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“I was one of those Americans that was supposed to never get elected to Congress; the elites don’t want me here. “I’ve never done drugs. I’ve never been arrested. The only thing bad I’ve done is probably gotten a speeding ticket. “But you know what, just like every single other person, yeah, I have said things I shouldn’t say at …

Politico reports: McCarthy tried to give Greene options, according to a person familiar with their talk: She could denounce QAnon and apologize publicly for espousing hurtful conspiracy theories and endorsing violence on Democrats. She could remove herself from the panel to spare her colleagues a vote on the matter. Or, she could face removal from her own GOP peers. It …

The New York Daily News reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support on Facebook last year for using her assault rifle to “clean house” on Capitol Hill, the Daily News has discovered, adding to a tranche of disturbing social media posts for which the Georgia Republican is facing calls to be expelled from Congress. Greene, a first-term congresswoman with a …

Salon reports: In a video posted to social media months before announcing her congressional candidacy, Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene called on supporters to “flood the Capitol Building” in a protest against “tyrannical” leaders, telling them that Democratic lawmakers “should fear us” and that “we should feel like we will” use violence “if we have to.” “All of us together, …

Media Matters has the transcript: Just how dangerous is this three-named congresswoman you probably have never heard of?  Well, so dangerous, that in the name of democracy, she must be expelled tonight from the Congress. That’s what they’re saying. No one is claiming voter fraud here. The member in question was elected just months ago at with 75% of the …

The Hill reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday blasted Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s embrace of “loony lies and conspiracy theories” as a “cancer for the Republican Party.” “Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9/11, that horrifying school shootings were pre-staged, and that the Clintons crashed JFK Jr.’s airplane is not …

Mediaite reports: The mother of a teacher killed in the Parkland school shooting is calling on Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to publicly disavow conspiracy theories she’s pushed in the past after talking directly with the Georgia representative. Linda Beigel Schulman spoke with CNN’s Brianna Keilar Monday about her recent conversation with Greene, having asked directly if she really believed that …

Politico reports: Top House Democrats are moving to force Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off multiple committees this week — with or without Kevin McCarthy’s help. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has delivered an ultimatum to McCarthy: Either Republicans move on their own to strip Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments within 72 hours, or Democrats will bring the issue to …

NBC News reports: The mother of one of the victims of the 2018 Parkland school shooting, said she spoke to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after the freshman lawmaker was hit with widespread backlash last week for outlandish comments she made on social media, including one suggesting the shooting was a “false flag.” According to Linda Beigel Schulman, whose son, …

Mediaite reports: There’s a lot of scrutiny on whether the GOP will do anything in response to recent reporting on staggering, insane conspiracy theories pushed for years, including incendiary comments about school shootings and posts about executing Democratic leaders. Kevin McCarthy is apparently going to be talking to Greene this week, but as Wallace observed, “You’ve got a situation right …

The Independent reports: QAnon supporting congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she has the “full support” of former US president Donald Trump, after they spoke on the phone. Ms Greene, who has become surrounded by controversies in recent days, said on Saturday that she was “so grateful for his support” following their conversation. It comes amid accusations that she previously …

Via email from right wing columnist Erick Erickson: Today, I learn the congresswoman from Georgia who replaces Cynthia McKinney as Georgia’s in-house antisemite believes the Jews have an orbital space laser that started wild fires in California to clear a path for a high speed rail system. Marjorie Taylor Greene also believes or believed that the Newtown, CT and Parkland, …

The Hill reports: Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) said Friday that she’s moving her office away from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) for her safety. The progressive lawmaker accused Greene and her staff of berating her in a hallway, adding that the Georgia Republican targeted her on Twitter. Greene has drawn scrutiny this week after a video surfaced that showed her …

Media Matters reports: In early 2019, conspiracy theorists — including QAnon supporters — claimed that Democrats were hiding Ginsburg or covering up that she was dead so they could hold on to her Supreme Court seat. In one iteration, some people claimed that a body double replaced Ginsburg when she was seen in public. Greene is one of those people. …

The Jerusalem Post reports: Among the many posts being unearthed amid renewed scrutiny of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s social media history is one in which the new congresswoman implicated “Rothschild Inc” in connection with a deadly forest fire that, she wrote, was started using secret laser beams from space. In her post, Greene noted that Roger Kimmel, a board member at …

CNN reports: Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has removed dozens of Facebook posts from 2018 and 2019 in which she endorsed fringe conspiracy theories and repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians. Searches of Greene’s Facebook show the posts from 2018 and 2019 have been removed. Links saved by CNN’s KFile during a review of hundreds of posts and …

Media Matters reports: In November 2018, California was hit with the worst wildfire in the state’s history. At the time, future Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wrote a bizarre Facebook post that echoed QAnon conspiracy theorists and falsely claimed that the real and hidden culprit behind the disaster was a laser from space triggered by some nefarious group of people. …

The Washington Post reports: Top Democrats in Congress on Thursday blasted congressional Republicans for assigning to the House education committee Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — who has identified with the QAnon cult and called deadly school shootings “false-flag” operations. On Wednesday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) condemned the Republican leadership for giving her the committee assignment. “What I …

Politico reports: Rep. Jimmy Gomez wants Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from Congress. The California Democrat announced on Wednesday that he planned to introduce a resolution to oust the conspiracy-theory-peddling Republican from Georgia after recent news reports revealed that Greene had previously called for violence against Democrats on social media. A two-thirds majority is required to expel a member from …

Newsweek reports: Police escorted a reporter from a town hall event in Dalton, Georgia after she attempted to ask Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) a question on Wednesday night. Meredith Aldis, a reporter for Tennessee NBC affiliate WRCB, was removed from the event immediately after questioning the congresswoman, according to the outlet. During Wednesday’s town hall, Greene portrayed herself as …