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President Donald Trump reacted with enthusiasm to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s abrupt decision to leave Congress, calling her planned departure “great news” for the country.

In a short phone chat with ABC News, Trump repeatedly applauded the announcement. “I think it’s great news for the country,” he said, following it moments later with, “It’s great.” He also noted that Greene had given him no advance notice of her intention to step down on Jan. 5, 2026, and said he had no plans to reach out to her about it. “Nah, it doesn’t matter, you know? But I think it’s great,” Trump said. “I think she should be happy.”

Hours later, Trump expanded on his reaction in a sharply worded Truth Social post targeting the Georgia Republican. “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown, because of PLUMMETING Poll Numbers, and not wanting to face a Primary Challenger with a strong Trump Endorsement (where she would have no chance of winning!), has decided to call it ‘quits,’ ” he wrote early Saturday morning.

He then shifted to criticizing her political alliances, adding, “Her relationship with the WORST Republican Congressman in decades, Tom Massie of Kentucky, also known as Rand Paul Jr. because he votes against the Republican Party (and really good legislation!), did not help her.” Trump went on to say, “For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD,” before softening the message slightly: “Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country!”

Greene had once been one of Trump’s fiercest allies on Capitol Hill, but the relationship unraveled after she publicly criticized the administration over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein document controversy and broke with Trump on several policy fronts. The rift widened further last week when Trump rescinded his endorsement and encouraged Republicans to mount a primary challenge against her. He made clear he intended to support whoever runs against her in 2026.

In her resignation letter, Greene described deep frustration with the unfolding political battle. “I have too much self respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms,” she wrote. She added, “It’s all so absurd and completely unserious. I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.”

Greene’s exit will tighten the already narrow Republican margin in the House, where the GOP controls 219 seats to the Democrats’ 213. According to NBC News, House Speaker Mike Johnson, whom Greene attempted to oust last year, was not informed in advance of her decision to step aside.

{Matzav.com}

Rudy Giuliani said on Friday that President Donald Trump’s invitation to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was, politically speaking, a savvy move — even though watching it unfold left him feeling physically ill.

Speaking on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” with Bob Brooks hosting, Giuliani acknowledged that Trump’s decision to bring Mamdani into the Oval Office served, in part, to calm the city’s business community, many of whom are nervous about a democratic socialist preparing to take charge. “I can have my views on the percentage that this is going to work out,” he said during the interview, adding, “Do I think it was a smart way to start? Sure, it was a smart way to start.”

Giuliani argued that by extending the invitation, Trump effectively placed the responsibility for any future tension in the relationship on Mamdani’s shoulders, rather than his own. “Now any deterioration in the relationship will be by the communist and Islamic extremist sympathizer, not by the president,” he said, repeating labels he has attached to Mamdani in the past.

Although he has been an outspoken critic of Mamdani, Giuliani emphasized that he still hopes the city prospers — even if that means Mamdani defies his expectations. “Of course, I want to see New York City do well. I want to see myself wrong about him. I’d like to see him change,” he said.

Still, Giuliani admitted that on a personal level, watching Mamdani stand beside Trump in the Oval Office was deeply unpleasant for him. “All of that doesn’t belie the fact that it makes me sick to my stomach to see that man in the Oval Office,” he said.

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A Yemenite kehillah in the central Israeli town of Kadima-Zoran suffered a shocking act of rishus mere hours before the onset of Shabbos, when criminals broke into its beis knesses and desecrated sifrei kodesh, tearing up siddurim and seforim, according to footage and eyewitness accounts. Mispallelim of the Mishkan Shalom Yemenite Synagogue arrived for tefillos […]

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FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in an interview with Fox News Digital that Thomas Matthew Crooks acted alone in the July 13 assassination attempt against President Trump, and that investigators have found no evidence of any foreign involvement.

NYC ICE Director Ken Genalo spoke about operations in the city after Tom Homan said ICE will be active in New York. Genalo pushed back on criticism, saying, “People say if they’re only here illegally, why are you going after them? Well, number one, they’re here illegally, and that’s against the law.”

Zohran Mamdani’s long-anticipated visit to the White House unfolded with little of the diplomatic caution usually expected from a mayor-elect meeting the president. The encounter, which capped several weeks of public back-and-forth, quickly shifted from pleasantries to sharp political declarations.

