Column: Heres what we should do about Marjorie Taylor Greene Georgias Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene acting out at President Bidens State of the Union address in [43][44] In 2017, Greene visited Washington, D.C. to protest against a Republican gun control compromise. [48] She also called Ocasio-Cortez's office a day care. [240] In November 2022, after California state senator Scott Wiener, who is gay, called "groomer" "an anti-LGBTQ hate word" that "plays into the slander that LGBTQ people are pedophiles", Greene responded that the Protect Children's Innocence Act would stop "communist groomers" such as Wiener. maybe perhaps we live on a ball that rotates around the sun, that flies through the universe, and maybe our climate just changes. [18][176][177][178] Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is using a 12-year-old boy to trumpet her ideas on gender, sharing footage of a pre-teen speaking -- with uncommon eloquence -- in [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. [36][37], In 2002, Greene's father sold Taylor Commercial, an Alpharetta, Georgia-based general-contracting company that he had founded, to Greene and her husband, Perry. [129] During a speech she made against establishing a commission, Greene called for justice for Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who was fatally shot by a Capitol police officer when she stormed the Capitol and attempted to break into the House chamber. "[52], On December 13, 2019, Greene announced that she was shifting her campaign to the 14th district after incumbent Tom Graves announced he would not run for reelection there. I now know that is not correct. "Marjorie Greene" redirects here. We may be the weaker sex, we are the weaker sex, but we are our partner's, our husband's wife. [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. [290], In April 2022, Kimmel said of Greene, "Where is Will Smith when you really need him?" Georgia's 14th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Marjorie Taylor Electors alleged she had been involved in assisting the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Greene responded that the issue was "paperwork, which is being taken care of".[402]. New Republican member of Congress Marjorie Taylor Greene is a polarizing figure both in Washington, DC and in her district in Georgia, where voters are mixed about 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. [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". [33][34], In statements made in 2019[35] and on February 4, 2021, in a House floor speech, explaining her position on gun rights and school shootings, Greene alluded to being affected by a September 1990 incident at her high school, in which an armed student held 53 students hostage for over five hours. [80] In 2017 The Cook Political Report ranked the district the 10th-most Republican in the country. [332], Democrats have condemned Greene's incendiary statements and promotion of conspiracy theories. [295], Greene supported the debunked far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, which she discovered through columnist Liz Crokin. [125], On January 29, 2021, Representatives Nikema Williams and Sara Jacobs introduced a resolution to censure Greene for making threatening comments to her colleagues and to call for her resignation. [394][395] The View co-host Joy Behar called Greene's apology "as empty as her head" and jokingly remarked, "wait till she hears about slavery! Marjorie Taylor Greene has been told to "shut the you know what up" by a former Republican Party chair after she controversially told a stepmother she was "not a An curved arrow pointing right. [1] In August 2013, she co-founded a CrossFit gym, CrossFit Passion, in Alpharetta, along with Travis Mayer, a CrossFit athlete, before leaving the business in early 2017. [270], Greene has said that she does not accept the scientific fact of evolution, calling it a "type of so-called science" and saying: "I don't believe in evolution. [241], Greene opposes the Black Lives Matter movement and has called it a Marxist group. [233] Newman has a transgender daughter, whom Greene called Newman's "biological son". [228][229], On February 24, 2021, Greene tried to block the Equality Act while it was being debated on the House floor,[230] saying that it would "destroy God's creation" and "violate everything we hold dear in God's creation". [186] Greene also said that she did not support the use of gain-of-function research to identify emerging diseases and develop vaccines and treatments. [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. I value all feedback from constituents. She remains a dangerous politician to We must be patient. "[239], On August 19, 2022, Greene introduced the "Protect Children's Innocence Act", which would make giving transgender youth gender-affirming care a felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison, prohibit using federal funds for gender-affirming care or health insurance covering it, and prohibit institutions of higher education from providing instruction on such care. On April 8, Nick Dyer, Greene's spokesman, said that "threats against Congresswoman Greene invoking Jimmy Kimmel have been coming into our office. Newsletter Signup In an interview with Infowars conspiracist Alex Jones on July 7, 2022, the day they were dynamited by unknown saboteurs, she said ecumenical texts inscribed on it represented a nefarious future of "population control" as envisioned by the "hard left". April 18, 2022. Floyd County chief elections clerk Robert Brady told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that nothing happened to the missing ballot, and that it was canceled according to procedure, adding that "he [Perry Greene] signed an affidavit on [October] 23rd and he was allowed to vote. But they're doing little to stop her", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Is 'the Worst Enemy for Most Causes That She Supposedly Supports', "Marjorie Taylor Greene removes social media posts amid scrutiny of past controversial comments", "Here's Every Disturbing Conspiracy Marjorie Taylor Greene Believes In: A complete conspiracy compendium", "Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of dangerous conspiracy theories and comments", "Marjorie Taylor Greene warns of meat grown in a 'peach tree dish' while peddling Bill Gates conspiracy", "Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes conspiracy theory on Al Qaeda leader's death: "Is there proof? [304] A QAnon-related conspiracy theory claimed that Ginsburg had died years earlier and that Democrats used a body double to conceal her death so they could hold onto her Supreme Court seat during Trump's presidency. [281][15][282] In February 2019 videos live-streamed on Facebook, Greene visited Pelosi's office and suggested that Pelosi would either be killed or imprisoned for treason. For the philosopher, see, Other claims in the Facebook group included. ", "Police Are Now Seeking the Removal of Nancy Pelosi", "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's endorsement of conspiracy theories, violence sparks calls for her resignation again", "A QAnon Follower May Win This U.S. Congressional Seat", "Republicans called her videos 'appalling' and 'disgusting.' "[398], Greene married Perry Greene in 1995 while in college. