A member of the US House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene, has publicly warned that the United States is moving toward a national divorce, with Republican-led states potentially separating from Democratic-led states. She expressed this view on social media, noting that the country is moving toward such a split, while emphasizing that she does not want a civil war and that this should never occur.
The congresswoman also argued that Washington and the broader political world seem detached from what she called real Americans, suggesting a growing disconnect between national leadership and everyday concerns across the country.
Previously, Greene had floated ideas about dividing the United States into distinct Republican and Democratic regions and shrinking the federal government, describing a national divorce as a necessary step for the nation.
Another perspective came from Mark Katz, a columnist for the American magazine The National Interest, who wrote in an article that if events unfold as imagined, the United States could face civil conflict around the year 2040. He described a demographic shift in which whites would become a minority, while non-white populations rise, and predicted that many white Americans, particularly conservatives, would resist empowering new majorities that differ in skin color. Instead, he suggested these groups might attempt to secure a dominant role within American society.
Katz further warned that the worst-case scenario for Washington could involve civil unrest contributing to the collapse of the state, underscoring the potential severity of political polarization and its consequences for national stability.