House votes to strip Rep. Marjorie Greene of her committee assignments over social media posts



The House of Representatives voted to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments over numerous social media posts and videos supporting conspiracy theories and threats against Democrats.

230 members of the House voted in favor of the motion, while 199 voted against it. Most Republicans voted against the measure but 11 broke with their party and voted with Democrats.

Greene deleted the posts and videos that showed support for conspiracy theories including QAnon and claims that the heinous Parkland massacre was a "false flag" incident orchestrated by the government to pass gun control. In comments on Facebook unearthed by CNN, Greene's account signaled support for the execution of Democrat leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Among those who voted with Democrats were three Republican House members from Florida, where the Parkland massacre unfolded in Feb. 2018.

She said she regretted being allowed to make the posts in a speech before the vote.

"Here's the problem, throughout 2018 because I was upset about things, and because I didn't trust government, really, because the people here weren't doing the things that I thought they should be doing for us," Greene explained.

"And I want you to know a lot of Americans don't trust government, and that's sad," she added. "The problem with that is though, I was allowed to believe things that weren't true, and I would ask questions about them and talk about them and that is absolutely what I regret."

In another part of her speech she accused the Democrats of hypocrisy in seeking to punish her for her previous statements.

"If this Congress is to tolerate members that condone riots that have hurt American people," said Greene, "but yet wants to condemn me and crucify me in the public square for words that I said and I regret a few years ago, then I think we are in a real big problem."

Some warned that the motion against Greene would set a dangerous precedent that would allow the party in control to censure members for having beliefs with which they disagreed.

"I don't particularly for her, but if we go after every nut in Congress, there's gonna be a lot of empty seats," said Bill McGurn of the Wall Street Journal.

Here's more about the vote against Greene:

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GOP lawmakers move to oust Ilhan Omar from committees in response to Democratic measure against Marjorie Taylor Greene



House Republican lawmakers are seeking to oust controversial progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from her committee assignments, Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reported Tuesday night. The move is reportedly in direct response to a measure first pushed by Democrats in the chamber to remove newly elected Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) from her assignment on the Education and Labor Committee.

B) The House of Representatives is prepping a measure for debate this week to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R… https://t.co/FMilR1R1L7
— Chad Pergram (@Chad Pergram)1612315205.0

Ever since her election in November, Greene has raised eyebrows and drawn ire from Democrats — and even some Republicans — in Congress over past controversial social media posts and alleged support of the QAnon conspiracy theory movement.

This week, in order to reprimand her as well as to show disapproval to House Republican leadership, Democrats have drawn up a resolution that would strip Greene of her committee assignments. The measure is expected to be considered and debated Wednesday.

But on Tuesday, a group of Republicans filed an amendment to that resolution that would also remove Omar from her assignments "in light of conduct she has exhibited." While in Congress, Omar has served on the Budget, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor Committees.

The amendment was reportedly sponsored by Reps. Brian Babin (R-Texas), Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas).

According to Pergram, in the amendment, the group cited Omar's frequent anti-Semitic comments as grounds for dismissal.

Omar, a member of the "Squad" — a progressive cohort of House lawmakers that includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) — has frequently come under fire for incendiary statements about Israel and has been scrutinized for her support of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement.

In 2019, Omar drew bipartisan backlash after alleging in a tweet that the Republican Party's near-unanimous support for the nation of Israel is "all about the Benjamins."

But the controversy surrounding Omar goes well beyond her alleged anti-Semitism. Journalist David Steinberg has been covering Omar for the better part of the year and claims to have uncovered a litany of crimes committed by the Minnesota lawmaker, ranging from election fraud to tax fraud to perjury.

Last summer, he told BlazeTV host Glenn Beck, "Essentially, almost everything she put her name on for eight years was perjury or fraud. And it all adds up to likely the most extensive spree of state and federal felonies by an elected congressperson in U.S. history. I really have no other way to put it."

Most recently, it was reported that Omar funneled $2.7 million into her new husband's political consulting firm during the 2019-2020 election cycle.