Marjorie Taylor Greene

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[[File:Marjorie Taylor Greene 117th Congress portrait.jpeg|thumb|right|165px|Why does she look like the most stereotypical conservative you find on Facebook?{{efn|The Georgia state flag is on the right, which oddly resembles the [[Three Percenters]]' flag. The Georgia pledge of allegiance to the state flag: "I pledge allegiance to the Georgia flag and to the principles for which it stands: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation."<ref>[https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-50/chapter-3/article-1/50-3-2 2010 Georgia Code: Title 50 - State Government. Chapter 3 - State Flag, Seal, And Other Symbols. Article 1 - State And Other Flags § 50-3-2 - Pledge of allegiance to state flag] 'Justia''.</ref> MTG: failure on all counts.}}]]
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{{cquote|Every Republican, every Christian Conservative is going to be called a racist and a bigot.|||Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is an unabashed [[racism|racist]] and [[bigotry|bigot]] among a party that coddles racists and bigots<ref name="Levenson2020">[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/us/marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia.html Republican Leaders Condemn a G.O.P. Congressional Candidate’s Racist Facebook Videos] by Michael Levenson (June 17, 2020) ''The New York Times''.</ref>}}{{cquote|We're all done now... why don't you go talk about Jewish space lasers and really why don't you f*** off.|||Marjorie Taylor Greene to British journalist Emily Matlis<ref name="LBC1">[https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/emily-maitlis-f-off-marjorie-taylor-greene-conspiracy-jewish-space-lasers/ Shock moment Emily Maitlis told to 'f*** off' by Marjorie Taylor Greene for asking about Jewish space laser conspiracy] by Emma Soteriou (March 6, 2024) ''LBC''.</ref>}}

'''Marjorie Taylor "Jewish Space Lasers"<ref name=bremmer/> Greene''', frequently abbreviated as '''MTG''',{{efn|We apologize on the behalf of ''{{w|Magic the Gathering||.}}''}} which is sometimes morphed into "Empty G", {{lived|1974}} is one of the first two [[QAnon]] [[conspiracy]] nuts ever to be elected to the [[United States Congress]] (the other being Greene's now arch-nemesis<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/mtg-boebert-got-into-bathroom-bust-up-during-mccarthy-vote-2023-1 "MTG confronted Boebert in the bathroom, accusing her of taking millions from McCarthy but refusing to vote for him: report"] by Joshua Zitser, Business Insider, 2023 Jan 17</ref> [[Lauren Boebert]]). Greene represented [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]'s 14<sup>th</sup> House district from 2021 to 2026, whose inhabitants ought to be ashamed of themselves. A fellow [[Republican]] in Congress described her as "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs."<ref name="Sass2021">[https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/conspiracy-theories-will-doom-republican-party/617707/ QAnon Is Destroying the GOP From Within] by Ben Sasse (January 16, 2021) ''The Atlantic''.</ref>

==Background (Georgia really sent their finest, didn't they?)==
Conspiracy theories had festered and writhed on the fringes and underbelly of the American conservative movement for decades. However, with [[Donald Trump|the Mango Messiah]]'s election in 2016, the worst of the conspiracies were elevated from the lowest rung on the ladder of the conservative movement to holier than [[Ronald Reagan|Saint Ronnie]] himself. By the time of the [[2020 U.S. presidential election|2020 presidential election]], these foul conspiracy theories had essentially replaced the entire conservative movement (now a [[personality cult]]), in addition to the entirety of the US [[Republican Party]]'s platform.<ref name="Margulies2020">[https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2020/10/08/even-if-it-wanted-to-the-republican-party-cant-stop-the-spread-of-qanon-conspiracies-and-candidates-which-support-them/ Even if it wanted to, the Republican Party simply cannot stop the spread of the QAnon conspiracy and the candidates which support it.] by Ben Margulies (October 8<sup>th</sup>, 2020) ''London School of Economics: Phelan US Centre''.</ref> (They literally didn't even bother writing a party platform in 2020 and just glided on conspiracies and Trump instead.)<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/article/159100/gop-didnt-write-new-platform Why the GOP Didn’t Write a New Platform] by Alex Shepard (August 27, 2020) ''The New Republic''.</ref>

Into this shitshow strutted Greene, spewing forth all the nastiest popular conspiracy theories. If she's just wanting attention from her craziest, most hateful shit on TV or if she's a [[true believer]], it doesn't matter since she gets some support from Republicans. She's been recorded saying, on tape, that [[Hillary Clinton]] [[Clinton body count|secretly murdered]] [[John F. Kennedy Jr.]]<ref name="Margulies2020" /> She also believes that there's [[Pizzagate|a Satanic, pedophilic cult of blood-drinkers and baby-eaters operating out of a random pizza restaurant]]. She's ''perfect''.

===What kind of assholes vote for Greene?===
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At this point, you might be wondering what kinds of assholes vote for this bigoted boob. Greene attended the South Forsyth County High School.<ref name=holloway>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-came-of-age-in-this-infamously-racist-georgia-county The Sickening History of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Hometown] by Kali Holloway (Updated May. 17, 2022 4:18PM ET / Published Feb. 15, 2021 4:57AM ET) ''Daily Beast''.</ref> In 1992 when Greene was a senior in high school, a small group of [[African American]]s went to Forsyth County in a peaceful protest for civil rights.<ref name=holloway/> The protesters were met with racist epithets and physical violence, "rocks, bottles and mud thrown from a crowd of [[Ku Klux Klan]] members and their supporters", and were forced to turn back.<ref name=holloway/> Forsyth County had been the site of a 1912 [[lynching]] that resulted in a de facto whites-only policy for the entire county.<ref name=holloway/> As of 2021, only 4% of county residents are African American, compared to a one-third state-wide average, resulting in what has been called the most successful [[ethnic cleansing]] in the United States.<ref name=holloway/> Although Greene does not represent this county, she does represent a similar and even whiter part of northern Georgia that is only 9% African American and 77% white.<ref>{{wpa|Georgia's 14th congressional district}}</ref><ref>{{wpa|Forsyth County, Georgia}}</ref>

So, yeah, the answer to the question? Bigots. Just pure, unadulterated evil and stupidity.

