Global InformationMarjorie Taylor Greene information
Marjorie Taylor Greene | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 14th district | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Graves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marjorie Taylor May 27, 1974 Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Perry Greene
(m. 1995; div. 2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Rome, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Georgia (BBA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website |
Marjorie Taylor Greene (née Taylor; born May 27, 1974), also known by her initials MTG,[1] is an American far-right[2] politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist[3] who has been the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021.[4] A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to Congress in 2020 following the retirement of Republican incumbent Tom Graves and was reelected in 2022.[5]
Greene has promoted antisemitic, white supremacist, and far-right conspiracy theories, including the white genocide conspiracy theory,[6][7] QAnon, and Pizzagate.[8][9] Other extremist conspiracy theories[10][11] she has promoted include government involvement in mass shootings in the United States, baseless allegations of murder against the Clinton family, and 9/11 conspiracy theories.[12][13] Before running for Congress, she supported calls to execute prominent Democratic Party politicians, including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.[14] As a congresswoman, she equated the Democratic Party with Nazis, and compared COVID-19 safety measures to the persecution of Jews during the Holocaust,[15][16][17] later apologizing for this comparison.[18] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Greene promoted Russian propaganda and praised Vladimir Putin.[19] Greene identifies as a Christian nationalist.[20]
A strong supporter of former president Donald Trump, Greene aided and supported Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election and has since supported Trump's false claims of a stolen election.[21] She called for the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Georgia to be decertified,[22] and was part of a group of Republican legislators who unsuccessfully challenged votes for Joe Biden during the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, even though federal agencies and courts overseeing the election found no evidence of electoral fraud.[23] Days after Biden's inauguration, Greene filed articles of impeachment alleging abuse of power.[24][25]
On February 4, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove her from all committee roles, in response to her statements and endorsements of political violence. Eleven Republicans joined the unanimous Democrats in the vote.[26][27] She was appointed to new committee roles in January 2023.[28][29] In June 2023, Greene was expelled from the conservative House Freedom Caucus after insulting Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, another member of the caucus.[30]
- ^ Kruse, Michael (February 25, 2021). "'Nobody Listened To Me': The Quest to Be MTG". Politico Magazine. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ Sources describing Greene as "far-right" include:
- Fram, Alan; Slodysko, Brian; Freking, Kevin (February 4, 2021). "Divided House officially removes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees, punishing far-right provocateur for violent, racist rhetoric". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- Diaz, Daniella; Grayer, Annie; Nobles, Ryan; LeBlanc, Paul (April 17, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene launching 'America First' caucus pushing for 'Anglo-Saxon political tradition'". CNN. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is launching a new 'America First' caucus, her office confirmed Friday, bringing together a group of far-right lawmakers known for their controversial rhetoric.
- Woodward, Alex (January 29, 2021). "Cori Bush explains moving her office away from Marjorie Taylor Greene as GOP congresswoman slams 'Democrat mob'". The Independent. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
Black congresswoman condemns far-right lawmaker's 'renewed, repeated antagonisation of the movement for Black lives.'
- Bump, Philip (March 19, 2021). "The emerging far-right 'no' caucus in the House". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- Sarlin, Benjy (January 14, 2021). "Some Democrats in Congress are worried their colleagues might kill them". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
House members openly accuse far-right representatives of threatening their health and safety after the Capitol riot.
- Karni, Annie; Baker, Mike (February 1, 2021). "An emboldened extremist wing is flexing its power in a leaderless G.O.P.". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
With the departure of former President Donald J. Trump, the G.O.P. has become a leaderless party, with past standard-bearers changing their voter registrations, luminaries like Senator Rob Portman of Ohio retiring, and far-right extremists like Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia building a brand on a web of dangerous conspiracy theories.
- Elliott, Josh K. (January 29, 2021). "'Jewish space laser' among wild hoaxes backed by GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene". Global News. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
Greene was an active far-right conspiracy theorist before her election, and she has continued to push many of those beliefs, including the QAnon hoax.
- Gambino, Lauren (February 6, 2021). "Who is the Republican extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
Greene represents an ascending far-right movement within the Republican ranks ... .
- Blee, Kathleen (June 1, 2021). "Women in white supremacist extremism". European Journal of Politics and Gender. 4 (2): 315–317. doi:10.1332/251510821X16140911385376. ISSN 2515-1088. S2CID 234319727. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
Does the ascendancy of female far-right politicians such as Marine Le Pen (France), Pia Kjærsgaard (Denmark), Frauke Petry and Alice Weidel (Germany), Beata Szydło (Poland), Giorgia Melonic (Italy), Siv Jensen (Norway), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (the US) suggest a parallel opening to women in right-wing extremist movements and networks?
- Tiffany, Kaitlyn (January 26, 2023). "Twitter Has No Answers for #DiedSuddenly". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
Died Suddenly has been viewed nearly 20 million times and cheered on by far-right personalities such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Candace Owens.
- ^ Sources describing Greene as a "conspiracy theorist" include:
- Strauss, Daniel (September 18, 2020). "QAnon conspiracy theorist to feel warm embrace of Republicans in Congress". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "Challenger to QAnon conspiracy theorist drops out of race for US Congress". Deutsche Welle. Associated Press/Reuters. September 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- Maclean, Dave (August 12, 2021). "Trump endorses QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene after Republican primary win". The Independent. London, England. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
Donald Trump has endorsed QAnon conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene ... .
