[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. "[154][155] In 2021, Greene falsely claimed that the Plan B contraceptive "kills a baby in the womb"; Plan B actually prevents ovulation and thus prevents pregnancy, instead of terminating a pregnancy. Apr 26, 2023, 08:18 PM EDT. [215], In a January 2019 Facebook video, Greene said Pelosi is guilty of treason and that treason is a crime punishable by death. Fred Upton, one of the 13, said that he received over 1,000 calls, including death threats, after Greene publicized their office phone numbers on Twitter. She quipped that people during the ice age didnt have to [124] Pelosi also criticized the House Republican leadership for placing Greene on the Education Committee after Greene had questioned the authenticity of deadly school shootings around the country. 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[127], The Washington Post reported in May 2021 that two of its reporters observed Greene aggressively confront Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber, loudly asking why she supported antifa and Black Lives Matter, which Greene falsely characterized as terrorists. [390][391] In June 2021, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert played a satirical, conspiracy-themed calendar song mocking Greene after she requested Biden reply to a letter she sent "by June 31", a date which does not exist. 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. [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". 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"[150] She has expressed support for Donald Trump and declared her intention to push Republicans further to the right. Her statement was widely condemned by both Democrats and Republicans. [22] She called for the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Georgia to be decertified,[23] and was part of the Sedition Caucus, a group of Republican legislators who unsuccessfully challenged votes for Joe Biden during the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, even though federal agencies and courts overseeing the election found no evidence of electoral fraud. [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. [83] In response to questions from Forbes about whether the meme was a threat, a Greene campaign spokesperson dismissed that idea. [302] According to Greene, Obama is secretly a Muslim; in actuality, he is a Christian. It indicates the ability to send an email. [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. The law allows a candidate to be removed from a ballot after review by an administrative law judge and the Georgia Secretary of State. [113], In a series of tweets following the attack on the Capitol, Greene falsely suggested that the rioters were members of antifa dressed as Trump supporters. A Georgia City Reckons With a New District, Led by Marjorie Taylor Greene. We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America, not for China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam whatever, wherever. [387], On January 30, 2021, the first episode of Saturday Night Live's 46th season featured a cold open where a caricature of Greene, played by Cecily Strong, espoused debunked conspiracy theories and discussed how she "told [her] supporters that they should physically murder Nancy Pelosi". [133], In June 2021, Greene was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6. [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! [287], Greene has promoted multiple baseless conspiracy theories, including the claim that Hillary Clinton is responsible for a series of murders, that Democratic Party elites are responsible for a satanic child sex trafficking ring, that the government orchestrated the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, that the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, was a false flag attack intended to help introduce gun control, that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was staged, that Barack Obama secretly visited North Korea and sabotaged nuclear diplomacy to cover up untoward dealings with Iran, that Obama and his advisor Valerie Jarrett were secretly Muslim, and that the September 11 attack on the Pentagon was fake. [350][351] Pelosi chastised McCarthy for acquiescing to Greene, referring to him as "McCarthy (Q-CA)", in reference to the QAnon conspiracy theory. [18][176][177][178] 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 A federal judge cleared the way on Monday for a group of Georgia voters to move forward with legal efforts seeking to disqualify Representative $50. [278], In an interview with gun activist Chris Dorr on October 27, 2020, a week before election day, Greene told viewers: "the only way you get your freedoms back is it's earned with the price of blood. God created us with his hands. [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. [314], Soon after these comments came to light, Representative Jahana Hayes, whose district includes Sandy Hook, circulated a letter to the House Republican leadership urging them not to seat Greene on the Education Committee. "[66][67] In the days before the primary, Facebook took down a Greene video for violating its terms of service. [26][119] In an interview with Greg Kelly of Newsmax, she perpetuated the BidenUkraine conspiracy theory alleging that Biden had been bought off by foreign interests. [209], Greene has been critical of NATO. [53] The district includes much of Northwest Georgia, stretching from the Georgia side of the Chattanooga metropolitan area to the exurbs of Atlanta. [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". [110] During the counting of electoral votes, Greene raised an objection to counting Michigan's electoral votes. 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 [24] Days after Biden's inauguration, Greene filed articles of impeachment alleging abuse of power. [217] The bill also sought to provide monetary grants to the families of Border Patrol agents killed as a result of Operation Fast and Furious. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. WebContact. [84] Facebook deleted the meme the next day for violating its policies on inciting violence, prompting Greene to claim that Democrats were trying to "cancel" her. [269] Greene's April 15, 2023 tweet said climate change was a "scam" and that "fossil fuels are natural and amazing", saying that "there are some very powerful people that are getting rich beyond their wildest dreams convincing many that carbon is the enemy". I call it 'corporate communism. He added, "Greene has a history of offending African Americans and Jews, so bigotry is something that is apparently baked into her". An envelope. ", "Marjorie Taylor Greene invested as much as $50,000 in the Trump SPAC before its stock plunged", "Guam governor offers Greene history book after falsely calling US territory a foreign land", "Guam offering cookies and geography lessons to Marjorie Taylor Greene after CPAC blunder", "Guam sends cookie care package after Marjorie Taylor Greene says it's not part of America", "Guam offers Rep. 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[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. They have three children. Marjorie Taylor Greene (born May 27, 1974), also known by her initials MTG,[2] is an American politician, businesswoman, and far-right conspiracy theorist[3][4] who has been the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021. [400] On December 22, 2022, the divorce was finalized. [369], In 2022, the White House criticized Greene for attacking its student loan forgiveness program, calling her hypocritical since she accepted forgiveness of a $183,504 loan from the Paycheck Protection Program. ROME, Ga. . [138] Greene later claimed not to have known Fuentes previously, and Fuentes said that Milo Yiannopoulos had arranged her appearance. [247], In a recording obtained by Politico, Greene said that Muslims who believe in Sharia law should not be in the U.S. government. The first occasion was on May 18, 2021, when she was fined $500. [63][65], Greene campaigned as a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump but was not endorsed by him. [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. Congress Poised to Get Its First QAnon Believer", "Marjorie Taylor Greene: Congresswoman faces expulsion threat", "GOP Rep. 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