Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) sat for a call-in show on a local cable access station this week and it got awkward in a hurry. [304][305], In a 2018 Facebook post found by Media Matters in January 2021, Greene claimed that the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, was an organized false flag operation. She then suggested that Representative Maxine Waters had also committed treason. [337][338] After McConnell's statement, several other Republican senators voiced criticisms of Greene. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%. [308][309] Greene called Hogg, who advocates gun control, "#littleHitler"[15] and, in a 2019 interview with a gun-rights group, denounced him as an "idiot" who is trained "like a dog". Van Ausdal, whose name remained on the ballot, took 25%. Players are being put in place. On May 6, the judge ruled that she was eligible for reelection, but the final decision belongs to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. [247], In a recording obtained by Politico, Greene said that Muslims who believe in Sharia law should not be in the U.S. government. 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[359] CrossFit spokesperson Andrew Weinstein told BuzzFeed News: "CrossFit supports respectful fact-based political dialogue to address our common challenges, and we strongly oppose the loathsome and dangerous lies attributed to Ms. [15][283], After the first round of voting in the 2020 Republican primary election, but before the Republican primary runoff election, Politico rereleased videos Greene published in which she expressed racist, antisemitic, and Islamophobic views. [290], In August 2022, Greene claimed that Democrats had designed the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri to boost Biden in the midterms because the Russian invasion of Ukraine had not achieved this, shortly before doubting he had been killed. We may be the weaker sex, we are the weaker sex, but we are our partner's, our husband's wife. [92] During her victory speech, Greene called Pelosi "anti-American", a "hypocrite", and a "bitch" whom "we're going to kick out of Congress",[93][94] and had a reporter from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ousted from the venue after he tweeted quotes from her speech. She remains a dangerous politician to [334] On February 1, 2021, House majority leader Steny Hoyer gave McCarthy and other Republican House leaders an ultimatum: unless they stripped Greene of her committee seats within 72 hours, the Democrats would bring Wasserman Schultz's motion before the full House. From left, Representatives Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene. [83] In response to questions from Forbes about whether the meme was a threat, a Greene campaign spokesperson dismissed that idea. [61][62] Greene posed for photos with Chester Doles, a 5th-generation Ku Klux Klansman, Grand Klaliff leader, and founder of APUSA;[63][64] Doles has nearly a dozen assault arrests and served two separate prison sentences in Maryland. [101][303], In a February 2019 interview, Greene suggested that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had been replaced in public appearances by a body double. Catholic League President Bill Donohue called Greene a "disgrace" and demanded that Congress sanction her. April 27 2023 3:59 PM EST. We follow the money. [49] When visiting the offices of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, Greene falsely claimed that they were not "official" representatives because they were sworn in to Congress on the Quran. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories put her on the fringes of the Republican Party when she [7] Greene said that the election of Omar and Tlaib in the 2018 midterm elections was part of "an Islamic invasion of our government",[150] and in 2021, she called the Squad supporters of "terrorism" and "Hamas" who "don't belong in Congress" and referred to them as the "Jihad Squad". [27] That day, the Democratic-controlled House Rules Committee passed Wasserman Schultz's motion to remove Greene from her committee assignments. [352][353] On February 4, the full House voted to remove Greene from her committee assignments. "[179][180] By the end of October 2021, she had been fined 20 times for not wearing a mask on the House floor. When NBC News contacted Greene's office to confirm that a video of the event was genuine, a spokesman for her responded, "These claims are ridiculous and yet another conspiracy theory from the left. [106], Greene defeated Jennifer Strahan in the Republican primary. [169][170] Two days later, on a podcast hosted by evangelical commentator David Brody,[171] Greene called Pelosi "mentally ill" and said that Pelosi's requirement that House members continue wearing masks until they all prove they have been vaccinated "is exactly the [same] type of abuse" as Jews being "put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany" during the Holocaust. [55] She subsequently bought a home in nearby Paulding County, which is in the 14th. "[266][267] In an August 2022 interview, Greene said, "People die in the cold. [47] In a livestream video Greene posted on Facebook, she is seen outside Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's office, calling through the mail slot for Ocasio-Cortez to unlock the door and "face the American citizens that you serve", as well as telling her to "get rid of your diaper". [159] She opposed any form of mandatory mask-wearing, compulsory vaccination, or lockdowns in response to the pandemic. United States Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) gushed over terminated Fox News host Tucker Carlson at Sunday's Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner in She was a moderator of the organization's Facebook group, in which members posted death threats against Democrats, bigotry directed at the Obamas, and support for multiple conspiracy theories, including claims associated with the John Birch Society about the U.S. government being infiltrated by communists. [76][71][72], Greene won the August 11 runoff. [342], As controversy grew about her previous comments, Greene