Trump's Trials - Marjorie Taylor Greene's replacement elected

Episode Date: April 8, 2026

Clay Fuller received President Trump's endorsement earlier in the election season in the race to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. He will serve out the remainder of Greene's term.Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

It's Trump's terms from NPR. I'm Scott Detrow. Every episode, we bring you a story from NPR's recent coverage of the 47th president, with a focus on ways he's using power like no president before him. Here is the latest from NPR. I'm Lela Fawden. Republican Clay Fuller will replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green. That's according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Georgia Public Broadcasting's Sarah Callis reports. Congressmen-elect Clay Fuller came into the race with a clear message. We need an America-first fighter to stand strong for Northwest Georgia. Fuller, a North Georgia district attorney got President Trump's endorsement in a crowded special election with over a dozen candidates in March. But after no candidate got over 50 percent of the vote, he advanced to a runoff against Democrat Sean Harris. For voters like David Hale, Trump's endorsement carried weight in this solidly red district. He says he cast his ballot for Fuller. He is backed by President Trump, and I hope they can work together.

That would be a departure from Marjorie Taylor Green's last few months in Congress. She resigned after publicly disagreeing with Trump over the release of documents related convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. This week, she criticized his handling of the war with Iran. Green won about 64 percent of the vote when she last ran in 2024. Harris faced off against green as well in 2024. That time, the Democrat lost by about 29 percentage points. Tuesday's result show a smaller margin of victory.

Fuller beat Harris by about 14 percentage points in this conservative rural and suburban district. This year, Harris's campaign catered to voters frustrated with Trump. Voter Linda Rhodes chose Harris and said she wanted change in Congress. I prioritize having common sense. who understands the Constitution of the United States, who cares about underprivileged people, who cares about education, who cares about health care for women.

National Democrats, like former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, campaigned for Harris in the district ahead of the runoff. Aside from attracting national endorsements, the race also attracted big national money. National Republican PACs spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Fuler's campaign. even though the district is considered a safe Republican seat. Harris's campaign also received thousands of dollars in out-of-state money.

Voters in the 14th may see a fuller Harris rematch in November. Because the special election only selected a candidate to finish out the remainder of Greem's term, both candidates have qualified to be on their respective parties' valids again in Mech for Georgia's primary. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Cowles in Atlanta. Before we wrap up a reminder, you can find more coverage of the Trump administration on the NPR Politics podcast, where you can hear NPR's political reporters break down the day's biggest political news with new episodes every weekday afternoon. And thanks, as always, to our NPR Plus supporters who hear every episode of the show without sponsor messages. You can learn more at plus.npr.org.

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