Clayton Fuller

President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social after the special election in Georgia to replace former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Greene, once one of the president's most loyal supporters, broke with him over several issues, including the release of the Epstein files. Greene also criticized Trump's focus on foreign policy and pressured Republicans to join Democrats to take action on the expiring Obamacare subsidies.

In the post Tuesday night, Trump celebrated Clayton Fuller advancing to a runoff election against Democratic candidate Shawn Harris.

The graphic Trump posted said, "Trump-Endorsed Republican For GA-14 Clayton Fuller Advances! Endorsed By President Trump!" The president posted similar graphics for other candidates that won.

The race in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District follows Greene’s resignation in January after a dramatic and public break with Trump, ending years in which she was among his fiercest allies in Congress. The all‑party special election featured 17 candidates and was widely expected to go to a runoff, since rules require a candidate to clear 50 percent of the vote to win.

Trump has inserted himself forcefully into the contest, endorsing former district attorney Fuller as his preferred successor. In a post on Truth Social in early February, Trump praised Fuller as an “America First Patriot” with the “Wisdom and Courage” to defend his agenda, offering what he called his “Complete and Total Endorsement”. Trump has since framed the election as a test of his continued influence in one of the most Republican‑leaning districts in the country.

While announcing his endorsement, Trump did not mention Greene by name, a notable omission given their long political partnership. In other remarks, Trump has been far less restrained, repeatedly referring to Greene as a “traitor” and telling reporters that “many, many candidates” want to take her place.

Trump also accused Greene of going “far left."

In post‑resignation interviews with ABC News and PBS, Greene argued that her stance on releasing the Epstein files and opposing certain foreign interventions reflected consistency, not betrayal.

Greene also said that the president's comments about her have put her safety at risk. She told podcaster Jillian Michaels that she received more than 770 official death threats, including threats to her child. She said she sent the threats to top officials in the Trump administration so they were aware of what vitriol was being directed toward her son.

“The president himself texts me back and is very nasty and tells me that it’s my fault,” Greene said on the podcast. “He blames me for the death threats coming in on my own son, has no compassion.”

Greene hasn't endorsed anyone in the race, saying she wants voters to decide without her involvement. She announced last year that she would stay neutral in the special election to avoid turning it into a direct proxy war with Trump.

Since leaving Congress, Greene has sharply criticized Trump’s leadership and policy direction, particularly on foreign policy and the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files — the issue that ultimately triggered their rupture. She has accused Trump of betraying core “America First” principles and has said his rhetoric fueled threats against her family after he publicly labeled her a traitor.

The bad blood between the two has complicated the special election, leaving Republican candidates to carefully navigate loyalty to Trump without alienating voters who still support Greene. While a reliably Republican district, the open seat gave Democrats hope that they would be able to flip the seat and decrease Republicans' already slim margin in the House.