==Conspiracy crazinesss==
[[File:MTG Scooby DOo.png|thumb|right|365px|Greene shows a Scooby-Doo meme on the floor of the US House. [[Poe's law|No, this is not photoshopped]].]]
Greene promotes Qanon, the granddaddy of late-2010s conspiracy theories. She lives up to the spirit of the dirty intersection sign-holder and screamer by offering a balanced, well-minced, full-bodied blend of racism, [[antisemitism]], and [[Islamophobia]], with delicate hints of medical denialism and a dainty finish of advocacy for outright crime. To finish it off, she's confrontational and likes to draw attention to herself in public by saying the craziest shit including harassing people with dishonest questions. According to her, the American government, when ruled by people she doesn't like, is a [[cabal]] of [[Satan]]-worshiping [[pedophiles]] that can only be defeated by conspiracy nuts like herself.<ref name="Levenson2020"/> After all, the [[Clinton body count|Clintons killed JFK Jr]].<ref name=edmonson/> Since she's already off the deep end, it's only natural that Greene would propose violence. Greene's [[Facebook]] feed included several endorsements of violence against [[Democrats]], including against Speaker of the House [[Nancy Pelosi]].<ref name=blake>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/27/gops-marjorie-taylor-greene-problem-is-spinning-out-control/ The GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene problem is spinning out of control] by Aaron Blake (Jan. 27, 2021 at 8:03 a.m. PST) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> Greene additionally liked comments that suggested execution of [[FBI]] agents who are part of the "[[deep state]]".<ref name=blake/> In spite of this, her Facebook page remains active… unfortunately.

Her conspiracies offer a ton of antisemitism, but it's often incoherent. Wildfires are caused by secret space lasers [[International Jewish Conspiracy|that are operated by DA JOOZ]]!<ref>[https://archive.ph/636tf GOP Congresswoman Blamed Wildfires on Secret Jewish Space Laser] by Jonathan Chait (Jan. 28, 2021)''New York Magazine''.</ref> Meanwhile, she's not shy to [[Nazi analogies|compare people to Nazis]], probably as a weak distraction from her proto-[[fascism|fashy]] viewpoints, even though she would likely take offense at being called a Nazi. For instance, [[George Soros]], despite being from a Jewish family that was hunted by [[Nazi]]s and a well-known target for antisemitic conspiracy theories, is somehow secretly a Nazi.<ref name="Levenson2020"/> [[Black Lives Matter]] are also Nazis, somehow<ref name="Simon2020">[https://www.glaad.org/blog/marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia-gop-house-primary-winner-has-disturbing-and-dangerous-record Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia GOP House Primary winner, has disturbing and dangerous record of anti-LGBTQ and racist rhetoric and threatening behavior] by Barbara Simon (August 13, 2020) ''GLAAD''.</ref> as well as the Democrats.<ref name=sonmez/>{{efn|It's [[Francis E. Dec|not unprecedented among conspiracists]] to simultaneously vilify others as Jews and Nazis indiscriminately, not even with visions of some kind of dastardly [[sci-fi]] order.}} She also engages in [[9/11 truther]] crap, claiming that there was no evidence that an airplane hit the [[Pentagon]] on [[9/11]].<ref name=edmonson>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-marjorie-taylor-greene-conspiracies-20210130-as4fmrrzd5hzzfc5hsjmlknz2e-story.html Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene video: Obama secretly a Muslim, Clintons killed JFK Jr., Pentagon attack on 9/11 is questionable] by Catie Edmondson (Jan 30, 2021 at 11:36 AM) ''The New York Times'' via ''The Baltimore Sun''.</ref>

When questioned about conspiracy theories and Jewish Space Lasers by British journalist Emily Matlis at Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday 2024, she responded by telling Matis "You're a conspiracy theorist" and "why don't you f*** off".<ref name="LBC1" /> 

Like [[Alex Jones#Crumbling empire|Alex Jones]] when he attempted to spread vile lies about the [[Sandy Hook massacre]], Greene believes that the [[Parkland shooting|Parkland mass shooting]] was a [[false flag]],<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/us/parkland-shooting-marjorie-taylor-greene/index.html Parkland families call for Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation after posts surface showing she agreed shooting was a 'false flag'] by Dakin Andone (Updated 3:03 PM ET, Fri January 22, 2021) ''CNN''.</ref> and she harassed [[mass shooting]] survivor David Hogg in 2018.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/27/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-david-hogg-video/index.html Video surfaces of Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting Parkland shooting survivor with baseless claims] by Paul LeBlanc (January 28, 2021) ''CNN''.</ref> She had previously referred to Hogg as "Little Hitler".<ref name="Simon2020"/> Her behavior is quite similar to another right-wing [[gun nut]] [[Kaitlin Bennett]], who also liked to draw attention to herself by harassing people and posing them with blatant dishonest questions.

Like many [[wingnuts]], she hates [[Barack Obama]]. She claims that [[Barack Obama#Islam|Obama is secretly a Muslim]]<ref name=edmonson/> and that he commands Latino gangs as his personal death squads.<ref name="TheWire">[https://thewire.in/world/us-elections-marjorie-greene-qanon-conspiracy-theory US: Proponent of 'QAnon' Conspiracy Theories, Marjorie Taylor Greene Wins House Seat] (04/Nov/2020) ''The Wire'' (India).</ref>

===Anti-masker anti-vaxxer assholery===
[[File:MTG Trump Won Mask.png|thumb|315px|Stupid people wear masks like this to identify each other.]]
{{see also|COVID-19 denialism}}
It is sooooo "oppressive" that elected congresspeople like her have to wear [[face masks]]. Oh, won't someone ''please'' think of the ''poor, oppressed elected congresspeople''!?!?? Despite having a political pedigree that dates back to American Nazism, Greene has [[Nazi analogies|compared wearing face masks for protecting against COVID to the German Nazi]] practice of forcing Jews to wear a star of David on their clothing when in public,<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccarthy-greene-holocaust-tweet/2021/05/25/d77bbb50-bd5f-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html McCarthy, other congressional leaders condemn Greene for comparing coronavirus masking policies to the Holocaust] by Mike DeBonis & John Wagner (May 25, 2021 at 4:05 p.m. PDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> (oh yeah? So where's ''your'' space laser, Marj?) for which she later apologized outside the United States Holocaust Museum in June 2021.<ref name=sonmez>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-greene-apologizes-for-comparing-face-masks-to-holocaust-but-stands-by-comparison-of-democrats-to-nazi-party/2021/06/14/552869f8-cd6a-11eb-8cd2-4e95230cfac2_story.html Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing face masks to Holocaust, but stands by comparison of Democrats to Nazi party] by Felicia Sonmez (June 14, 2021 at 6:01 p.m. PDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> This is something that one could possibly believe was a genuine apology except that she continues to maintain that the US Democratic Party is just like the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), and for timing that indicated that it was an attempt to avoid being censured by Congress.<ref name=sonmez/>

