Marjorie Taylor Greene says Tucker Carlson is “not running for president”

Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denied that media personality Tucker Carlson is preparing a third-party presidential run, telling Politico Playbook that Carlson is not seeking the White House.

Greene made the comments after questions circulated about whether Carlson could pursue a path outside the major-party field if President Donald Trump’s term ends, a topic that has been discussed in parts of the political media ecosystem.

According to Greene’s remarks as reported by The Hill, Carlson told her directly that he would not be running. “Tucker, he’s not running for president,” Greene told Politico Playbook over the weekend, adding that Carlson had said so both publicly and privately.

The Hill’s report frames Greene’s statement as a direct response to the idea that Carlson might choose a third-party strategy rather than participate in the Republican or Democratic nominee-selection process.

Greene’s denial does not include any additional details about potential political plans, scheduling, or campaign organization, and no formal candidacy by Carlson was described in the report. The exchange centers on Greene’s assertion that Carlson has already rejected the possibility of a presidential bid.

The comments arrive as Trump remains President Donald Trump and as political attention continues to turn, at least in the press, toward what figures aligned with the broader conservative media landscape might do in future election cycles.

As of the time of the report, Greene’s statements were presented as an effort to close off speculation rather than to outline a broader third-party timetable or policy platform, and the record described in the article is limited to Greene’s characterization of Carlson’s position.