who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Veterans Affairs Committee, reacted to Greene’s 11-minute resignation video during an interview on Newsmax’s “National Report,” saying he agreed with some of her commentary about the length of congressional careers.
“Yeah, of course,” Murphy said, when asked if the announcement surprised him. “There was this very, very public rift with the president. But to resign because of it or in a culmination of it, it took us all by surprise.”
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