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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Kevin McCarthy defends Marjorie Greene against campaign to remove her from House committees



House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) refused to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from House committees despite the growing furor over her past comments in support of numerous conspiracy theories including QAnon.

Greene, who was elected in 2020, has been under a barrage of criticism after CNN and other outlets dig up Facebook posts and social media videos where she made various controversial comments.

Among the most egregious was a comment from her account affirming that the heinous Parkland massacre was a "false flag" attack orchestrated for the sake of passing gun control measures. Various survivors of the attack and the families of the victims excoriated her for the comment, but she did not address them in her response.

When CNN later uncovered more posts from her Facebook account calling for the execution of Democratic politicians, she lashed out at the network and called their story a "hit piece." She claimed that the posts were made by members of her team that had access to the account but that the comments did not reflect her views.

'This House condemned QAnon'

On Wednesday, McCarthy released a statement indicating that he would not remove Greene from any House committee seat.

"Past comments from and endorsed by Marjorie Taylor Greene on school shootings, political violence, and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the House Republican Conference. I condemn those comments unequivocally. I condemned them in the past. I continue to condemn them today. This House condemned QAnon last Congress and continues to do so today," said McCarthy.

"I made this clear to Marjorie when we met," he continued. "I also made clear that as a member of Congress we have a responsibility to hold ourselves to a higher standard than how she presented herself as a private citizen. Her past comments now have much greater meaning. Marjorie recognized this in our conversation. I hold her to her word, as well as her actions going forward."

McCarthy went on to accuse Democrats demanding she be removed from House committees of a "partisan power grab," and indicated that he was against these measures.

On Monday Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) issued a far stronger statement condemning Greene and her embrace of "loony lies and conspiracy theories."

Here's more on the campaign against Rep. Greene:

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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:

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