While she announced her departure from the House of Representatives, reports in US media have indicated Greene has shown an interest in running for state office – either as Georgia governor or for a Senate seat.
The president has commented publicly about those ambitions, writing on Truth Social during their public feud that he had previously told her that she shouldn’t run for either of those offices due to poor public polling.
Before their falling out, Trump and Greene had been long time allies with the Georgia representative championing the “America First” agenda.
But their relationship soured after Greene became one of a handful of Republicans to back a petition for the release of all files held by the US government related to Epstein.
Trump was initially against the legislation but reversed course and asked Republicans to support it after it became clear Greene and a number of other Republicans would join Democrats to pass the measure.
Greene has been one of the loudest voices demanding for the release of documents relating to Epstein, an issue that once united Trump and his Maga base but has become divisive.
Over the last few months, she has gone on a number of high-profile news shows and was critical of Trump and fellow Republicans. She took issue with the president not doing enough to bring down costs for voters and criticised his tariff policies.
Greene questioned whether Trump was still putting “America First” given his focus on foreign policy. But above all, she criticised his and his administration’s refusal to release the Epstein documents, which did not require an act of Congress. The president could have ordered their release at any time.
Trump responded in a series of social media posts, calling Greene a “traitor” and “wacky”. He said she should be unseated and vowed to back a challenger for her place in Congress.
The measure forcing the Justice Department to release the Epstein files passed Congress on Tuesday, and Trump signed it into law on Wednesday.