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. [120] By September 2022, Greene had introduced five different resolutions to impeach Biden. "[152] Later in June, she said that schools teaching about LGBT people is "mental/emotional child abuse". Members of the House are constitutionally required to live in the state they represent, but not necessarily in the same congressional district. "[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". She said that Greene was actually more powerful than House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. "[237], In May 2022, Greene claimed that straight people would go extinct within less than two centuries due to LGBT-inclusive educators, calling them "trans terrorists". [134] When Pelosi announced the creation of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, Greene declared her interest in being seated on it. [82] Nancy Pelosi called the meme a threat of violence, and Omar demanded that it be deleted after claiming it had triggered death threats. [159] She opposed any form of mandatory mask-wearing, compulsory vaccination, or lockdowns in response to the pandemic. [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. 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. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was elected in November 2020, has three children with her husband, Perry. You make it possible. [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. [130], Also in May, Greene and Gaetz initiated a nationwide "America First Tour", beginning in The Villages, Florida. [370], Greene's Twitter accounts have been suspended and locked many times for violating Twitter's policies. 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. "[381], As of March 19, 2021, Greene was barred from blocking anyone on her public Twitter or any other social media account while in office and was forced to pay $10,000 to cover legal fees for MeidasTouch, whose co-founder says it will donate the money to two nonprofit organizations. Please find below the best ways to contact our office for specific requests. [382] This resulted from an out-of-court settlement between Greene and MeidasTouch after MeidasTouch sued Greene for violating the political action committee's First Amendment rights when she blocked it from posting on her Twitter page. [117] Later that month, Greene asked Trump to issue her a pardon for her efforts to overturn the 2020 election. [350][351] Pelosi chastised McCarthy for acquiescing to Greene, referring to him as "McCarthy (Q-CA)", in reference to the QAnon conspiracy theory. 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Marjorie Taylor Green demands COVID-19 answers from President Biden by June 31, 2021", "NIAID Director Targeted by GA Representative", "Here's What We Know About the Fauci COVID Emails", "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she doesn't 'believe in evolution', "US Republican Rep Greene says 'no one cares' about Delta variant", "Alabama crowd cheers state's low vaccination rate during Marjorie Taylor Greene event", "Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests Southerners could 'welcome' Biden's 'police state friends' with guns", "Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claims hospitals aren't reaching capacity due to Covid surge, says 'we can't live forever', "Even Marjorie Taylor Greene Thinks Mike Lindell's Trump Reinstatement Theory Is B.S. Players are being put in place. [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. ", "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? [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. "[13][301] She has also claimed that Democratic National Committee staff member Seth Rich was murdered by the MS-13 gang on Obama's behalf. [15], In 2018 and 2019, Greene's Facebook account expressed support for the execution of leading Democrats, including Pelosi, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton, as well as support for the execution of FBI agents. [392][393], On June 15, 2021, after Greene's visit to the Holocaust Museum, Jimmy Kimmel Live! [201], In March 2021, Greene was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'tat, for reasons reported to be unclear. [126], On February 9, 2021, Shaun Holmes, the father of a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome, confronted Greene at a Whitfield County Republican Party meeting. [377], Greene's personal Twitter account was locked for 12 hours on January 17, 2021, "for multiple violations of our civic integrity policy". [9] She ended one of her videos commenting: "The most mistreated group of people in the United States today are white males. An envelope. God is. [371] Twitter's action was based on a company policy it had used to remove thousands of QAnon-related accounts after the storming of the United States Capitol. [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. organized the Jan. 6 Capitol riot", "At least 6 GOP members of Congress asked the Trump White House for a January 6 pardon, including Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Trying to Impeach the Biden Family", "Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will introduce impeachment articles against Biden", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Behind More Than Half of Attempts to Impeach Biden", "Rep. Jimmy Gomez drafts resolution to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress", "Pelosi Blasts GOP Leadership Over Rep. 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Ocasio-Cortez, causing New York congresswoman to raise security concerns", "Marjorie Taylor Greene wants a seat on Pelosi's January 6 committee even as she spreads baseless claims", "Marjorie Taylor Greene defends Capitol rioters in House floor speech", "Matt Gaetz Calls Arizona Audit 'Launchpad' for Audits Across America, Says Georgia's Next", "Orange County venue cancels Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene's planned America First rally", "21 Republicans vote no on bill to award Congressional Gold Medal for January 6 police officers", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants to Be on Jan. 6 Commission", "Kevin McCarthy warns GOP majority 'will not forget' if companies turn over phone records to Jan. 6 committee", "Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks At White Nationalist Conference", "Marjorie Taylor Greene downplays speaking at a conference founded by white nationalist", "Rep. 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