Taylor Greene Makes Decision On Running For Senate Seat In Georgia

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday addressed speculation that she was considering running against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) in Georgia next year.

The fiery Republican ally of President Donald Trump, in a lengthy X post, said she had no plans to vie for the seat, declaring that the Senate “doesn’t work” anymore.

Greene’s decision comes after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), who was widely viewed as gearing up for a run against Ossoff, announced last week that he, too, would pass. GOP Reps. Mike Collins, Buddy Carter and Rich McCormick are all considering runs, per NBC News.

Here are excerpts from MTG’s lengthy X post:

I love my home state of Georgia so much. The people here may not be rich with the world’s riches, but they are overflowing with kindness, love, family values, and a deep sense of joy, whether they’re sitting on the front porch or the tailgate of a pickup truck. These are the people who raised me, who I’m lucky enough to call friends, and who hug my neck no matter what corner of the state I’m in.

These are the people I fight for.

So when I read an Axios article this morning about the ultra-rich Kemp donors gathering last weekend at their elite retreat on luxurious Sea Island to anoint their preferred candidate to run against Jon Ossoff, I laughed out loud. Sea Island is not far from Jekyll Island, where another elite retreat formed the Federal Reserve, and look how that turned out.

We all know how these elite retreats work. Many of the attendees hate Trump, backed DeSantis, look down on MAGA, and refused to fight when our election was stolen in 2020. Now, they’re trying to carefully select someone who can dress up in MAGA just enough to trick the grassroots into thinking they’re one of us—someone who won’t dare challenge the Republican establishment or disrupt the status quo that has failed the people time and time again. These are the Republicans who see Trump as a speed bump, one they believe they can carefully roll over now that he won’t be on the ballot again.

These are the same elites who scoffed at me when I first ran for Congress in 2020. But I beat eight well-funded male opponents in the primary and crushed the establishment’s handpicked neurosurgeon in the runoff. And I’ll be blunt: the elites don’t speak for the people of Georgia who would walk through fire for President Trump. The political consultants embedded in the White House don’t know Georgia like I do. Our people are not stupid, and they’ve learned a powerful lesson over the last few years.

Here’s the hard truth: the Senate doesn’t work. It’s designed to obstruct the will of the people and protect the Uniparty’s grip on power. Nearly everything requires 60 votes to pass, and even when we have a majority, a pack of Republican Senators always votes “no” on the bills that matter most.

You know who they are. You’ve watched them sabotage Trump’s agenda for years. They don’t fear you, and they don’t serve you. They’re protected by the same corrupt system of donors and consultants who manipulate you with fear.

When 2026 campaign ads start telling you to vote Republican “or the Democrats will impeach Trump,” just know the Party still doesn’t get it. We didn’t win in 2024 because we wanted excuses. We won because we demanded results.

Mitch McConnell isn’t Senate Leader anymore, but he chairs the powerful Rules Committee and still controls what makes it to the floor. Susan Collins chairs Appropriations. Think about that.

Someone once said, “The Senate is where good ideas go to die.”
They were right.

That’s why I’m not running.

I won’t fight for a team that refuses to win, that protects its weakest players, and that undermines the very people it’s supposed to serve.