Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is endorsing Clay Fuller in the crowded special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District.

In a Truth Social post, Trump praised Fuller’s background as District Attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit and as an Air National Guard officer, saying Fuller has the “Wisdom and Courage” to defend the country, support the military and veterans, and pursue what Trump called “peace through strength.” Trump added that Fuller would push a familiar slate of priorities, including growing the economy, cutting taxes and regulations, promoting American-made goods, expanding domestic energy production, tightening border security, combating migrant crime, safeguarding elections, championing school choice, and defending Second Amendment rights, offering him his “complete and total” endorsement.

Fuller is one of 21 candidates seeking to succeed Greene, who left Congress early after a public feud with Trump. Fuller previously finished fourth in the 2020 Republican primary that Greene won on her way to Congress, and his campaign platform aligns closely with Trump’s domestic agenda. Fuller has also begun consolidating support in the GOP field, including a recent report that candidate Christian Hurd exited the race and threw his backing behind Fuller.

But Trump’s endorsement has not ended the fight for the pro-MAGA lane — it has intensified it. Former State Senator Colton Moore has positioned himself as the strongest pro-Trump candidate in the crowded contest, and he lashed out on social media almost immediately after Trump’s endorsement of Fuller. Moore circulated demeaning memes aimed at Fuller and, while not naming the former president directly, signaled he is making his stand as the true pro-MAGA contender — a move that underscores how fractured the Republican field remains even with Trump stepping in.

Meanwhile, Democrats are working to capitalize on the turmoil with Shawn Harris building a visible campaign footprint across the heavily Republican district. Harris has been holding town halls and drawing what supporters describe as strong crowds, including a meeting in Ringgold on Wednesday night and another in Summerville last night. Supporters say “Republicans for Harris” signs are beginning to appear in communities across the Fourteenth, a notable development in a district where Republicans typically dominate. Harris is a retired career Army officer and a cattle farmer from Polk County, and his campaign is aiming to attract independents and dissatisfied Republicans in what is expected to be a multi-candidate scramble.

Voters will head to the polls on March 10 for the special election, with all candidates listed on one ballot regardless of party in the district’s jungle primary format. If no candidate clears the 50 percent threshold required to win outright, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on April 7. With the field so large and Republican infighting already spilling into public view, it remains to be seen whether Harris can gather enough crossover and independent support to break through and claim one of the two runoff spots.