To prove that you can place a person at an educational institution (the Holocaust Museum), but you can't make them learn, Greene made another [[Nazi analogies|Nazi analogy]] by comparing the offering of voluntary [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID vaccinations]] to Nazi brownshirts in July of 2021.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/weeks-after-holocaust-museum-visit-rep-greene-makes-new-nazi-era-comparison-in-opposing-vaccination-push/2021/07/06/96ba967e-dea0-11eb-9f54-7eee10b5fcd2_story.html Weeks after Holocaust Museum visit, Rep. Greene makes new Nazi-era comparison in opposing vaccination push] by Felicia Sonmez (July 7, 2021) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>

Also in July 2021, Greene was criticized for arguing against the COVID-19 vaccine by asserting that the virus was "not dangerous for non-obese people and those under 65", a statement that is blatantly false.<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/where-marjorie-taylor-greenes-false-claim-about-covid-19-and-obesity-came-from/ Where Marjorie Taylor Greene’s False Claim About COVID-19 And Obesity Came From] by Kaleigh Rogers (Jul. 28, 2021, at 11:26 AM) ''FiveThirtyEight''.</ref> This would not be the only time Greene falsely blamed obesity rather than COVID-19 for COVID-related deaths. In December of that year, she tweeted: "…our response to #COVID19 should be working towards ending obesity…"<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-criticizes-covid-rules-no-schools-closed-cancer-2021-12 Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized COVID-19 restrictions saying 'not a single school has closed because of cancer'] by Alia Shoaib (Dec 5, 2021, 5:36 AM) ''Business Insider''.</ref> In September 2021, Greene tweeted in a Twitter conversation with entrepreneur Mark Cuban: "Obesity. When do we help people overcome the highest risk factor for being hospitalized & dying from covid?"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210913211742/https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1437463294533636109  Obesity. When do we help people overcome the highest risk factor for being hospitalized & dying from covid? Obesity contributes to many unnecessary health conditions & debilitating cost. And we can listen to kid’s vax warnings from a hospital bed.] by Marjorie Taylor Greene (10:08 AM - 13 Sep 2021) ''Twitter'' (archived from September 13, 2021).</ref>

===Bigotry===
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Greene is a vehement Islamophobe. She says that [[Muslim]] people should be barred from holding public office, in spite of the fact that this would be exactly the sort of anti-religious conspiracy that Greene fantasizes she herself is the victim of. (''And'' it would be illegal.)<ref name="TheWire"/> Greene also promoted an anti-refugee and antisemitic propaganda video that [[Demonization|demonised]] [[African]]s and Muslims, promoted [[The Great Replacement]] conspiracy theory and promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories blaming Jews for Muslim immigration to Europe.<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/congress/marjorie-taylor-greene-shared-anti-muslim-video-portrays-jewish-people-trying-destroy Marjorie Taylor Greene shared an anti-Muslim video that portrays Jewish people as trying to destroy Europe through immigration] by Eric Hananoki (08/26/20 11:40 AM EDT) ''Media Matters for America''.</ref>

During Greene's initial 2020 candidacy, she made a statement suggesting that [[African American]] people, who are "held [[slaves]] to the [[Democratic]] party", should be "proud" of [[Confederate]] monuments, "because I'd say, 'Look how far I have come in this country".<ref name="hillproud">[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/503281-house-gop-leaders-condemn-candidate-who-said-black-people-should-be-proud-of "House GOP leaders condemn candidate who said black people should be 'proud' of Confederate statues"] by Zack Budryk (06/17/20 5:44 PM ET) ''The Hill''.</ref>

At times it's difficult to disentangle whether MTG is just being fucking nuts, being nakedly antisemitic, engaging [[schizofascism]], or stooging for the [[Putin]] party line that [[Ukraine]] should just roll over and enjoy being conquered by [[Russia]]. "It’s antisemitic to make Israeli aid contingent on funding Ukrainian Nazis."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240416133403/https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1779544515658838257 It’s antisemitic to make Israeli aid contingent on funding Ukrainian Nazis. These should be separate bills.] by Marjorie Taylor Greene (9:17 AM · Apr 14, 2024) ''Twitter'' (archived from April 16, 2024).</ref> MTG hates talking to reporters about "Jewish space lasers", but she can't seem to quit them either, even putting a reference to them in a troll amendment that she offered in the House ("By the funds made available by this Act, such sums as necessary shall be used for the development of space laser technology on the southwest border."<ref>[https://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/GREENE_223_xml240417175751235.pdf Amendment to H.R.____ Offered by Mrs . Greene of Georgia] (April 17, 2024) ''United States House of Representatives''.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/marjorie-taylor-greene-lasers-israel-amendment/ Marjorie Taylor Greene would like to remind us that she is not serious] by Philip Bump (April 18, 2024 at 10:43 a.m. EDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>

After Pope Francis died in April 2025, Greene went on a meltdown, spewing anti-Catholic rants about the late pope.<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/post/194206/marjorie-taylor-greene-reaction-pope-francis-death. Marjorie Taylor Greene Sends Sick Message After Pope Francis Death], 21 April 2025, The New Republic</ref>.

===Anti-LGBT rhetoric===
[[File:Chaya Raichik and MTG.jpg|thumb|right|375px|Greene and [[Chaya Raichik]] being scientifically ''and'' grammatically incorrect, in 2023.]]
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She hates [[LGBT]] people (''especially'' [[trans people]]) and she essentially blames all of society's ills on their existence.