- Perano, Ursula (November 4, 2020). "Conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene wins House race in Georgia". Axios. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "QAnon conspiracy promoter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins seat in US Congress". The Times of Israel. Agence France-Presse. November 4, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- Morin, Rebecca; Jackson, David; Brown, Matthew (September 18, 2020). "Twitter temporarily suspends account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
Greene is a firebrand conspiracy theorist who has claimed the United States is experiencing an 'Islamic invasion into our government offices,' ... .
- Weigel, David (January 3, 2021). "The final days of the Georgia runoff are getting even nastier". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conspiracy theorist who represents deep-red northwest Georgia ... .
- "Conspiracy theorist's apparent rise to Congress". CNN. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- Zanona, Melanie; Mutnick, Ally; Bresnahan, John (August 13, 2020). "McCarthy faces QAnon squeeze". Politico. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
The rise of Greene – an unapologetic QAnon conspiracy theorist who has made disparaging remarks about Jews, Blacks, and Muslims – is threatening to hurt the entire party ... .
- Bump, Philip (March 19, 2021). "The emerging far-right 'no' caucus in the House". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
It's also worth noting that the coup in Myanmar has been viewed with approval by adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory, a movement to which both Greene and Boebert have been linked.
- Herbert, Geoff (January 21, 2021). "Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against Biden". al.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
The Trump loyalist and QAnon conspiracy theorist accused Biden of 'abuse of power'.
- Rutenberg, Jim; Becker, Jo; Lipton, Eric; Haberman, Maggie; Martin, Jonathan; Rosenberg, Matthew; Schmidt, Michael S. (January 31, 2021). "77 Days: Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
There was encouragement from figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene, the conspiracy theorist just elected to Congress from Georgia, and Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, beamed in on a giant video screen.
- ^ Levin, Sam (November 4, 2020). "QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins seat in US House". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Georgia 14th Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Mutnick, Ally; Zanona, Melanie (June 18, 2020). "House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos". Politico. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Sales, Ben (August 27, 2020). "Marjorie Taylor Greene shared antisemitic and Islamophobic video". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Kaczynski, Andrew; Steck, Em (August 25, 2020). "GOP candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene spread conspiracies about Charlottesville and 'Pizzagate'". CNN. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Sommer, Will (June 11, 2020). "History! Congress Poised to Get Its First QAnon Believer". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "Marjorie Taylor Greene: Congresswoman faces expulsion threat". BBC News. February 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has faced a backlash over incendiary social media posts". NBC News. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ Zadrozny, Brandy (August 14, 2020). "House GOP candidate known for QAnon support was 'correspondent' for conspiracy website". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Lonas, Lexi (January 18, 2021). "GOP Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to Parkland school shooting as 'false flag' event on Facebook". The Hill. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Steck, Em; Kaczynski, Andrew (January 26, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing prominent Democrats in 2018 and 2019 before running for Congress". CNN. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Baker, Sinéad (May 28, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene tripled down on her Holocaust narrative, saying Nazis were the 'National Socialist party' of their time like the Democrats are now". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Democrats to Nazis". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. May 29, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Allan (May 23, 2021). "'Evil lunacy': GOP lawmakers slam Marjorie Taylor Greene's mask comparison to Holocaust". NBC News. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Marcos, Cristina (June 14, 2021). "Greene apologizes for comparing vaccine rules to Holocaust". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Pro-Putin Republicans break ranks by heaping praise on Kremlin: Far-right lawmakers prompt outrage as US public opinion is overwhelmingly united in support of Ukraine". The Financial Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ Tyler, Amanda (July 27, 2022). "Opinion: Marjorie Taylor Greene's words on Christian nationalism are a wake-up call". CNN. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
'We need to be the party of nationalism and I'm a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists,' Greene said in an interview while attending the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Florida on Saturday.
- ^ Funke, Daniel (February 2, 2021). "What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Raju, Manu (January 4, 2021). "Georgia GOP representative: 'Our elections should be decertified'". CNN. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- Yourish, Karen; Buchanan, Larry; Lu, Denise (January 7, 2021). "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- Denean, Austin (November 12, 2020). "DHS agency: 'Nov. 3 election was most secure in American history'". Sinclair Broadcast Group. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2020 – via WBMA-LD.
- Balsamo, Michael (December 1, 2020). "Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
- "Fact check: Courts have dismissed multiple lawsuits of alleged electoral fraud presented by Trump campaign". Reuters. February 15, 2021. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021.
- ^ Greene, Marjorie Taylor (January 3, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Releases Video Statement from White House on Jan. 6 Electoral Objection" (Press release). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
- ^ Marcos, Cristina (January 21, 2021). "Rep. Marjorie Greene files articles of impeachment against Biden". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Foran, Clare; Diaz, Daniella; Grayer, Annie (February 4, 2021). "House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments". CNN. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Roll Call 25 | Bill Number: H. Res. 72". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. February 4, 2021. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Zanona, Melanie; Raju, Manu (January 17, 2023). "Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get committee assignments". CNN. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ Ramírez, Nikki (January 25, 2023). "Covid Conspiracist Marjorie Taylor Greene Tapped to Investigate the Government's Covid Response". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ Carney, Jordain (July 6, 2023). "Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from House Freedom Caucus". Politico. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.