Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) denied Sunday that President Trump told her not to run for Senate or governor in her home state in 2026.
“That is absolutely not true,” Greene told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Actually, I never had a conversation at all with the president about running for Senate or running for Georgia [governor]. And those were decisions I came to on my own.”
Trump withdrew his support and endorsement of Greene’s reelection bid on Friday, writing on his Truth Social platform that he would support a primary challenger against her “if the right person runs.” It marked the culmination of a months-long feud between the two, as Greene has criticized Trump and the GOP throughout his second term.
The president added that the rift with Greene “seemed to all begin” earlier this year, when he sent the Georgia Republican a poll showing she would be the underdog if she were to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff or run to succeed Republican Gov. Brian Kemp next year.
Trump said that Greene “didn’t have a chance” in either race unless he endorsed her, which “she wasn’t about to get!”
Greene, though, said the government shutdown “should have shown America exactly why” she does not want to be in the Senate and that the decision not to run for governor was hers alone.
“I very much want to do the job that I’m in,” she added. “Everyone else says I’m running for something, but all I want to do is serve Georgia’s 14th District. And I’m very grateful for that opportunity.”