removed her old social media posts[347] and spoke before the House Republican Conference on February 3, 2021, to state that her social media content did not reflect who she is, prompting a standing ovation. [212][213], At a September 2020 gun rights rally in Ringgold, Georgia, Greene said she would always protect gun owners' rights and would not vote for any laws making it harder for people to possess guns. [132] Later in July, a scheduled rally in Laguna Hills, California, was canceled after the venue withdrew. ", "Mitch McConnell says congresswoman's 'loony lies' are 'a cancer' for Republicans", "McConnell, McCarthy Take Different Approaches in Post-Trump Era", "GOP senators distance themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene but no decision yet on removing her from committees", "Democrats are trying to expel me from Congress. [257][258] Greene disavowed the caucus and stated she was not involved, calling it a "staff level draft proposal from an outside group that [she] hadn't read". Her support for bigotry and the QAnon conspiracy theory in the videos were condemned, including by conservatives, such as McCarthy and Republican whip Steve Scalise,[7][284] but they took no action against her, with McCarthy remaining neutral in the runoff. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees, punishing far-right provocateur for violent, racist rhetoric", "Marjorie Taylor Greene launching 'America First' caucus pushing for 'Anglo-Saxon political tradition', "Cori Bush explains moving her office away from Marjorie Taylor Greene as GOP congresswoman slams 'Democrat mob', "The emerging far-right 'no' caucus in the House", "Some Democrats in Congress are worried their colleagues might kill them", "An emboldened extremist wing is flexing its power in a leaderless G.O.P. [242] One year later, when Derek Chauvin was found guilty of Floyd's murder, Greene claimed the verdict was a result of jury intimidation by Black Lives Matter which she compared to the Ku Klux Klan and called "the most powerful domestic terrorist organization" in the United States and falsely asserted that Washington, D.C. was "completely dead" on the night of the verdict because people were "scared to go out" for "fear of riots". Her Twitter account was temporarily suspended five times in 2021,[371][372][373] from manual reviews or automated systems. I believe in God. [273][274] She repeated these suggestions in February 2023, to the condemnation of Democrats and some Republicans, including Spencer Cox, Liz Cheney, and Mitt Romney. [238], On June 1, 2022, Greene said that "an entire" pride month celebrating LGBT people "needs to end. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) just said something wicked to stepparents everywhere by implying that they arent really parents. "[279] On January 29, 2021, The New York Times detailed Greene's support for and past ties with extremist militia groups, including the Three Percenters and the Oath Keepers; both groups had members participate in the 2021 attack on the U.S. [111], In response to the January 6 United States Capitol attack by Trump supporters, Greene called for an end to violence and for support for Trump. [241], Greene opposes the Black Lives Matter movement and has called it a Marxist group. [343] Mitt Romney said that the Republican Party's "big tent is not large enough to both accommodate conservatives and kooks". [136], In February 2022, Greene appeared as a surprise guest speaker at the America First Political Action Conference hosted by white nationalist Nick Fuentes,[137] where Fuentes expressed support for the January 6 attack and for Putin's invasion of Ukraine. WebZip. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, she faced neurosurgeon John Cowan in a runoff election. On January 21, 2021, the second day of Biden's presidency, Greene filed articles of impeachment against him, citing alleged abuse of power as the reason for impeachment. [302] According to Greene, Obama is secretly a Muslim; in actuality, he is a Christian. Ocasio-Cortez did not respond and called on House leadership to ensure that Congress remains "a safe, civil place for all Members and staff". [341] McConnell confirmed it the following day, referring to his comments on Greene and adding: "I think I adequately spoke out about how I feel". ", "Greene falsely claims husband's voting record reveals a 'scam', "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots", "GOP ignored its early fears about Marjorie Taylor Greene", "Q's your daddy? Asked about her use of the word "retard" to refer to individuals with the syndrome, Greene said: "I guess it was a slang word. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has added to her record of outrageous and anti-LGBTQ+ statements by saying that stepparents arent [39] In 2011, Greene stepped down as the company's CFO and began CrossFit training. On Facebook and Twitter, Greene suggested the plan might be "Biden's mark of the beast", a reference to the Book of Revelation, echoing a far-right conspiracy theory that getting vaccinated is equivalent to pledging allegiance to the devil. $35. [261], Greene has defended Christian nationalism and described herself as a "proud Christian nationalist. ', "The Earth's climate has always changed, and there is NO amount of taxes or government that can change it. [151], Greene opposes abortion,[67] calling it "the worst scar a woman can carry for the rest of her life". Nov. 8, 2022. ", "Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steven Bannon debate 'national divorce' between Democrat and Republican states", "Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for a national divorce between Republican and Democratic states", "GOP governor says Greene's call for 'a national divorce' is 'evil', "Liz Cheney blasts Marjorie Taylor Greene's call for a 'national divorce' between liberal and conservative states", "Mitt Romney says Marjorie Taylor Greene's call for a 'national divorce' is 'insanity' and attention-seeking", Never Mind Marjorie Taylor Greenes National Divorce, "A newly uncovered video shows Majorie Taylor Greene endorsed political violence just before Election Day", "Did