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Mabinty Quarshie, National Politics Correspondent


NextImg:Marjorie Taylor Greene floats Trump vice president slot or Senate run

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is only in her second term in the House but she already has her eyes on a bigger perch.

Greene told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that she could run for a Senate seat and would consider becoming former President Donald Trump's running mate as he seeks reelection.

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"I haven’t made up my mind whether I will do that or not. I have a lot of things to think about," she said in an article published on Wednesday. "Am I going to be a part of President Trump’s Cabinet if he wins? Is it possible that I’ll be VP?"

Greene has made a name for herself in Congress for her news-grabbing spats with Democrats, for her vehement support of Trump as he faces five indictments over four criminal cases, and for her growing influence on House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Last month, Greene was ousted from the conservative House Freedom Caucus in the wake of a nasty spat with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), whom she referred to as a "b****." She also drew the ire of Democrats when she showed nude photographs of Hunter Biden during a congressional hearing last month.

The Georgia Republican has long supported Trump in his third bid for the White House and has attacked Trump's foes. After Georgia's Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicted Trump and 18 others over their efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results Monday night, Greene claimed the news was "garbage" and called the investigation a "witch hunt."

Greene introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden during his first month in office and called for the expunging of Trump's two impeachments. "President Trump was wrongfully impeached twice. Twice," Greene said in January 2021 on the House floor. "And both of these impeachments must be expunged by the House of Representatives."

Greene's antics may play with her constituents in Georgia's 14th Congressional District but may not help Trump win back centrists and suburban women voters who drifted towards the Democratic Party during his administration. If she did run for the Senate she would likely face Sen. Jon Ossoff (R-GA) during the 2026 midterm elections, should he decide to run for reelection.

Charles Bullock, a veteran political scientist at the University of Georgia, told the Washington Examiner that it likely doesn't help Greene's case to publicly audition for the running mate role. "I think it's much better to be a blushing wallflower waiting to be asked to dance," Bullock said.

Bullock also added that it's a recent phenomenon for potential running mates to even float their desire for the role so publicly. "These types of discussions or this kind of invitation didn't even take place until you were at the national convention," he said. "And so the whole idea even of having the offer made and accepted prior to the convention is relatively new history."

Another factor complicating Greene's political ambitions is Gov. Brian Kemp's (R-GA) future. If Kemp sought a Senate seat, Greene's path to the Republican nomination would instantly become an uphill climb given Kemp's popularity in Georgia. Last month, Politico reported that the Georgia governor was meeting with Senate leaders on Capitol Hill.

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Georgia voters elected two Democrats, Ossoff and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), however, Kemp easily won his reelection bid despite Trump supporting his primary rival, former Sen. David Perdue. If Kemp ran for Senate, Greene's association with Trump could hurt her in the primary race.

The Trump campaign did not respond to the Washington Examiner's request for comment. Bullock said that wasn't a surprise. "There's certainly no incentive for a campaign to respond to someone's offer that 'Gee, I'd be glad to be your vice president' because this is a very valuable item to give away to someone. And so you can dangle it in front of a number of people," he said.