Marjorie Taylor Greene honors 'broken' Jan 6 rioters in first statement since resignation

ROME, GEORGIA: In her first major public statement since her resignation from Congress formally took effect, Marjorie Taylor Greene marked the fifth anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot by paying tribute to the men she has long described as unjustly imprisoned for their actions.

Posting on X on Tuesday, January 6, the former Georgia congresswoman honored what she called the “broken men” she visited at the Washington, DC jail, a group she has repeatedly labeled political prisoners. The post came just one day after Greene officially vacated her seat, exiting Congress amid a bitter rupture with President Donald Trump and his inner circle.

Greene calls DC detention facility 'the DC Gulag'

Greene revisited her controversial November 2021 trip to the DC detention facility, where she met with January 6 defendants held in pretrial confinement. In her post, she again referred to the jail as the “DC Gulag,” arguing the conditions left a permanent impression on her.

“I’ll never forget going into the DC Gulag… They were broken men, words can’t describe it,” Greene wrote. She recounted a moment when one detainee pulled out a hand-drawn American flag and led others in singing the national anthem.

“Their melodic voices, combining deep sadness with unwavering patriotic conviction, is a sound I’ll never forget,” she added, insisting their reality bore no resemblance to how the media portrayed them.

Greene warns against two-tiered justice system

Using the anniversary to renew her broader critique of the justice system, Greene warned that the federal government has selectively wielded its power against conservatives.

She argued that January 6 defendants were aggressively prosecuted while other political protesters were not, echoing a long-running grievance on the right.

“Your government can break you. It can shatter your life,” Greene wrote. “There should never be a two-tiered justice system in America.” She framed the prosecutions as a cautionary tale, urging Americans to “hold your government accountable to you, the American people.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene's split with Donald Trump

Greene’s message landed against the backdrop of her abrupt political downfall. Once among Trump’s most loyal defenders, she resigned from Congress on January 5, 2026, after the president publicly turned on her, calling her “wacky” and a “traitor,” and backing a primary challenge that Greene said would have been “hurtful and hateful.”

The rupture stemmed from a series of high-profile disagreements, including Greene’s insistence on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files and her open condemnation of the Trump administration’s Venezuela military operation, which she denounced as “the same Washington playbook.”

In a recent interview, Greene admitted she had been “naive” to believe Trump was truly a champion of the people, saying the break was especially painful given her loyalty during his most embattled moments.

Greene shares a throwback video 

Greene also shared a throwback video from January 6, 2021, underscoring her role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election results. In the clip, she vowed to object to what she called a “stolen election.”

“Georgia state leaders did nothing to stop the steal… and now look at our two Georgia Senate seats. I’ll be fighting for the people’s vote,” she said in the footage.