“To assign her to the Education Committee when she mocked the murder of small children at Sandy Hook Elementary School while mocking the murder of teenagers in high school at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School – what could they think?” Pelosi asked Thursday. “Or is it too generous to think about what they can do? It’s absolutely appalling, and I think the focus should be on the Republican leadership of this House of Representatives for disregarding the deaths of the children.”
Many Republicans of the House of Representatives remained silent following the CNN report, but some members of the leadership issued a statement criticizing the remarks.
House GOP whip Steve Scalise said in a statement to CNN: “I have consistently condemned the use of violent rhetoric in politics on both sides, and this is no exception. There is no place for such comments in our political conversation. “
“These remarks are deeply disturbing, and leader McCarthy plans to hold a discussion with the congresswoman about it,” Mark Bednar, a spokesman for House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, said in a statement Wednesday night.
After CNN contacted Greene earlier this week for the initial reporting, her personal Twitter account posted a statement in which she does not deny that she likes posts and responded to comments, but claims that many people run her Facebook page .
“Over the years, I’ve had people manage my pages. A lot of posts have been loved. A lot of posts have been shared. Some have not suggested my views. Especially those that CNN is going to spread on the internet,” she said. wrote.
Greene did not specify whether she or a member of her team was behind the posts judged by CNF’s KFile.
CNN’s Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski and Manu Raju contributed to this report.