U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is not planning to run for president, days after she announced her plan to resign from Congress amid a falling out with President Trump.
“I’m not running for President and never said I wanted to and have only laughed about it when anyone would mention it,” Greene said in a post on X.
On Friday, Greene made the stunning announcement that she would depart Congress after weeks of clashing with Trump.
Trump responded in an interview with NBC News about the possibility of Greene one day resuming her political career at some point.
“It’s not going to be easy for her” to revive her career in politics, though he added, “I’d love to see that.”
Trump said that Green, in the meantime, “she’s got to take a little rest.”
Greene joined Congress as one of Trump’s staunchest allies, being sworn into office days before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. She strongly supported the president and often echoed his contention that the 2020 election was “stolen” — even when members of his own party had disavowed him.
She leaves Congress being branded a “traitor” by Trump in recent weeks.
The two Republicans had a public falling out over several issues, including Trump’s decisions to launch airstrikes on Iran, his support for Israel during the Gaza War and a lack of regulation of big tech companies earlier this year, according to the BBC.
Then, there was the deep divide over the handling of the investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, and Trump’s unwillingness to order the U.S. Department of Justice to release the Epstein files fully.
The president last week called Greene a “ranting lunatic” and disavowed her in response to the break over the Epstein files.
Friday’s statement by Greene announcing her resignation shocked colleagues in Congress and constituents in Georgia. She said she would step down in January.
“I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better,” she said in her resignation statement.
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