U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., drew national attention in fall 2025 for breaking with her fellow Republican lawmakers on key issues ranging from expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies to the war in Gaza.
In November, social media users claimed that she wanted to run for president in 2028, citing a report from the news outlet NOTUS.
In a post (archived) shared on Nov. 5, one X user wrote:
NOTUS: Marjorie Taylor Greene is telling people she wants to run for president in 2028
One source says her conversations have centered around her belief that she is “real MAGA and that the others have strayed,” adding that she believes she has “the national donor network to win the primary.”
Similar versions of the claim circulated elsewhere on X (archived here and here).
The rumor about Greene’s potential presidential run stemmed from a Nov. 5 report (archived) by NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman. Greene dismissed the article as “baseless.”
Because the NOTUS report relied on anonymous sources, Snopes was unable to verify its central claim that Greene told people she wants to run for president in 2028. We asked Gorman for more details about his sources and await a reply.
A spokesperson for Greene provided the following statement attributed to her:
Last week, it was rumored that I was planning to run for Governor of Georgia. This week it’s rumored I am running for President. I’m committed to one thing: serving the best district in the Nation, Georgia’s 14th.
Here’s a breakdown of what the NOTUS report said and Greene’s response.
NOTUS report
NOTUS reported that four sources said Greene confided to colleagues that she wanted to run for president, including one who is said to have spoken with her directly.
According to a source, Greene’s reported conversations focused on her belief that she is “real MAGA and that others have strayed,” and that she believes she has “the national donor network to win the primary.”
The sources said Greene had not made an official decision, but she had reportedly raised the idea of launching a campaign on multiple occasions. The sources noted that Greene’s recent media appearances, including those on CNN, “The View” and “Real Time with Bill Maher,” suggested she was trying to connect with a broader national audience outside of the core “Make America Great Again” base, according to the article.
Greene’s response
In response to the report, Greene shared a screenshot on X (archived) that she said showed a text message responding to Gorman. The message read:
So I just saw you posted a baseless article and did not reach out to Ty Sharpe my comms team.
Who is your source? Laura Loomer? [a conservative influencer]
She claimed I was running for governor last week and announcing it in [sic] the view.
Once again you publish baseless gossip.
Very disappointing.
Don’t text me again.
Greene elaborated during an interview on NewsNation (archived), saying she blocked Gorman’s number “because he published an article that is baseless rumors.”
“The only thing that I’m focused on is being a representative for my district,” Greene said during the interview.
Snopes asked Gorman for his response to Greene’s allegation and will update this story if he replies.
NOTUS on Greene’s text
NOTUS referenced Greene’s text message in its report and said it had sent an inquiry to her communications director ahead of publication, though Greene reportedly asked why the outlet had not reached out to a different person in her office.
Greene’s spokesperson did not respond to our question about whether Gorman had contacted her office prior to publication.
We also asked Gorman who, if anyone, if he reached out to at Greene’s office ahead of publishing the article and await a reply.
