Major MAGA ally considers running for president – TIME

Marjorie Taylor Greene, labeled “a traitor” by President Donald Trump, has recently vowed to resign from Congress

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the hard-right Georgia Republican, has privately told her allies that she considers running for president in 2028, TIME wrote on Saturday, citing two people who have spoken with her directly.

Earlier this week, she said that she would resign from Congress in January, days after President Trump branded her a “traitor” for breaking with him and helping compel the Justice Department to release its files related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

According to the newspaper, Greene did not respond to multiple calls and text messages from TIME. A spokesperson for the congresswoman also did not reply to requests.

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Greene, who built her name as one of Trump’s fiercest defenders, has become an unexpected critic of the president in recent months. Except for forcing the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, she has challenged Trump’s insistence that costs are falling and criticized his handling of the US–Israel relationship.

After Trump accused her of veering to the “far left,” she once again said she is determined to “end the fighting in politics.” “The most hurtful thing Trump said, which is absolutely untrue, is he called me a traitor,” she said, warning that this type of language can “radicalize people” and put her life at risk.

Greene said she will continue to fight for the release of all remaining unredacted files related to Epstein. Trump has urged Republicans not to aid Democrats in spreading what he has called “the Epstein hoax,” arguing that his opponents are seeking to undermine his presidency.