She thinks that transgender people aren't real, and are also, somehow, an abomination that threatens children. Likely as a hateful publicity stunt, she filmed herself yelling loudly about this topic in a public library.<ref name="Simon2020"/> 

In February 2021, Greene also had harassed her office neighbor, Marie Newman (D-IL), because Newman had put up a trans pride flag in support of her daughter, and Greene [[Misgendering|referred to Newman's daughter as her "biological son"]].<ref>[https://wgntv.com/news/georgia-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-mocks-illinois-rep-marie-newmans-transgender-pride-flag/ Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene mocks Illinois Rep. Marie Newman’s transgender pride flag] by Melissa Espana & Mike Lowe (Feb 25, 2021)''WGN-TV''.</ref> Rude. About a year later, on [[InfoWars]], Greene called for violence against transgender people to [[Transphobia and public restrooms|"protect"]] [[cis]] women and girls. She also claimed that trans children are "being groomed" by their parents.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-trans-violence-alex-jones-1682223 Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims Violence Needed To 'Stand Up' To Trans People] by Ewan Palmer (24 February 2022) ''Newsweek''.</ref>

Shortly before the incident with Newman's daughter, Greene  co-sponsored a bill known as the "Old Glory Only Act", which would make it illegal for US diplomatic and consular posts to fly any flag other than the US national flag, which was intended to prevent them from flying pride flags as had happened several times before. Afterwards, she actually whined that while Twitter allowed people to post consensual [[pornography]], she was banned from Twitter for being transphobic (or in her words: "…I absolutely believe with all my heart that God's creation is he created them male and female and that should not be denied…"<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-qanon-speech-1567044 What Marjorie Taylor Greene Said in Speech Denouncing QAnon—Full Transcript] by Ewan Palmer (2/5/21 at 4:24 AM EST) ''Newsweek''.</ref>). 

In May 2022, she claimed that the Uvalde, [[Texas]] school shooter was transgender, her proof being pictures of random trans women with a [[vague]] resemblance who don't even live in Texas. This claim has been stated and spread around by various [[transphobes]], despite the fact it originated from a [[4chan]] prank.<ref name=uvaldeburger>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2022/05/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-is-latest-republican-spreading-lie-uvalde-massacre-gunman-was-transgender/ Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Latest Republican Spreading Lie Uvalde Massacre Gunman Was Transgender] by Dawn Ennis (May 30, 2022,11:25pm EDT) ''Forbes''.</ref> Of course, if you are transphobic [[Guilt by association|because of the actions of a single individual]], that is a problem with you. In that same month Greene also claimed that [[cisgender]] and [[heterosexual]] gender-conforming people will go "extinct" within the next 150 years due to LGBT-inclusive educators, calling them "trans terrorists", and claiming that transgender people were more dangerous than [[white supremacists]]. <ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/mtg-says-straight-people-will-go-extinct-thanks-lgbtq-visibility-2022-6  Marjorie Taylor Greene groundlessly claims straight people face extinction within 150 years because of LGBTQ+ education] by Mia Jankowicz (Jun 1, 2022, 4:13 AM) ''Business Insider''.</ref><ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/05/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-straight-people-will-soon-extinct/ Marjorie Taylor Greene says straight people will soon be extinct] by Bil Browning (May 31, 2022) ''LGBTQ Nation''.</ref> The icing on the cake is that she claimed that monkeypox is only transmittable through [[gay sex]].

In June 2022, she claimed that the reason for tampon shortages, is because of… trans people.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/mtg-spreads-baseless-transphobic-rumor-about-trans-people-tampon-shortage-2022-6 Marjorie Taylor Greene is spreading a baseless, transphobic rumor that the tampon shortage should be blamed on trans people] by Cheryl Teh (Jun 14, 2022, 11:05 PM) ''Business Insider''.</ref>

After the {{wpl|2023 Covenant School shooting}}, after learning the preliminary reports indicated that the perpetrator was [[transgender]], Greene (of course) immediately attacked transgender medical care, implying that this was to blame for the incident ("How much hormones like testosterone and medications for mental illness was the transgender Nashville school shooter taking?"). This despite there being no news reports of what kind of care the perpetrator was receiving at the time.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-nashville-shooting-more-guns-kids-1234704343/ "MTG Responds to Nashville Shooting by Calling for More Guns Around Kids"] by Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 2023 March 27</ref> She then re-tweeted some unfounded [[bullshit]] that the shooting was a product of "[[antifa]]" and "trans-[[terrorism]]". Further adding to her bullshit, she stated that the shooting was part of a very scary-sounding (for those who don't know how to [[Google]]) "Trans Day of Vengeance"; in reality, the "Trans Day of Vengeance" was (for those that know how to [[Google]]) an unrelated minor pro-transgender protest "event" scheduled on April 1st 2023 in Washington DC.{{efn|The scheduled April 1st "event" in front of the US Supreme Court was posted by a very small San Francisco based transgender activist group called "Trans Radical Activist Network".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230328114201/https://www.transradicalactivistnetwork.org/transdayof-vengeance "Trans Day of Vengeance"], Trans Radical Activist Network, archive on March 28 2023</ref>}} All this was actually too far for [[Elon Musk|Elon "Unban Everyone" Musk's]] [[Twitter]], which temporarily suspended Greene's Congressional Twitter account.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter-suspended-trans-vengeance-warning-1790984 "Marjorie Taylor Greene Twitter Suspended After Trans 'Vengeance' Warning"] by Thomas Kika, Newsweek, 2023 March 28</ref>

===Pivot… or not===
[[File:Matt Gaetz with Marjorie Taylor Greene.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rep. Green with accused sex criminal [[Matt Gaetz]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/09/whos-who-matt-gaetz-scandal/ Who’s who in the Matt Gaetz scandal] by Philip Bump (April 9, 2021 at 11:15 a.m. PDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> GOP [[psychological projection]], anyone?]]
Immediately after she won her primary election (the only election that matters in her very Republican district) Greene distanced herself from QAnon in a [[Fox News]] interview. Apparently she finally noticed that Q had been lying the whole time!<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marjorie-greene-georgia-gop-says-shes-not-a-qanon-candidate Marjorie Greene, controversial Georgia Republican, says she's not a QAnon candidate: Trump-backed candidate says she no longer talks about 'Q' after finding 'misinformation'] by Marisa Schultz (August 14, 2020) ''Fox News''.</ref> The [[reality]] is that she may no longer be talking about 'Q', but still believes that there is a secret plot to undermine [[Donald Trump]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/12/house-minority-leader-mccarthy-claims-reps-elect-greene-boebert-denounced-qanon-greene-has-not/ House Minority Leader McCarthy claims Reps.-elect Greene, Boebert 'denounced' QAnon; Greene has not] by Derek Hawkins (November 12, 2020 at 1:12 p.m. PST) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> — get a fucking clue, there's nothing secret about it (at the time one [[impeachment]], the [[Mueller investigation]] and the broader [[Trump-Russia connection]]).

