The representative of the Republican House Marjorie Taylor Greene did not apologize and withdrew his statements has expressed support for many far-right conspiracy theories, including QAnon and Pizzagate.
If Congress wants to “condemn me and crucify me in the public square for the words I said and regret, then I think we face a big problemshe said in a speech on Thursday, hours before the Democrats attempted to strip her of her two positions as US legislator.
However, the Georgian Republican agreed that she partially regrets her promotion of conspiracy theories and violence against Democrats.
(Further: Trump is asked to testify in the Senate impeachment).
Greene recoiled from earlier claims about QAnon’s conspiracy theory, the mass school shootings and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in the US.
“Our children are our future and they are our most precious resource. I also want to tell you about 9/11 that it absolutely happened,” Greene said in her commentary.
The speech echoed some of his comments in an rprivate meeting of the republican party on Wednesday as he tried to gain support from his fellow Republicans.
The minority leader of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, unilaterally refused to remove her from committees responsible for education and the budget. She said she takes her word for it that she understands the ramifications of her actions now that she is an elected member of Congress.
Our children are our future and they are our most precious resource. I also want to tell you that 9/11 absolutely happened
Greene, 46, has come under severe criticism from some fellow Republicans, including Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, who said that “crazy lies and conspiracy theories” are a “cancer” for the party and the country.
Greene said he ‘tripped’ QAnon, a conspiracy theory about an anonymous government official who, while using Google in 2017, dropped clues to overthrow global power structures.
(Read here: Biden to withdraw several Trump’s foreign policy initiatives)
“I was very interested, so I posted about it on Facebook.” Greene said. ‘I’ve read about it. I’ve talked about it. ‘ Greene said she got upset about things and didn’t trust the government (“a lot of Americans don’t trust our government,” she said), which led her to believe things that weren’t true.
Nevertheless, Greene also complained about how the media portrays her, which she says does not adequately describe who she is. She said she has “lived a very good life and a life that her family is proud of” and that she is a successful business owner.
He also accused the media of misrepresenting the truth. “Do we stay that way?” he asked his fellow representatives. “Shall we allow the media as guilty as QAnon of presenting truths and lies to divide us?”
House Rules Committee chairman Jim McGovern of Massachusetts said he has not heard a heartfelt apology from the Congressman. “I have not heard an apology or disapproval for those things,” said McGovern.
Fight in the company
Greene’s is one of the battles of the war fought in the Republican Party between conspiracies and Trump allies on the one hand and members more attached to the tradition of the formation on the other.
Another battle is the one the congressmen closest to Trump are fighting to oust the current number 3 in the House of Representatives from the leadership of the party, Liz Cheney, who backed the “charge” against the former president for the attack on the Capitol.
(In context: The Republican lawmaker who will vote to impeach Trump)
Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney (2001-2009), also received support from McConnell, who said the congressman “is a leader with deep conviction and the courage to act accordingly.”
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