Rep. Jimmy GomezJimmy GomezHouse Democrats Reintroduce Bill To Reduce Lobbyist Influence Biden Chooses Democrats With Thinnest House Majority In Modern History Democrats To Determine Leaders After Disappointing Elections MORE (D-Calif.) Announced on Wednesday that he will file a resolution to challenge fellow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) To be removed from Congress.
“Her presence in office poses a direct threat to the elected officials and staff serving our government, and it is with their safety in mind, as well as the safety of institutions and officials in our country,” Gomez said in the statement. Announcement.
Gomez points to several conspiracy theories and threats Greene has made in the past. The most recent discovery was that Greene supported posts on Facebook calling for violence against prominent Democratic leaders, as first reported by CNN’s KFILE.
Greene has also expressed support for a number of conspiracy theories online, including QAnon. She supported the former President TrumpDonald TrumpBlinken Holds First Calls As Biden’s Secretary of State Discusses Resolution Dobbs: Republicans Lost in 2020 Because They ‘Forgot Who The Real Leader Was’ MOREof election fraud.
On Wednesday, a video surfaced in which Greene harassed David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman mass shooting at Douglas High School Parkland, Fla., On Capitol Hill, calling him a “coward.”
Such a plea for extremism and incitement not only requires her immediate expulsion from Congress, but also deserves a strong and clear condemnation from all her Republican colleagues, including the House Minority leader. Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthy Former lawmakers call for leadership to focus on unity Cheney spokesman on Gaetz: ‘In Wyoming, men don’t wear makeup’ Biden attends first church service as president in DC, stops at local bagel shop MORE and leader of the minorities in the Senate Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell Humanist Report host criticizes ‘Conservative Democrats:’ They ‘have more power’ than progressives Dobbs: Republicans lost in 2020 because they ‘forgot who the real leader was’ Biden’s cabinet gradually confirmed by Senate MORE, ‘Said Gomez.
Greene has already caused trouble in the House when she refused to put on a mask. Every time she obeyed, she wore a mask that said ‘censorship’. She also filed charges against the president Joe BidenJoe BidenDobbs: Republicans lost in 2020 because they ‘forgot who the real leader was’ Should shortages matter even more? Biden’s cabinet gradually confirmed by Senate MORE one day after his inauguration.
Many others have called on Greene to resign. Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton Everytown urges Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign over newly discovered comments Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed support on Facebook for violence against Democrats McConnell last spoke to Trump on Dec. 15 MORE said Greene should be “on a watch list,” not in Congress.
It is not clear when Gomez will introduce the resolution and how much support it will have among other MPs.