These days, Greene can be found literally chasing her fellow members of Congress around in the hallways, yelling "why do you support [[terrorists]] and [[Antifa]]?" at them. Her targets in Congress have requested additional security to deal with Greene physically trying to run them down at work.<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/article/162395/marjorie-taylor-greene-trolling-for-fame Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Really Great at Her Job: Professional Troll] by Alex Shephard (May 14, 2021) ''The New Republic''</ref>

==="Yes they can control the weather"===

{{cquote|Yes [[they]] can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.|||Marjorie Taylor Green on [[Twitter]], October 2024<ref name=dunbar>Marina Dunbar, [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/07/marjorie-taylor-greene-hurricane-helene Marjorie Taylor Greene condemned over Helene weather conspiracy theory]. ''The Guardian'', 7 October 2024.</ref>}}

In October 2024, Greene faced widespread condemnation after posting weather-related conspiracy theories in the aftermath of {{wpl|Hurricane Helene}} and the leadup to {{wpl|Hurricane Milton||.}} She started the lunacy by stating that the mysterious "they" can control the weather, and then doubled down on the insanity several days later using a 2013 news clip about experimental efforts to induce rain and lightning using lasers.<ref name=dunbar /><ref name=jones>Ja'han Jones, [https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/marjorie-taylor-greene-they-control-weather-hurricane-helene-rcna174107 Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes baseless conspiracy theory that ‘they’ can control the weather]. ''MSNBC'', 4 October 2024.</ref> President Biden harshly condemned Green's statements, calling them "ridiculous" and "stupid".<ref name=shabad>Rebecca Shabad, Tara Prindiville and Evan Bush, [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-shoots-marjorie-taylor-greenes-ridiculous-conspiracy-theory-cont-rcna174710 'It's so stupid': Biden shoots down Marjorie Taylor Greene's conspiracy theory about controlling the weather]. ''NBC News'', 9 October 2024.</ref>

===Vladimir Putin's asset===
After [[Russia]] began its full-scale invasion of [[Ukraine]], Greene blamed Ukraine,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pro-Putin Republicans break ranks by heaping praise on Kremlin |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fd870fa9-007a-4cd4-bffc-d72aa2a35767 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.ft.com}}</ref> praised the invasion and vocally supported [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/17/layer-cake-misinformation-dishonesty-pro-russia-apologism/ A layer cake of misinformation, dishonesty and pro-Russia apologism] by Philip Bump (March 17, 2022 at 10:21 a.m. EDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> In a speech full of conspiracy theories and misinformation, she babbled:

{{quotebox|If we truly care about suffering and death on our television screens, we cannot fund more of it by sending money and weaponry to Ukraine to fight a war they cannot possibly win.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-speech-putin-b2038305.html Marjorie Taylor Greene panned as ‘useful idiot’ for Putin after speech full of Biden conspiracy theories] by Josh Marcus (17 March 2022) ''The Independent''.</ref>}}

MTG has spread enormous doses of Russia propaganda ever since.<ref>{{Cite web |title=America’s moment of truth on Ukraine |url=https://www.ft.com/content/98f37cee-aaf6-47c5-b032-bde2968e00f0 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.ft.com}}</ref> One of the most unhinged moments happened in April 2024, when Greene stated that the Russo-Ukrainian War is 
{{quotebox|"a war on Christianity. The Ukrainian government is attacking Christians. The Ukrainian government is executing priests. Russia is not doing that. They’re not attacking Christianity. They seem to be protecting it, so that’s something else that’s clear and obvious to many people that are looking closely to what’s going on.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Matt Arco {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2024-04-10 |title=Why is Trump loyalist ‘Moscow’ Marjorie Taylor Greene spouting Russian propaganda? 2 experts believe they know. |url=https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/04/why-is-trump-loyalist-moscow-marjorie-taylor-greene-spouting-russian-propaganda-2-experts-believe-they-know.html |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref>}}

In April 2024, she earned the nickname "Moscow Marjorie" by the fellow Republican Ken Buck<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=2024-04-09 |title=‘Moscow Marjorie’: Republican accuses Greene of irresponsible Ukraine rhetoric |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/09/marjorie-taylor-greene-ken-buck-ukraine |access-date=2024-04-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> due to her threats to oust [[Mike Johnson]] from the speakership after his attempts to give Ukraine aid.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yilek |first=Caitlin |date=2024-04-09 |title=Marjorie Taylor Green renews threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marjorie-taylor-green-letter-mike-johnson-ouster/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Too extreme even for the GOP===
{{cquote|I think the MTGs are legitimately nuts...|||{{wpl|Adam Schiff}}<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/adam-schiff-slams-marjorie-taylor-greene-b1948049.html Marjorie Taylor Greene is ‘legitimately nuts’, says Adam Schiff] by Gustaf Kilander, Independent, 2021 October 29</ref>}}
On multiple occasions, Greene's rhetoric has been too repulsive even for the GOP to ignore. Many [[GOP]] politicians (such as House minority leader [[Kevin McCarthy]], who can get extreme himself) condemned Greene's statement suggesting Black people should be proud of [[Confederate]] monuments.<ref name="hillproud"/> Multiple GOP politicians also condemned Greene's repulsive [[Godwin's Law]] evocation when she compared face masks to the treatment of [[Jews]] in [[Nazi]] Germany.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-health-0a36ebacea5bdaaf92204b9b79ebf0d6 "GOP leaders condemn Greene over Holocaust comments"]</ref>

