'They are self righteous, insane, and completely out of control': Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was confronted by a woman and her son at a restaurant
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said that while she and her staff were at a restaurant on Monday night, she was confronted by a woman and yelled at by that woman's son.
"I was attacked in a restaurant tonight by an insane women and screamed at by her adult son. They had no respect for the restaurant or the staff or the other people dining or people like me who simply have different political views," Greene tweeted. "They are self righteous, insane, and completely out of control. I was sitting at my table, working with my staff, and never even noticed these people until they turned into demons. People used to respect others even if they had different views. But not anymore. Our country is gone."
\u201cI was attacked in a restaurant tonight by an insane women and screamed at by her adult son.\n\nThey had no respect for the restaurant or the staff or the other people dining or people like me who simply have different political views.\n\nThey are self righteous, insane, and\u2026\u201d— Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1677554926
Nick Dyer, who NBC News described as Greene's deputy chief staff, said that the woman politely introduced herself but then began berating the lawmaker.
"We were working on prep for today's committee hearings, and after a woman finished dinner, she came over to our table. Introduced herself politely at first and then started berating Marjorie," Dyer noted, according to the Washington Examiner. "At that point, her 20-year-old son started screaming expletives at the top of his lungs and came closer. I had to get in between him and the table because I had no clue what he'd do. More and more screaming by him while his mother continued to berate Marjorie. Finally, staff came and demanded that they leave. They apologized, moved us to a more private table. Police were not called."
"This type of thing happens often, but the son was out of control, and the woman wouldn't leave until staff came. You just never know what could happen," he said, according to the outlet.
Greene is slated to speak at CPAC this week.
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McCarthy disagrees with Greene's claim that Babbitt was 'murdered' — but Trump disagrees with McCarthy: 'ASHLI BABBITT WAS MURDERED!!!'
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and former President Donald Trump have asserted that Ashli Babbitt, a woman fatally shot by a U.S. Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6, 2021, was "murdered." But House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has said that the officer was just doing his job.
Noting that Greene said Babbitt had been murdered, someone asked McCarthy whether he believed that Babbitt was murdered or if he thought that the officer was performing his job. McCarthy responded by saying that he thought the "officer did his job."
McCarthy rejects claim that Jan. 6 rioter was murdered www.youtube.com
Trump, who is running for president again, took to Truth Social to disagree with McCarthy, who he recently supported during a speaker election last month. Greene had also backed McCarthy during the drawn-out process. McCarthy finally clinched the speakership on the 15th round of voting.
"I totally disagree with the Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, in that the Police Officer 'Thug,' who has had a very checkered past to begin with, was not just 'doing his job' when he shot and killed Great Patriot Ashli Babbitt at point blank range," Trump wrote. "Despite trying to keep him anonymous, shielded, and protected, this MISFIT proudly showed up on NBC Fake Nightly News 'bragging' about the killing. He was not a hero but a COWARD, who wanted to show how tough he was. ASHLI BABBITT WAS MURDERED!!!"
Babbitt was fatally shot by Lt. Michael Byrd during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The U.S. Capitol Police Office of Professional Responsibility ruled that the officer's behavior was both legal and within department policy, according to a press release. "The officer's actions were consistent with the officer's training and USCP policies and procedures," the press release states.
"I've watched the videos of Ashli Babbit's murder," Greene tweeted. "Yes she was inside the Capitol, but the only violence she committed was punching another J6’er in the face after he broke the window. Not an officer or law maker, she punched a J6'er & tried to stop them, then Byrd shot her."
\u201cI\u2019ve watched the videos of Ashli Babbit\u2019s murder.\n\nYes she was inside the Capitol, but the only violence she committed was punching another J6\u2019er in the face after he broke the window.\n\nNot an officer or law maker, she punched a J6\u2019er & tried to stop them, then Byrd shot her.\u201d— Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1675441901
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Rep. Marjorie Greene demands answers after Twitter suspended her 'in error' on day Dems move to expel her from Congress
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgie lashed out at Twitter after the popular social media company said that they had suspended her account "in error" on the same day that Democrats introduced a motion to expel her from Congress.
"We use a combination of technology and human review to enforce the Twitter Rules across the service," said a spokesperson in a statement to CNBC.
"In this case, our automated systems took enforcement action on the account referenced in error," the statement continued. "This action has been reversed, and access to the account has been reinstated."
Greene, who apologized for previously supporting and spreading numerous conspiracy theories, had been temporarily suspended by the social media platform in January after she spread false claims about the results of the presidential election.
She demanded that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explain how it was that she was accidentally suspended on such an important day.
"I was just told @Twitter suspended me for 12 hrs in 'error,' on the same day Dems introduced a resolution to expel me from Congress. What a coincidence?" tweeted Greene.
