Tag: Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Limits of ‘Free Speech’

Commentary When embattled freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took to the U.S. House floor Thursday morning in advance of a chamberwide vote to possibly strip her of all committee assignments, she spoke through a face mask embroidered with that most iconic of all American rallying cries: “FREE SPEECH.” Greene thus followed in the footsteps…


Greene: Republican Votes Against Her Are a ‘Big Betrayal,’ May Cost Party Majority in 2022

Rep. Marjorie Greene (R-Ga.) said the Republicans who voted to strip her of committee posts on Feb. 4 committed a “big betrayal” and may cost the GOP the House majority in the 2022 election. “There were 10 that voted for impeachment against President Trump and they definitely paid the price. They heard from Republican voters….


Greene Says Republican Votes Against Her Are a ‘Big Betrayal,’ May Cost Party Majority in 2022

Rep. Marjorie Greene (R-Ga.) said the Republicans who voted to strip her of committee posts on Feb. 4 committed a “big betrayal” and may cost the GOP the House majority in the 2022 election. “There were 10 that voted for impeachment against President Trump and they definitely paid the price. They heard from Republican voters….


Republicans Call Double Standard on Greene’s Committee Removals, Point to Omar Remarks

Several Republican lawmakers alleged a double standard in the Democrat push to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from two committee posts over her past comments and actions, while Democrat lawmaker Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) faced no such censure for her past incendiary remarks. The House on Thursday adopted a resolution along largely partisan lines…


House Votes to Strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of Committee Posts

The House has adopted a resolution to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from her two committee posts over her past comments and actions. A Thursday vote on the Democratic-backed resolution was 230-199 largely on party lines. Three lawmakers did not vote. Eleven Republicans joined Democrats in voting “yes” to remove Greene from the committees. Greene had…


Marjorie Taylor Greene: Past Statements on 9/11, School Shootings Do Not ‘Represent’ Her

Embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said that her previous statements on social media about school shootings and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks don’t reflect her views today while decrying the organized attempt to “cancel” her assignments. “School shootings are absolutely real … I truly believe that children at school should never be left unprotected,”…


Greene, McConnell Clash as First-Term Lawmaker Plans Trump Meeting

The top Republican in Congress on Monday clashed with a first-term lawmaker, in a sign of the growing split inside the party. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in a statement to news outlets said that “loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country.” “Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps…


‘Yes There Is An Enemy Within’: Rep. Marjorie Greene

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Saturday that America is facing “an enemy within.” She singled out socialist “America Last” policies—apparently referring to the opposite of former President Donald Trump’s America First agenda, in a string of Twitter posts. “Yes there is an enemy within,” she wrote. “And that enemy is a poisonous rot of…


House Democrat to Introduce Resolution to Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene From Congress

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that he plans to introduce a resolution to expel newly-elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from Congress.


Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Biden by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Newly-elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Jan. 21 announced she has introduced articles of impeachment against the new president, Joe Biden. The articles of impeachment concern Biden’s alleged actions involving a “quid pro quo” deal in Ukraine and alleged abuse of power “by allowing his son, Hunter Biden, to siphon off cash from America’s greatest…