Standing alongside U.S. President Donald Trump after their discussion, Mamdani once again leveled his harshest charge at Israel, insisting that the country is carrying out “genocide in Gaza” and asserting that American taxpayers are underwriting those actions. He told reporters, “I shared with the president in our meeting about the concern that many New Yorkers have about wanting their tax dollars to go toward the benefit of New Yorkers and their ability to afford basic dignity. There’s a desperate need not only for the following of human rights but also the following through on the promises we’ve made New Yorkers. We’ve spoken about the Israeli government committing genocide and I’ve spoken about our government funding it.”

Trump allowed the comments to pass without a direct answer. When the mayor-elect was questioned about Trump’s ongoing diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, Mamdani offered a restrained note of approval, saying, “I appreciate all efforts toward peace. We’re tired of seeing our tax dollars fund endless wars, and I also believe that we have to follow through on the international human rights, and I know that still today those are being violated, and that continues to be work that has to be done, no matter where we’re speaking of.”

The president was later pressed about Mamdani’s earlier warning that he would order the detention of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu if he were to visit New York. Trump brushed the matter aside with a short reply: “We did not discuss that.”

Mamdani’s team also attempted to clarify his stance on protests surrounding the recent Nefesh B’Nefesh gathering at a New York synagogue. His spokeswoman, Dora Pekec, said, “The Mayor-elect has discouraged the language used at last night’s protest and will continue to do so. He believes every New Yorker should be free to enter a house of worship without intimidation, and that these sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law.”

The exchange ended on an unexpectedly playful note when reporters lobbed a loaded question at Mamdani about whether Trump is a fascist. Trump interjected before Mamdani could reply, joking, “Just say yes, it’s easier.”

{Matzav.com}

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s dramatic decision to leave Congress has sent shockwaves through Washington, punctuating a bitter split between the Georgia firebrand and President-elect Donald Trump. Her resignation, set for January 5, 2026, followed weeks of escalating clashes over the long-frozen Jeffrey Epstein files—an issue she had been publicly hammering as a test of political courage.

In her resignation letter, released online, Greene lamented the personal attacks she said she endured from the president-elect. “Standing up for American women who were [assaulted] 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,” she wrote. Calling his criticism “hurtful,” she added that she would not remain in office as a “battered wife” trapped in a toxic dynamic.

Greene’s outrage over the Epstein documents had been growing for months. Although she once stood firmly in Trump’s corner—both on his America First messaging and his contested 2020 election claims—she turned sharply on him, accusing him of dragging his feet on releasing the files. Her comments intensified as she criticized his tariff approach, his handling of the cost-of-living crisis, and what she characterized as a reluctance to confront entrenched elite wrongdoing. She took her grievances to major broadcast outlets, casting her demands as a push for accountability long overdue.

Her record on Israel resurfaced as well amid the uproar, with critics revisiting her unsuccessful attempt to slash aid to Israel by arguing the funds should be steered toward paying down the national debt. She had also previously charged that Israel was using U.S. assistance for genocide—statements that repeatedly put her at odds with many in her own party.

Trump eventually answered forcefully. After campaigning beside her in Rome, Georgia, early in 2024, he turned to Truth Social to denounce her. He branded her a “traitor” and “wacky,” and wrote, “For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD.” He also hinted he would back a challenger to unseat her in the next primary.

That public rupture seemed to speed up Trump’s shift on the Epstein controversy. Under growing pressure from Republicans who saw the files as a key test of transparency, he suddenly moved to advance legislation compelling the Justice Department to make the documents public within 30 days. What had once been a unifying mission for many in the MAGA movement turned into a stark demonstration of fractures within its ranks.

Appearing on ABC News after Greene’s announcement, Trump celebrated her exit from Congress, calling it “great news for the country.” Yet on social media he tacked on a softer message, writing, “Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country!” He also referenced advice he had given her about her weak polling numbers for hypothetical statewide races, despite Greene’s insistence that she had no interest in those positions.

Her departure now leaves Republicans with an even thinner margin in the House, adding tension to an already fragile majority. The seat she is vacating—Georgia’s strongly conservative 14th district—was one she had consistently dominated, but her exit introduces fresh uncertainty for the GOP as the 2026 midterms approach. In her farewell video, she spotlighted what she saw as her congressional achievements, ranging from border security efforts to battles against “woke” initiatives, and insisted her resignation reflected a refusal to compromise her principles rather than a political retreat.

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Zohran Mamdani’s incoming chief of staff, Ella Bidgaard-Church, said New York City will act against illegal immigrants only after they seriously harm or kill a U.S. citizen.