In April 2023, two sets of classified documents of the United States began circulating on social media platforms like [[4chan]] and [[Twitter]]. These {{wpl|2023 Pentagon document leaks|Pentagon document leaks}} allegedly were first posted on [[Discord]] by a National Guard airman named Jack Teixeira. Hours after federal authorities arrested Teixeira, Greene, without any basis, tweeted that Teixeira was being targeted because he was "white, male, [[Christian]], and antiwar".<ref name="greenestoneleak">[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-defends-alleged-pentagon-leaker-1234714836/ "MTG, Homeland Security Member, Defends Suspected Pentagon Leaker"] by Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 2023 April 13</ref> These remarks were widely criticized from all political sides, with many commenting that defending a person who allegedly haphazardly posted US classified documents on social media is conduct hardly befitting of a member of the Homeland Security Committee.<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-defends-classified-documents-leaker_n_6438c1c8e4b0ac40918a8a59 "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Trashed For Cooking Up Wild Defense Of Alleged Leaker"] by Ed Mazza, Huffington Post, 2023 April 14</ref> In particular, [[Lindsey Graham]] slammed Greene for being "terribly irresponsible";<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/16/lindsey-graham-marjorie-taylor-greene-00092219 "Lindsey Graham slams Marjorie Taylor Greene for defending leak of classified documents"] by Kelly Garrity, Politico, 2023 April 16</ref> Greene childishly responded by tweeting a doctored image of Graham holding a can of {{wpl|Anheuser-Busch brands#Bud Light|Bud Light|,}} which at that time was the ''idée fixe'' of right-wing [[cancel culture]].<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2023/04/17/bud-light-boycott-gets-even-weirder-as-marjorie-taylor-greene-posts-doctored-image-of-lindsey-graham/ "Bud Light boycott gets even weirder as Marjorie Taylor Greene posts doctored image of Lindsey Graham"] by Ashlie D. Stevens, Salon, 2023 April 17</ref>{{efn|In early April 2023, Anheuser-Busch sent promotional cans of Bud Light to a [[transgender]] influencer named {{wpl|Dylan Mulvaney}}. This caused a minor kerfluffle and calls for a "boycott" among certain "[[culture war]]" conservative figures (most notably has-been 1990s musician {{wpl|Kid Rock}}) because of [[transphobia|reasons]].<ref>[https://www.vox.com/money/2023/4/12/23680135/bud-light-boycott-dylan-mulvaney-travis-tritt-trans "The Bud Light boycott, explained as much as is possible"] by Emily Stewart, Vox, 2023 April 14</ref>}}

===Hiring a pedophilia apologist===
Despite her prior conspiratorial ranting against alleged pedophiles, Greene [[Wingnut welfare|hired]] pedophilia apologist [[Milo Yiannopoulos]] as a Congressional intern in 2022 (allegedly unpaid, but possibly up to $35K/year).<ref name=pietsch>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/07/milo-yiannopoulos-intern-marjorie-taylor-greene/ Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right provocateur, is a Marjorie Taylor Greene intern] by Bryan Pietsch & John Wagner (June 7, 2022) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> Yiannopoulos is reportedly also opening a [[conversion therapy]] clinic in [[Florida]],<ref name=pietsch/> so he will clearly not be focused on anything except self-promotion.

==Meddlesome, entitled, and very dumb==
[[File:MTG Statement on Impeachment 01.png|thumb|right|195px|The letter explaining that Greene is an ignoramus]]
{{cquote|My god. We’ve got a {{wpl|Karen (slang)|Karen}} in Congress now.|||{{wpl|Jimmy Kimmell||,}} on his Februrary 25, 2021 show, responding to Greene's harassment of Marie Newman.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/jimmy-kimmel-brands-marjorie-taylor-greene-frontrunner-for-worst-human-of-2021 Jimmy Kimmel Brands Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Frontrunner for Worst Human of 2021’] by Marlow Stern (2021 February 26) ''Daily Beast''.</ref>}}

Bar the occasional laughable attempt to impeach [[Joe Biden]], Greene unsurprisingly has been completely unproductive in Congress, as far as doing anything that one would expect a House representative to do (such as writing bills or debating legislation in committees).<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter-permanent-ban/index.html What does Marjorie Taylor Greene do all day?] by Chris Cillizza, (2022 January 3) ''CNN''.</ref> Instead, Greene prefers to spend much of her day engaging in dumb [[Twitter]] wars. Greene particularly relishes feuds with her fellow [[GOP]] representatives. Some of her more notable battles include feuds with {{wpl|Nancy Mace}} (who called Greene "batshit crazy" and also used the ultimate Southern insult against her, "bless her heart"),<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nancy-mace-mtg-religious-bigot-b1966965.html Nancy Mace calls Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘religious bigot’ amid Twitter feud] by Eric Garcia (2021 November 30) ''Independent''.</ref> and {{wpl|Dan Crenshaw}} (who suggested that Greene might be an "idiot", and also suggested that she was the ultimate Republican ''bête noire'', a "[[Democrat]]").<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greenes-petty-childish-attacks-blasted-gop-colleague-crenshaw-1665103 Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Petty and Childish Attacks' Blasted by GOP Colleague Crenshaw] by Jon Jackson (2022 January 3) ''Newsweek''.</ref> Greene also yelled at [[Liz Cheney]] when Cheney called Greene a "joke",<ref name=bremmer>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/liz-cheney-mtg-jewish-space-lasers-b1943525.html ‘You’re a joke’: Marjorie Taylor Greene clashes with critics over Jewish space lasers and alleged pro-Trump killer] by Jade Bremmer (2021 October 25) ''Independent''.</ref> citing her bewildering "Jewish space lasers started the 2018 California wildfires" Facebook post that generated quite a few bemused [[memes]] online in 2021.<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jewish-space-laser Jewish Space Laser] ''"Know Your Meme''.</ref>

Unsurprisingly, her behavior with Democrats is hardly any better. One Democratic Congresswoman, {{wpl|Cori Bush||,}} even moved her office far away from Greene's in order to avoid her noxious, childish behavior.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cori-bush-moves-office-marjorie-taylor-greene-threatened/ Cori Bush moves office after being "berated" and "targeted" by Marjorie Taylor Greene] by Grace Segers (2021 January 30) ''CBS News''.</ref> 

