Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Saturday she spoke to former President Donald Trump and claimed he offered his support at a time when Republican leaders are under increasing pressure to punish the first-year scientist for the way she behaved towards colleagues. embracing conspiracy theories. , and statements from the past in which she expressed extremist and racist rhetoric. ‘I had a wonderful call with my favorite POTUS, President Trump! I am so grateful for his support, ” Georgia lawmaker tweeted Saturday morning. “The bloodthirsty media and the socialists hate America Democrats, attacking me now just like always attacking President Trump.” She went on to ‘promise’ that she would not ‘stand back’ and ‘never apologize’.
A Trump spokesman did not comment on the call and Greene’s office did not provide any further details. But the alleged call comes at a time when Republican party leaders are under pressure to punish the controversial lawmaker and some Democrats have even demanded that she be ousted. As more examples emerge of her support for dangerous and unfounded conspiracy theories and even her apparent endorsement for the assassination of top Democratic leaders, Republicans have largely remained silent. The situation is a reflection of the divisions that exist among Republicans as the party tries to decide how it will proceed without Trump in the White House.
Sen. Mitt Romney, who was the only Republican senator who voted to convict Trump in the indictment, criticized the former president and the first-year scientist. “Feathers lie together: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s nonsense and the ‘big lie’ of a stolen election,” Romney tweeted.
The alleged support from Trump comes a day after rep. Cori Bush, a first-year Democrat, said he was moving offices to get far from Greene. Bush said Greene “complained” to her in a hallway and said she would move her office “for my team’s safety.” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has said he will speak to Greene next week, but it is unclear if that means there will actually be consequences for the first-year lawmaker. At least 50 House Democrats have called for Greene to be removed from Congress. Greene sent a warning to any Republican leaders thinking of punishing her on Friday. “If Republicans rush to the mob and get the Democrats and the fake news media out,” she said. Greene said, “they open the door to get behind every Republican until there is no one left.”
McCarthy promised to speak to Greene after reports surfaced of Facebook posts she wrote in which she discussed the execution of Democrats before she was elected to Congress. “These remarks are deeply disturbing and leader McCarthy plans to have a conversation with the congresswoman about it,” McCarthy’s spokeswoman said earlier this week.
While some Republicans want McCarthy to send a message that makes it clear that the party will not support legislators who support conspiracy theories, others are worried about what it will do to a large portion of their supporters who are still loyal to Trump. And although some are now trying to portray her as an outsider, the Washington Post tells how many important party leaders embraced her in her rise, despite her history of spreading lies and her penchant for violent rhetoric.
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