Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican in the first term, has repeatedly endorsed the execution of top Democratic politicians on social media before being elected to Congress, including for a follower who asked if they were former presidents. Barack Obama could have hung up, that the ‘was raised. ”
A review of MS Greene’s social media accounts, first reported by CNN, found that she repeatedly likes Facebook posts discussing the prospect of violence against Democratic lawmakers and federal government employees. Mrs. Greene likes a Facebook comment in January 2019 that says a bullet on the head would be faster to remove speaker Nancy Pelosi, and likes another about the execution of FBI agents.
After a Facebook follower to Mrs. Greene asked, “Now we can hang them,” referring to Mr. Obama and Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State and the Democratic presidential candidate, Ms. Greene replied: “The stage is set. Players are put in place. We have to be patient. It has to be done perfectly, otherwise liberal judges would let them down.”
In a long statement posted on Twitter On Tuesday, before CNN published its report, Ms. Greene did not reject the reports, but accused CNN of “stalking” her for political reasons and noted that several people were managing her social media accounts.
“Over the years, I’ve had people manage my pages,” she said. Greene wrote. ‘Many posts are loved. Many posts were shared. Some did not suggest my view. ”
Ms Greene was earlier scrutinized for promoting conspiracy theories, including QAnon, the pro-Trump fringe group that falsely claims to be a satanic pedophile cult led by top Democrats, and because she wrongly suggested the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. , was performed.
She has repeatedly suggested that Ms. Pelosi must be tried for treason because she refuses to support the immigration policies of former President Donald J. Trump, emphasizing that treason is a crime punishable by death.
In the days before pro-Trump insurgents stormed the Capitol on January 6, Mrs. Greene referred to the day as the Republicans’ ‘1776 moment’. After the riot, she promised that Mr. Trump will “remain in office” and that attempts to remove him from the White House “are an attack on every American who votes for him,” even though he lost the election.
Me. Greene’s inflammatory rhetoric drew reproof from some members of her own party. But since joining Congress, Republican House leaders have not wanted to condemn her. Before she was elected, Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the Republican no. 3, dismissed her comments as ‘offensive and generous’, and Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise, Republican no. 2, has gone so far as to be Greene’s primary opponent.
After Ms. Greene arrived at Capitol Hill in November, California minority leader Kevin McCarthy claimed that Ms. Greene had distanced herself from QAnon.
“So, the only thing I would ask you in the press: these are new members,” he said. McCarthy said. “Give them the opportunity before you claim what you believe they did and what they will do.”
A spokesman for Mr. McCarthy told Axios that Greene’s new Facebook posts were ‘deeply disturbing’ and that he intended to have a conversation with Greene about it.