Like many [[Bullying|bullies]], however, Greene's constant yelling and Twitter wars (the latter often with multiple spelling and grammar errors, not unlike [[Donald Trump|her idol]])<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-republican-candidate-marjorie-greene-dumb-blonde-b527323.html 'Trouble spelling': AOC hits back at ex-QAnon supporter and GOP candidate Marjorie Greene over 'dumb blonde' jibe] by Matt Mathers (2020 September 22) ''Independent''.</ref><ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2021/12/02/what-your-vs-youre-says-about-congress-right-now/ What ‘Your’ vs. ‘You’re’ says about Congress right now] by Jim Saksa & Megan Mineiro (2021 December 2) Roll Call''.</ref> is paired with appalling idiocy. Lowlights include calling [[Guam]] a foreign country<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/marjorie-taylor-greene-guam/ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Refer to Guam as a Foreign Country?] by Dan MacGuill (12 Mar. 2021) ''Snopes''.</ref> (well, it sounds furr'n, dunnit?) and claiming that (contrary to what's actually in the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]]) Democrats were attempting a [[coup]] by impeaching Trump a second time a couple of days after the [[2021 U.S. Capitol riot|Trump-inspired auto-coup on January 6, 2021]].<ref>[https://greene.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressional-democrats-threaten-yet-another-coup-attempt-against-president Congressional Democrats Threaten Yet Another Coup Attempt Against President Donald Trump] by Marjorie Taylor Greene (January 11, 2021) ''United States House of Representatives''.</ref> She even engaged in [[not even wrong]] levels of [[rhetoric]] in September 2021 when, in explaining her opposition to the {{wpl|Green New Deal||,}} she brought to the Congress floor a bizarre {{wpl|Scooby-Doo}} cartoon. The cartoon included a ''[[non sequitur]]'' reference to "[[communism]]" in the form of the old {{wpl|Flag of the Soviet Union|hammer-and-sickle USSR flag|,}} suggesting that Greene has not paid much attention to world news for the past 30 years.<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-scooby-doo-stunt_n_614c1e5ae4b00164118fe18a Ruh-Roh! Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘Scooby-Doo’ Stunt Did Not Go Well] by Lee Moran (23 September 2021) ''Huffington Post''.</ref>

In July 2023, during a hearing tangential to the [[Hunter Biden]] [[manufactroversy]], Greene showed that her bullying tactics even extended to {{wpl|revenge porn||.}} During the hearing, which was about a legitimate IRS investigation into issues with Hunter Biden's taxes, Greene showed (without consent) [[nudity|nudes]] of Hunter Biden, suggesting without evidence that he was "making [[pornography]]" and somehow engaging in trafficking and violating the {{wpl|Mann Act||.}}<ref name="wapohunter">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/19/marjorie-taylor-greene-hunter-biden-photos/ "Marjorie Taylor Greene’s explicit visuals at Hunter Biden hearing draw rebuke"] by Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 2023 July 19</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-hunter-biden-nudes-sex-tape-photos-capitol-hill-1234792034/ "Why Is MTG Showing Sex Tape Pics on Capitol Hill?"] by Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 2023 July 19</ref> This "completely irrelevant" and "deliberately provocative and sensationalistic and voyeuristic" stunt was condemned by Democrats on the committee.<ref name="wapohunter"/> Despite the rebuke, Greene doubled down and shared video of the hearing ("dick pics" and all) on her Twitter account.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230720193344/https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1681753882001539074 "Here is proof Hunter Biden paid prostitutes through his law firm, OWASCO PC, and trafficked his victims across state lines in violation of the Mann Act. Not only that, IRS whistleblowers confirm Hunter Biden committed tax fraud by deducting payments to prostitutes from OWASCO’s taxes."] by Marjorie Taylor Greene, @RepMTG, Twitter, 2023 July 19, archived on 2023 July 20</ref> Later, she posted a link to this tweet on a press release.<ref>[https://greene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=479 "BREAKING: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Confirms Hunter Biden Paid Prostitutes Through Law Firm, Committed Tax Fraud by Deducting Payments to Prostitutes"], press release, 2023 July 19</ref> To [[Democrat]] politicians, this was seen as further evidence regarding just how vapid the Hunter Biden manufactroversy was (as {{wpl|Robert Garcia (California politician)|Robert Garcia}} (D-CA) stated, "A lot of allegations. Zero proof. No receipts. But apparently, some dick pics.")<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2023/07/20/zero-proof-but-apparently-some-dk-pics-mtg-showing-hunter-biden-nudes-at-hearing-backfires/ ""Zero proof, but apparently some d**k pics": MTG showing Hunter Biden nudes at hearing backfires"] by Tatyana Tandanpolie, Salon, 2023 July 20</ref>

Greene is, naturally, [[War on Science|anti-science]]. On a [[Steve Bannon]] podcast, while discussing [[evolution]], she said that she doesn't "believe in that type of so-called science", instead preferring to spend the podcast babbling about [[COVID-19 pandemic#Claims that the virus was engineered|COVID-19 bioweapon conspiracy theories]].<ref>[https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/557988-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-says-she-doesnt-believe-in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she doesn't believe in evolution] by Christian Spencer, TheHill.com, 2021 June 11</ref> Of course, Greene has no problem ''misusing'' scientific terminology if it suits her [[ideology]]. During the previously mentioned spat with Newman, Greene "countered" by hanging up a [[transphobic]] sign on her door that said, "[[Gender binary|There are TWO genders]]: MALE & FEMALE. Trust the science!"<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-trust-science-anti-trans-poster-1572018 "Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls For 'Trust The Science' In Anti-Trans Poster"] by Samantha Lock (2021 February 25) ''Newsweek''.</ref> You may be shocked to hear that this position on gender is contrary to what actual scientists currently think ([[non-binary gender]]).<ref>[https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07238-8 US proposal for defining gender has no basis in science] Editorial (2018 October 30) ''Nature'' 563(5). doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07238-8.</ref>

