The rightwing extremist Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has not made up her mind about running for Senate in Georgia – in part because she hopes to be Donald Trump’s vice-president.
“I haven’t made up my mind whether I will do that or not,” Greene told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, about a rumoured challenge to the current governor, Brian Kemp, in a Georgia Senate primary in 2026.
“I have a lot of things to think about. Am I going to be a part of President Trump’s cabinet if he wins? Is it possible that I’ll be VP?”
Trump faces 91 criminal charges – 13 of them in Georgia, over attempted election subversion – but nonetheless dominates polling for the Republican presidential nomination, nationally and in key states.
Despite a string of controversies over voicing conspiracy theories, aggressive behaviour towards Democrats and progressives and recent squabbling with her fellow House extremist Lauren Boebert, and despite being “kicked out” of the hard-right Freedom Caucus, Greene remains influential in Republican ranks, close to the speaker, Kevin McCarthy.
She told the AJC she would consider it an “honour” to be picked as Trump’s running mate to take on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris next year.
She would consider such an offer “very, very heavily”, she said.
Trump has encouraged Greene to harbour higher ambitions, saying in March he would “fight like hell” for her if she ran for Senate.
Kemp is reported to be considering a run for Senate in 2026. On Wednesday, Greene rebuked Kemp for his own rebuke of Trump.
Earlier this week, Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on charges including racketeering and conspiracy, regarding the attempt to overturn Trump’s defeat by Biden.
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In response, Kemp said: “The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen. For nearly three years now, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward – under oath – and prove anything in a court of law.”
Greene told the AJC: “His message should have been against this, not arguing with President Trump about the election and making it about his own ego and pride over Georgia’s election. That’s a bad statement, and I was very upset over it.”
Trump did not immediately comment about Greene’s wish to be vice-president.
Source: US Politics - theguardian.com