State Governors 'Vote to Impeach' U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi? "[152] Later in June, she said that schools teaching about LGBT people is "mental/emotional child abuse". [2][288][289], In May 2022, Greene promoted the conspiracy theory that the U.S. government is planning to force Americans to eat fake meat grown in a "peach tree dish" by Bill Gates. [310], In the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School shooting in May 2022, Greene claimed that the shooter had engaged in cross-dressing, echoing similar claims by right-wing politicians and media figures that the shooter was transgender. [160] After Greene called masks "oppressive", National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Anthony Fauci responded that her stance was "very disturbing" given the data on the seriousness of the outbreak. [318], In 2018, Greene shared a video, With Open Gates: The Forced Collective Suicide of European Nations repeating the antisemitic white genocide conspiracy theory that Zionists are conspiring to flood Europe with migrants to replace the native white populations. On April 1, 2022, Greene filed a federal lawsuit in which she vigorously denied the allegations and sought to have the law blocked as unconstitutional. [234], In April 2021, Greene supported a bill by Representative Mary Miller that would bar schools from allowing transgender students to use facilities such as bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity. [202], In June 2021, Greene was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. [13][9] When she ran for the House of Representatives in 2020, she distanced herself from that conspiracy theory and said she had not referred to Q or QAnon during her campaign. [310] A March 2019 video shows Greene following and taunting Hogg, accusing him of using children for his cause. [196], During a speech at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, Greene adamantly opposed foreign aid, saying: "I wanted to take my regular, normal person, normal, everyday American values, which is: We love our country. [372] Her personal account was permanently suspended for spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation; her official congressional account remains active. [39], By 2012, Greene was working as a part-time coach at an Alpharetta CrossFit gym. [25][26] On February 4, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove her from all committee roles, in response to her statements and endorsements of political violence. [101], In January 2021, Media Matters found a 2018 Facebook post that showed Greene agreeing with a conspiracy theory known as Frazzledrip,[292] which asserts that there is a video of Hillary Clinton and her assistant Huma Abedin murdering a child in a satanic ritual and that Clinton later ordered a hit on a police officer to cover it up. [298], In a 2017 video posted to Facebook, Greene expressed doubt that the perpetrator of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, a large-scale incident she believes was intended as an attack on the right to bear arms, acted alone. More than 140,000 people signed the petition. "[219], In July 2022, Greene claimed that the July 4 Highland Park parade shooting was "designed to make Republicans go along with more gun control" because the shooting occurred "in a rich, white neighborhood". [19] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Greene promoted Russian propaganda and praised Vladimir Putin. [7], In 2018, Greene's Facebook account shared a conspiracy theory about the Camp Fire, a deadly Californian wildfire, suggesting that it could have been caused by "space solar generators" in a scheme involving California Governor Jerry Brown, companies PG&E, Rothschild & Co, and Solaren. [78], Greene was considered an overwhelming favorite to win the seat in the general election, as the 14th district typically votes heavily Republican. The Republican Congresswoman was allegedly unfaithful to her husband Perry Gr '"[165] Days later, Greene introduced a bill in the House, the We Will Not Comply Act, which sought to ban vaccine passports, as well as the Fire Fauci Act, which would eliminate Fauci's salary until his successor is confirmed by the Senate, although Senate confirmation is not required for Fauci's position as NIAID director. No decision was made that day,[343] but Greene was a major topic of discussion for the Republican Congressional Caucus meeting on February 3, along with the fate of Representative Liz Cheney after her vote in favor of Trump's second impeachment. Her comments on black people, Muslims, and Jews were denounced by Republican House leaders and a spokesman for National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Tom Emmer. She also falsely claimed that the perpetrator of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Texas was transgender. "[197][198] This remark about Guam, which is a U.S. territory whose residents are U.S. citizens, prompted Guam delegate Michael San Nicolas to offer Greene Chamorro chip cookies in what he called "cookie diplomacy". This Earth warming, and carbon, is actually healthy for us. 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A federal judge cleared the way on Monday for a group of Georgia voters to move forward with legal efforts seeking to disqualify Representative [21], A strong supporter of former president Donald Trump, Greene aided and supported Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election and has since supported Trump's false claims of a stolen election. [85] On September 19, 2020,[86] Greene appeared at a gun rights rally in Ringgold, Georgia, where the Georgia III% Martyrs provided security "wearing camouflage, body armor, radios, and in one case a battle ax". [87][88] During the rally, Greene had Chester Doles with whom she had posed for a photo earlier in the year ejected, and U.S. [235], In June 2021, during an interview with Steve Bannon, Greene called transgender women "men playing dress up" and "literally having an identity crisis", saying, "They never will be [women], and I refuse to recognize them that way.
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