A day after images surfaced of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) harassing Parkland high school survivor David Hogg, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) arrived on Thursday evening and mocked Hogg for supposedly not being “strong” enough. The bizarre taunt came after Hogg, a gun control activist and outspoken survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that killed dozens, and proclaimed Republican leadership for not taking action against Greene and Boebert.
Both newly elected congresswomen have set off alarm bells among Democrats for their inflammatory rhetoric, which many believe contributed to the deadly riot in the Capitol on January 6. “They can put all the fencing around the Capitol, the real threats of @mtgreenee and @laurenboebert will still be inside until @GOPLeader takes a stand, ”tweeted Hogg, 20. Boebert, openly boasting about her plans to carry her Glock with her through Washington DC, quickly shot back:“ David, please. We’ve all seen how tough you were when you were questioned in person. Give your keyboard a rest, child. She seemed to allude to a recently resurfaced video showing Greene accusing Hogg through the streets of DC in 2019 over gun rights, calling him a “coward.” Greene, known for her flirtation with QAnon and her endorsement of others conspiracy theories, has claimed in the past that the Parkland shooting was a “false flag.”