I was just told @Twitter suspended me for 12 hrs in “error,” on the same day Dems introduced a resolution to expel… https://t.co/xVns1fDwLy— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸)1616173877.0
"Twitter's little error wasn't resolved until after 12 hrs. @jack which employee made the 'error?' Reply to my email, Jack," she added.
The resolution to expel Greene was introduced by Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California who said that Greene deserved to be expelled for supporting the rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
"I take no joy in introducing this resolution, but any member who cites political violence and threatens our lives must be expelled," said Gomez. "I believe some of my Republican colleagues, and one in particular, wish harmed upon this legislative body.
The resolution is not expected to gain enough support to meet the two-thirds threshold in the House to succeed in expelling Greene.
When asked by reporters on Friday about the push to expel Greene from Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that it was not supported by the leadership of the Democratic party. Democrats had previously voted in February to strip Greene of her congressional committee assignments.
Here's what Pelosi said about the push to expel Greene:
Speaker Pelosi asked POINT BLANK about removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congresswww.youtube.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene fumes as GOP leaders reportedly side with Democrats in push for her ouster from committees
Newly elected Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) lashed out at "hate America Democrats" and their "bloodthirsty media" henchmen on Twitter Wednesday in response to a Democratic initiative to oust her from committee assignments that had reportedly begun to resonate with Republican leadership.
Greene — who has drawn condemnation from Democrats, and some Republicans, over past controversial social media posts and alleged support for the QAnon conspiracy movement — maintained defiance in the face of attempts to diminish her influence in Congress.
What's the background?
News broke overnight that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Republican leadership were "leaning toward" acquiescing to Democratic demands and removing Greene from the House Education and Labor Committee unless she decided to step down on her own.
McCarthy reportedly approached Greene with the ultimatum during a late night meeting Tuesday, explaining to her that the situation was reaching a breaking point and that Democrats forcing a vote on her removal puts Republicans in a "bad spot."
During a two-hour meeting Tuesday night with Greene, McCarthy explained to the QAnon supporter that her controversial past statements were coming to a head. The problem, McCarthy told her: Democrats are threatening to force a vote to remove her from her committees — and that puts the entire GOP Conference in a bad spot. McCarthy tried to give Greene options, according to a person familiar with their talk: She could denounce QAnon and apologize publicly for espousing hurtful conspiracy theories and endorsing violence on Democrats. She could remove herself from the panel to spare her colleagues a vote on the matter. Or, she could face removal from her own GOP peers.
The meeting, however, did not go the way McCarthy had hoped, Politico noted. Because shortly after, the GOP leader reportedly tried unsuccessfully to broker a deal with Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Md.) in which McCarthy offered to remove Greene from the Education and Labor committee if Democrats allowed her to remain on the Budget Committee.
What happened next?
Showing no signs of backing down, Greene took to Twitter Wednesday morning to excoriate Democratic lawmakers and members of the media for their attacks on her.
"No matter what [McCarthy] does it would never be enough for the hate America Democrats," Greene blasted. "As much as he genuinely tries to work with [Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.)] for the good of this country, she refuses to see the hypocrisy of her own conference."
The first term lawmaker then unleashed a tidal wave of insults at the Democratic Party.
Filled with members who supported, cheered on, & funded criminal thugs who riot, burn, loot, attack police, murder,… https://t.co/TtQSaIFSMy— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸)1612356881.0
"Filled with members who supported, cheered on, & funded criminal thugs who riot, burn, loot, attack police, murder, & occupy federal property," she said of Democrats. "Members who sleep with our greatest enemy, marry their brother to get him in our country, lead a violent mob in neighborhoods, and more."
"They are only set out to destroy Republicans, your jobs, our economy, your children's education and lives, steal our freedoms, and erase God's creation. And the bloodthirsty media are their henchmen who help them by relentlessly attacking anyone in their path," she added.
We know who they all are. We owe them no apologiesWe will never back down.We only serve the ONE who created… https://t.co/ZSvPpG8Mu6— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸)1612356950.0
"We know who they all are. We owe them no apologies. We will never back down," Greene vowed.
Anything else?
After McCarthy failed to strike a compromise with Hoyer on Wednesday, Democrats set the House resolution vote on Greene's removal from committee assignments for Thursday.
According to Politico reporter Heather Caygle, Hoyer said, "I spoke to Leader McCarthy this morning, and it is clear there is no alternative to holding a Floor vote on the resolution to remove Rep. Greene from her committee assignments."
