Rep. Taylor Greene resigning, rules out run at White House

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., released a Sunday statement shutting down rumors of a presidential run. Greene never said she wanted to run and has only laughed whenever it’s suggested, she wrote. The speculation followed her Friday resignation announcement and public clashes with President Donald Trump. Jan. 5, 2026, will be Greene’s last day in office.

Greene emerged as a top-three contender in the 2028 presidential primary, according to a Sunday report from Polymarket. The betting platform, which lets users buy and sell shares of future outcomes, slated Vice President J.D. Vance as the top primary contender, followed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, then Greene.

The onetime Trump ally announced her sudden congressional resignation on Friday after breaking ranks with the president on several fronts. The Georgia congresswoman previously criticized the administration’s hard-line support for Israel and the airstrikes launched on Iran earlier this year. Greene recently railed against the administration’s role in the weekslong government shutdown and Trump’s alleged unwillingness to release the FBI’s files on the billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Was the feud with Trump really her reason for resigning? Greene announced her resignation on Friday during a 10-minute video address posted to social media. She voiced frustration over the American political system, claiming that both parties use the American people for political and monetary gains. Regardless of the party in power, American debt continues climbing, and corporate interests remain Washington’s top priority, she said.

Greene named her long-term goals as holding the Republican Party accountable and fighting damaging Democratic policies. She described pushing back on House Speaker Mike Johnson and her political party during the shutdown over the inability to pass an affordable healthcare plan for Americans. Politicians force-fed Americans disgusting political drama during the 43-day shutdown, she claimed. Loyalty is a two-way street, and politicians need to be able to vote with their conscience for their district’s best interests, she added.

Greene hinted that her advocacy for releasing the Epstein files is what prompted Trump to turn on her. She claimed the president threatened her and dubbed her a traitor after she advocated for legislation calling for the release of more documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Greene said she remained joyful. God, the creator of all, defined her true self-worth, not a man, the congresswoman said.

What has Trump said? President Donald Trump on Saturday morning dubbed the Georgia congresswoman “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown.” Greene went bad, but Trump would always appreciate her support and service, according to the statement.

After resigning on Friday, Greene released several statements slamming the American political system. Americans are lied to every day to distract citizens from realizing that the government is broken beyond repair, and that the political industrial complex is the problem, she wrote Sunday morning. Actions speak louder than words, so be quiet, kind, and humble, and start fixing America’s real problems, she wrote Monday. 

Dig deeper: Read Elizabeth Russell and Travis K. Kircher’s previous report for more background on Congress voting to release the Epstein files.