Liberal talk show host Jimmy Kimmel praised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after she criticized President Donald Trump and announced she was departing Congress.

In an opening monologue, Kimmel praised the new “Wicked: For Good” musical film, saying “people love the story of a witch turning over a new leaf, which reminds me, Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress on Friday,” drawing cheers from his audience.

“There’s going to be one less puddle of sweat on the floor mat of the congressional gym,” Kimmel said, “because Marjorie Taylor Greene, yet another Trump superfan, learns that loyalty to him goes only one way.”

In recent weeks, Greene has broken with Trump on several issues, including the release of the Epstein files.

“I refuse to be a battered wife, hoping it all goes away and gets better,” Greene said in a clip of the video announcement of her resignation. “There is no plan to save the world or a 4D chess game being played.”

“I have to say this woman is being attacked from all sides right now. Somehow she still had time to put up her Christmas tree, not even Thanksgiving,” Kimmel said, commenting on the Christmas tree that could be seen in her video.

Jimmy Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel praised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she criticized President Trump and announced she was leaving Congress.Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene presiding over a House Committee hearing.
Greene has recently broken with Trump on several issues, including the release of the Epstein files.AP

President Donald Trump pauses while speaking with reporters while in flight on Air Force One.
Kimmel referred to Greene as a former “Trump superfan.”AP
“She says Congress is beholden to the super wealthy and ignores the needs of ordinary Americans. She says her party has no plan for healthcare and that the Jeffrey Epstein files are not a hoax as the president claims they are. To which I say, ‘Welcome to reality, Marj.’”

When contacted by Fox News Digital about the monologue, a White House spokeswoman replied, “Reacting to Kimmel’s show would require me to waste my time watching it, and like many Americans who choose not to watch it, I have more entertaining things to do — like watch paint dry.”