NEW: House will vote tomorrow on resolution stripping MTG of committee assignmentsNo deal between Hoyer and McCar… https://t.co/z27YaRny00— Heather Caygle (@Heather Caygle)1612371889.0
More Hoyer: “The Rules Committee will meet this afternoon, and the House will vote on the resolution tomorrow.”— Heather Caygle (@Heather Caygle)1612372010.0
Mitch McConnell calls Marjorie Greene's embrace of conspiracy theories a 'cancer' to GOP — she fires back
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday issued a rare public rebuke of a fellow Republican, calling freshman GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (Ga.) embrace of conspiracy theories a "cancer" for the party.
While he did not mention her by name, the statement was widely interpreted to be directed at Greene, including by the congresswoman herself who fired back a retort.
What are the details?
In a statement to The Hill, McConnell referred to Greene's purported embrace of "loony lies and conspiracy theories" as a "cancer for the Republican Party."
He said:
"Somebody who's suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9/11, that horrifying school shootings were pre-staged, and that the Clintons crashed JFK Jr.'s airplane is not living in reality. This has nothing to do with the challenges facing American families or the robust debates on substance that can strengthen our party."
Greene reacted on Twitter, writing, "The real cancer for the Republican Party is weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully. This is why we are losing our country."
The real cancer for the Republican Party is weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully.This is why we are losing our country.— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸)1612226688.0
What's the background?
Greene has only been in office a matter of weeks, but has become a controversial figure after social media posts surfaced showing her calling the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass murder in Parkland, Florida, a "false flag" event, and was seen on video accosting outspoken teenaged survivor David Hogg over his support for gun control.
The Georgia congresswoman has been accused of following the QAnon conspiracy theory, and her social media account activities showed the apparent endorsement of the execution of high-profile Democrats. Greene claims other people were authorized to use her account during that time, and that she did not agree with all of the views espoused.
Several Democratic lawmakers have called for Greene's removal from office, and party leaders have vowed to take action.
According to Politico, "House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) delivered an ultimatum to [House Minority Leader Kevin] McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday: Either Republicans move on their own to strip Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments within 72 hours, or Democrats will bring the issue to the House floor."
The Hill reported, "An aide to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called Greene's comments 'deeply disturbing' and said the leader will speak with her this week."
Anything else?
Earlier in the day, "The View" co-host Meghan McCain called Greene an embarrassment to Republicans, and the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said she believes party leadership should strip the congresswoman of her committee assignments.
McCain argued, "The more that the mainstream media continues to come out and say that all Republicans are birthers and crazy people and we believe in space lasers, then the more it makes traditional Republicans — and there's still a lot of them in the country — go back into their corners."
The conservative co-host pointed to the media attention granted to Greene, who has received heavy criticism in recent weeks over her rhetoric and behaviors in unearthed social media posts.
"Even for me, I'm sick of trying to defend the fact that this crazy person isn't like the rest of us," McCain said of Greene. "She's sort of loud and embarrassing and not effective. I do think she should be removed from any and all appointments she had, especially [House] Education [Committee]."
Greene was awarded seats on the House Education and Labor Committee and the House Budget Committee last week, The Hill reported.
.@MeghanMcCain calls Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “loud and embarrassing and not effective”: “Greene is giving the m… https://t.co/4yR0u1GsaK— The View (@The View)1612203923.0
How did Greene respond?
Greene tweeted Monday, "If Democrats remove me from my committees, I can assure them that the precedent they are setting will be used extensively against members on their side once we regain the majority after the 2022 elections. And we will regain the majority, make no mistake about that."
If Democrats remove me from my committees, I can assure them that the precedent they are setting will be used exten… https://t.co/mLltNXx18E— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸)1612218998.0
Rep. Marjorie Greene lashes out at CNN after report of her Facebook comments calling for execution of Democrats
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia lashed out at CNN over its report of comments from her Facebook page that called for the execution of Democratic politicians before she was elected.
The posts from 2018 and 2019 include a sign of approval for a comment that called for the execution of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
"A bullet to the head would be quicker" read the comment. CNN shows a screenshot of the "like" by Greene's account.
In another post, the Greene account responds to a person asking when Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama will be hanged over the Iran Deal.
"Now do we get to hang them ?? Meaning H & O ???," asked the commenter.
"Stage is being set. Players are being put in place. We must be patient. This must be done perfectly or liberal judges would let them off," responded Greene's account.
Greene responds
In a response to the report, Greene released a statement on her Twitter account claiming that other people were authorized to use her account during that time.
"Fake News CNN is writing yet another hit piece on me focused on my time before running for political office. I will never back down to the enemy of the American people and neither should you," tweeted Greene.
Fake News CNN is writing yet another hit piece on me focused on my time before running for political office.I wil… https://t.co/nQ2slErXx1— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸)1611686252.0
"Over the years, I've had teams of people manage my pages. My posts have been liked. Many posts have been shared. Some did not represent my views," Greene said in the statement posted to Twitter.
