AOC Claims Trump Blocked Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Senate Bid, Triggering GOP Rift [WATCH]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed during a Monday livestream that President Donald Trump prevented Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, suggesting the decision led to Greene’s recent criticism of Republican leadership, as reported by Fox News.

Speaking to her followers on Instagram, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Here’s some tea for you. MTG, people are like, ‘Oh my God, she’s saying all these things, like, what’s gotten into her lately?’ ‘Oh, like, she’s bucking against Trump, she’s bucking against the administration.’”

“Marjorie Taylor Greene wanted to run for Senate in Georgia. She wanted to run for Senate earlier this year in the state of Georgia. She wanted to be the Republican nominee for Senate. So, she was gearing up for that statewide race, and Trump told her no,” Ocasio-Cortez continued.

“Trump said no, and the White House and Trump Land shut down Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal ambitions to run for Senate — and she has been on a revenge tour ever since.”

Is AOC actually on to something?

Did MTG want to run for Senate, did Trump tell her not to, and is this one big childish revenge tour?

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— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) November 5, 2025

Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district, announced in May that she would not seek a Senate seat next year, deciding against challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. The Georgia seat is among the top targets for Republicans heading into the 2026 election cycle.

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“Even with a few good Republicans in the Senate, nothing changes,” Greene wrote on X at the time. “So no, Jon Ossoff isn’t the real problem. He’s just a vote. A pawn. No different than the Uniparty Republicans who skip key votes to attend fundraisers and let our agenda fail.”

In recent weeks, Greene has stepped up criticism of her own party, focusing on its handling of health care policy and the ongoing government shutdown. She has also diverged from the party on foreign policy issues, calling Israel’s military response in Gaza a “genocide” and “humanitarian crisis.”

Appearing on ABC’s The View Tuesday, Greene dismissed claims that her critiques have damaged her relationship with the President. “I do love him,” she said. “When I ran for Congress in 2020, I ran criticizing Republicans and Democrats equally, because I come from a working-class family.”

I come from a working-class family. We ran a construction company for over 20 years, and I’ve seen firsthand how government failure crushes hardworking Americans.

Both parties are to blame.

Republicans and Democrats have let the American people down for DECADES.

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— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) November 4, 2025

Greene has continued to warn that Republicans risk losing their House majority if inflation and the cost of living remain high.

Speaking with Semafor last month, she said, “I cannot see into the future, but I see Republicans losing the House if Americans are continuing to go paycheck to paycheck.” She added, “They’ll definitely be going into the midterms looking through the lens of their bank account.”

Neither President Trump nor his team has responded publicly to Ocasio-Cortez’s claims.

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