Tag Archives: Majorie Taylor Greene

The Insider reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made clear her opposition to sending extra money to Israel in a weirdly self-referential way. The Georgia congresswoman demanded that US funding to Israel also be spent on developing “space lasers,” an apparent reference to a lowlight of her political past. Greene’s proposed amendment to HR 8034 seeks to divert money from Israel …

The Hill reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday to push for Rep. Mike Gallagher’s (R-Wis.) expulsion from Congress ahead of his scheduled departure next month to allow his district time to select a new representative. Gallagher, the chair of the House Select Committee on China, announced last month that he would not …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Madame Secretary? Forget the jockeying to be Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told us at a stop in Greenville, South Carolina, ahead of Saturday’s GOP primary there that she has her eye on a key Cabinet position if the former president wins in November. “I’d be honored to serve President …

The Messenger reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Friday said she will fight pairing supplemental aid for Ukraine and border security together even if she has to file a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., because it is a “failing” strategy. “We don’t have to trade $60 billion for Ukraine for our own country’s border security,” Greene …

The Messenger reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., was fined $12,000 after the Federal Election Commission determined she illegally fundraised for the Stop Socialism Now PAC, which is aligned with Greene, according to a conciliation agreement made public Friday. The fine was levied over online ads for the super PAC in which Greene asks for donations to finance the Georgia …

The Daily Beast reports: Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told Fox News on Sunday that her attempt to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was a “failure” after eight Republicans voted against it. Greene swore that she would not give up saying she planned to bring the articles of impeachment back to the floor after Thanksgiving. “And this time,” …

The Washington Post reports: House Democrats are preparing to file a censure resolution targeting a Republican lawmaker for the second week in a row, this time against far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Freshman Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) is expected to introduce the censure this afternoon, which would condemn Greene for fanning “the flames of racism, antisemitism, LGBTQ hate speech, …

The Hill reports: The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years. The measure — formally titled the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act — passed in a bipartisan 351-69 vote. It now heads to the Senate, where lawmakers are considering their own bill to reauthorize the FAA. …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) tore in the Republican leadership of the House Oversight Committee during a hearing on Wednesday, arguing that the GOP-led investigations have still produced “zero evidence” of wrongdoing by the Bidens, but have now resulted in the display of “dick pics” before Congress. Garcia was referring to controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) showing various …

CBS News reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday she has not been told that she was kicked out of the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus, while brushing off the significance of the apparent vote to boot her from the group. “I’m not really concerned about it,” Greene said, adding that most of what she has learned has been …

The New York Daily News reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t backing down from her head-scratching “b-word” feud with fellow far right wing Rep. Lauren Boebert, even after it got her booted from the House Freedom Caucus. Greene’s “MTG Battleground” podcast doubled down on the insult aimed at Boebert by spelling out the nasty word on Twitter and retweeting an …

Mediaite reports: “You’ve written several books on right-wing extremism,” Greene said. “I couldn’t find any of your work studying left extremism or Antifa or BLM.” Cynthia Miller-Idriss, an expert on political extremism, responded by saying far-right extremism is “the most lethal threat” in the United States. “Dr, Miller, just real quick. I’m out of time, but would you consider Trump …

The Daily Beast reports: Alt-right agitator Milo Yiannopoulos used the credit card for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) campaign last November to purchase an internet domain for Kanye West’s still unannounced 2024 presidential bid, and he was reimbursed for “domain transfer” by the West campaign the same day for $3,000 above cost, according to receipts obtained by The Daily Beast …

“People are not affecting climate change. You’re going to tell me that back in the Ice Age, how much taxes did people pay, and how many changes did governments make to melt the ice? The climate is going to continue to change. And there is no reason to just open up our borders and allow everyone in and continue to …

The New York Times reports: A bipartisan group of political operatives — spanning the ideological spectrum from former members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus to a Democrat who challenged Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — has started a political action committee aimed at “stopping MAGA” and eradicating what the operatives call an authoritarian streak among some Republican lawmakers. …

Mediaite reports: Wednesday’s House Homeland Security Committee hearing spiraled out of control after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went rogue on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). The exchange took place after Swalwell finished his allotted time questioning Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. During his time, Swalwell pointed out the anti-police rhetoric online, even referencing a post from Greene which called …

“We have food critics that criticize restaurants, consumer reports that criticizes products, auto critics that criticize automobiles, and conservative Americans have just wrapped up a week of nuking a beer company, but you can’t criticize a voting machine company or you’ll get sued for millions and millions of dollars.” – Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, in a post made to Truth …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is calling on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to look into far-right MAGA supporter Ali Alexander for allegedly propositioning underage boys he met in Nick Fuentes‘ White supremacist organization. Twitter users posted photos of Greene smiling alongside Nick Fuentes and Ali Alexander. Alexander, who helped organize the Jan. 6 insurrection, admitted to sending …

First, a reminder from last year: Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has hired Milo Yiannopoulos, a 37-year-old former Breitbart editor and “alt-right” activist, as an intern in her official Washington, DC office. “Mummy always said I’d end up in government!” Yiannopoulos wrote on his Telegram account on Monday. Greene confirmed the hiring to Insider in a defensive statement …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s call for a “national divorce” that separates “red states and blue states” has provoked fierce criticism from President Joe Biden’s White House. “Congresswoman Greene’s comments are sick, divisive, and alarming to hear from a member of the House Oversight and Homeland Security Committees,” said White House spokesperson Robyn Patterson, in a response …