"Especially the ones that CNN is about to spread across the internet. They are taking old Facebook posts from random users to try to cancel me and silence my voice," she added.
"CNN hasn't once tried to cancel a Democrat. Even those who called for violence while in office. Here's the truth, the Democrats and their spokesmen in the Fake News Media will stop at nothing to defeat conservative Republicans," Greene continued.
Greene, who has been in Congress for only a few weeks, has already faced calls for her resignation after a separate report documented a post from her Facebook account that called the Parkland massacre of 17 people a "false flag" operation.
Greene, 46, has filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden after saying that she was trying to fend off more violence like that of rioters at the U.S. Capitol.
Here's more about Greene's controversies:
Calls grow for Congresswoman Greene to resignwww.youtube.com
Parkland massacre students demand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation after she branded mass killing a 'false flag'
Student survivors of the Parkland, Florida, mass killing are calling on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to resign from Congress after she said that the massacre was a "false flag" to push for gun control.
Greene took to her Twitter account and cleared up her position on gun control and especially its role in schools.
What did she say?
According to a Wednesday report from BuzzFeed News, Greene in a 2018 Facebook post questioned the Parkland shooting.
In the post, she shared a news article about the pension of a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer. The officer in question did not intervene in the mass killing, which took the lives of at least 17 people and injured many more.
Responding to Greene's post, a commenter called Stacy wrote, "It's called a payoff to keep his mouth shut since it was a false flag planned shooting."
Greene responded, "Exactly Stacy!!"
Another commenter added, "Sounds like a pay off, doesn't it."
Greene responded, "Yes it does!"
What has been the response?
David Hogg, former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and March for Our Lives co-founder, tweeted, "Marjorie Greene should resign. If you spread conspiracies about mass shootings there should be no place for you in congress [sic]."
Marjorie Green should resign. https://t.co/ZR7eQi1sap— David Hogg 🐙 (He / Him) (@David Hogg 🐙 (He / Him))1611078075.0
If you spread conspiracies about mass shootings there should be no place for you in congress.— David Hogg 🐙 (He / Him) (@David Hogg 🐙 (He / Him))1611083370.0
He later tweeted directly at Greene — who has not responded to his remarks at the time of this reporting — writing, "Why did you call the shooting at my high school a false flag? 17 classmates and staff died — spreading conspiracies about this tragedy is disgusting."
@mtgreenee Why did you call the shooting at my high school a false flag? 17 classmates and staff died- spreading co… https://t.co/Xpnmh86e4M— David Hogg 🐙 (He / Him) (@David Hogg 🐙 (He / Him))1611078229.0
Cameron Kasky, former student and March for Our Lives co-founder, told the outlet, "She should be removed. She should be punished. ... [But] it's probably not going to happen."
He added, "There's somebody literally making laws that denies the Parkland shooting. I mean, what the hell is next? It's inhuman what these elected officials are doing."
"Elected officials pushing Parkland conspiracies — this is not some symptom of the Trump era; this is just the Republican Party fundamentally. She'll get away with it. Of course she will. She's a Republican."
Fred Guttenberg, father of a teenage Parkland victim, wrote, "I know you have met Parkland parents. This is my daughter Jaime, she was killed that day. Do you still believe this? Why would you say this?"
.@mtgreenee, we have never met. It appears you think or at one time thought the school shooting in Florida was a f… https://t.co/6XVrXHdRGD— Fred Guttenberg (@Fred Guttenberg)1611075438.0
Anything else?
Greene did not directly respond to the 2018 controversy, but instead shared a lengthy message about gun-free school zones and the absurdity of the student resource officer's stately pension.
"'Gun-free' school zones are a FAILURE. Laws that prevent legal ownership of firearms turn schools into targets," she wrote. "As someone who was personally locked in a classroom in 11th grade due to a fellow student who brought guns to our 'gun-free' school intent to [sic] kill others, I'm proud to say I'll cosponsor the Safe Students Act to repeal 'gun-free' school zone laws and allow Americans to protect our children."
She added, "I personally understand the fear as a student when there is no good guy with a gun to protect us from the bad guy with guns."
Greene later took aim at the school resource officer in question who did not intervene in the Parkland shooting.
"Scott Peterson allowed children to be left defenseless against an active shooter," she wrote. "When he was supposed to protect them, he was a coward and refused to go in. He allowed 17 people to die."
"Why in the world would he received such a lucrative pension after the tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School?" she demanded. "It's sickening. The shooter should have never been allowed to set foot on campus and he should have been expelled long before he murdered people."
She concluded, "Our children are the most important people in our country and they should be protected by good guys with guns."
https://t.co/lVgIUjyUnJ— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸)1611090152.0
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