Conflict between the White House and the MAGA hardline wing: Trump administration successfully neutralizes internal Republican opposition

On November 22, 2025, Republican Congresswoman from Georgia Marjorie Taylor Greene released an official announcement of her resignation from the House of Representatives, which will take effect in January 2026.

Greene’s midterm departure from office, occurring during the current congressional term, highlighted the escalation of tensions between the White House and a segment of the MAGA elite—conflict that first surfaced immediately after the start of Donald Trump’s new term.

Throughout 2025, the struggle for influence within the Republican Party unfolded primarily between Big Tech elites—represented by Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David O. Sacks—on one side, and the ideologues and political figures of the MAGA movement—most notably Steve Bannon, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Senator Rand Paul, as well as media personalities such as Laura Loomer and Jack Posobiec—on the other.