Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks to reporters after a press conference to discuss the Epstein Files Transparency bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 3, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
"This is an incredible honor to serve in the House of Representatives, and when you run for office, I think you should fill out your term," Haridopolos said.
"This is what the American public wanted," he continued. "I mean, they affirmatively put Republicans in power. And the only frustration we've been through, at least my biggest frustration, is when the Democrats exercise their power to shut the government down for 43 days."
Greene, in her resignation letter teeing up her departure from Congress on Jan. 5, 2026, aired grievances about how little progress has been made on Capitol Hill since she became a lawmaker in 2021.
She also took aim at President Donald Trump, who she has for weeks been distancing herself from despite being a die-hard Trump loyalist for much of her legislative career, and at Johnson for his handling of the shutdown.
JASMINE CROCKETT CALLS OUT MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FOR RESIGNING FROM CONGRESS AMID TRUMP FEUD
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., was furious over the White House’s 28-point plan for Russia and Ukraine. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, another lawmaker was tempted to exit the House for a different reason.
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., was furious over the White House’s 28-point plan for Russia and Ukraine, and told Fox News Digital that he found it, "So appalling, so embarrassing."
Bacon argued that the plan, which has broadly been viewed as giving Moscow much of what it wants and leaves Ukraine with little other than an end to the ongoing war, was "a recipe for Ukraine being abused for decades to come, and to be basically a vassal state under Russian control, and that was unacceptable."
His preference is that if Ukraine is pushed to give up territory to Russia, at the very least, they should be allowed to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
He noted that he ran on a pro-Ukraine platform, and for a moment, considered resigning, fast-tracking his planned retirement from Congress at the end of next year.
"I was so frustrated, it went through my mind," Bacon said. "You know, I don't want to be a part of this team, frankly, but I don't — I knew it was wrong. It was short-lived."
"I think people would be doing a disservice to a lot of people just to resign," he continued. "I frankly think you should only resign if you got, like, an illness, or your spouse has an illness, or you got a legal issue. You know, when you run, there’s a commitment."
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-try-quash-concerns-more-exits-following-marjorie-taylor-greenes-surprise-resignation