==Meet the new fascists, same as the old fascists==
[[File:Marjorie-Taylor-Greene-Hog-Hunt.png|thumb|right|465px|Greene offered one lucky patriot the opportunity to hunt hogs with her.<ref>[https://uproxx.com/viral/marjorie-taylor-greene-hog-hunting-contest/ Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Inviting One Lucky Right-Winger To Hop On A Helicopter And Shoot Feral Hogs With Her]. ''Uproxx.''</ref> Because wouldn't ''you'' want a person like this holding a rifle in your vicinity?]]
In 1940, the {{wpl|America First Committee}} (AFC) was founded. Initially [[anti-war]] and [[isolationist]] in a more mainstream fashion, it ended up being dominated by pro-[[fascists]] and pro-Nazi members. Perhaps most famously, [[Charles Lindbergh]] was a member. His early aviation triumphs were diminished by actions in the committee widely seen as sympathetic to Nazis, including a famous [[antisemitic]] AFC speech on September 11, 1941 where he spouted Jewish conspiracy theories.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lindbergh-fallen-hero/ Lindbergh: Fallen Hero], ''PBS American Experience''.</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Lindbergh/Germany-and-the-America-First-movement Charles Lindbergh: Germany And The America First Movement] ''Encyclopedia Britannica''.</ref> In 1943, there were enough Nazi sympathizers around to form a very minor, but even more extreme party (co-opting the AFC name) called the {{wpl|America First Party (1943)|America First Party}}. The short-lived political party was led by {{wpl|Gerald L. K. Smith}} (a [[fascist]] who also was a member of the {{wpl|Silver Legion of America}} or "Silver Shirts", a copy of [[Mussolini]]'s {{wpl|blackshirts}}).<ref name="hist">[http://historyapolis.com/blog/2015/12/09/we-dont-want-a-hitler-here/ "We Don't Want a Hitler Here"], by Kirsten Delegard, the Historyapolis project, 2015 December 9th</ref> Smith was known for advancing policy points that wouldn't sound out of place in the Trump-aligned GOP of 2020: "preserve [[The United States as a Christian nation|America as a Christian Nation]]", "oppose a [[New World Order|world government]] and a super-state", and "safeguard America's tradition in relationship to immigration". "America First", not entirely coincidentally, was a favorite slogan of [[Donald Trump]] during his 2016 presidential campaign.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/27/opinions/trump-america-first-ugly-echoes-dunn/index.html Trump’s ‘America First’ has ugly echoes from U.S. history] by Susan Dunn (2016 April 28) ''CNN''.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/06/14/donald-trumps-new-favorite-slogan-has-a-nazi-friendly-history/ Donald Trump’s new favorite slogan was invented for Nazi sympathizers] by Eric Rauchway, Washington Post, 2016 June 14</ref> The similarity between the [[rhetoric of Donald Trump]] and the rhetoric of antisemitic American Nazis of the past was startling enough for the [[Anti-Defamation League]] to express serious concern about Trump's choice of phrase.<ref>[https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/adl-urges-donald-trump-to-reconsider-america-first-in-foreign-policy-approach ADL Urges Donald Trump to Reconsider “America First” in Foreign Policy Approach] (2016 April 28) ''ADL''.</ref> Also not entirely coincidentally, alt-right [[white supremacists]] such as [[Nick Fuentes]] utilized the phrase "America First" in naming their podcasts and conferences.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/group-afpac-twitter-grow-movement/story?id=76418773 How the far-right group behind AFPAC is using Twitter to grow its movement] by Will Streakin (March 12, 2021) ''ABC News''.</ref><ref>[https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounders/groyper-army Groyper Army] (03.17.2020) ''ADL''.</ref>

[[File:Marjorie Taylor Greene swearing in.jpg|thumb|right|325px|House Speaker Kevin McCarthy swears Greene into the US House.]]

On April 16, 2021, a news service called "Punchbowl News" (founded by journalist {{wpl|Jake Sherman (journalist)|Jake Sherman}}) released a leaked memo which detailed Greene's plans to launch the ''America First Caucus''.<ref name=joseph>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5gpqj/marjorie-taylor-greene-matt-gaetz-launch-anglo-saxon-america-first-caucus Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz Launch ‘Anglo-Saxon’ ‘America First’ Caucus] by Cameron Joseph & Liz Landers (2021 April 16) ''Vice''.</ref> The policy platform<ref name="afirstdocument">[https://punchbowl.news/wp-content/uploads/America-First-Caucus-Policy-Platform-FINAL-2.pdf America First Caucus Policy Platform] (2021) ''Punchbowl News''.</ref> would've made Smith proud. The document contained a strong [[Xenophobia|nativist and isolationist]] streak, championing "uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions". The caucus was founded by Greene and fellow extremist Rep. [[Paul Gosar]] (R-AZ),<ref name=joseph/> who [[ironically]] is not Anglo-Saxon (he is Slovenian and Basque).<ref>{{wpa|Paul Gosar#Early life and education}}</ref> The document contained a strong anti-immigration section that went out of its way to demonize immigrants, highlighting the supposed decreased "capital-to-labor ratio" (i.e., supposed less productive nature) of "post-1965 immigrants" in particular. (1965 was the year that the {{wpl|Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965}} was passed, abolishing a quota system that favored immigrants from northwest Europe.)<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/immigration-act-1965/408409/ The Immigration Act That Inadvertently Changed America] by Tom Gjelten (2015 October 2) ''The Atlantic''.</ref> The ''America First Caucus'' even wanted infrastructure projects to "(befit) the progeny of European architecture" for some reason (reminiscent of [[Modern art and architecture#Degenerate art|"degenerate art"]]). Naturally, the document also made musings at modern [[conservative]] boogeymen as well, such as echoing Trump's supposed "[[2020 U.S. presidential election#Fraud Claims|election fraud"]] claims (fraud claims that often seemed to [[Racism|target Black city voters]])<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/politics/trump-giuliani-black-cities-analysis/index.html The racist rhetoric behind accusing largely Black cities of voter fraud] by Brandon Tensley (2020 November 20) ''CNN''.</ref> and a supposed need for "civic and cultural assimilation" in American education (a concern that suspiciously sounded like a desire to {{wpl|Whitewashing (censorship)|whitewash}} racism away from educational books). The nativist blabber, of course, was topped with anti-face mask and anti-[[COVID-19 pandemic#It's better to just let people die rather than lose money… or the election|COVID-19 lockdown]] positions as well.<ref name="afirstdocument"/><ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/republicans-america-first-caucus Republicans are Basically Starting a White Supremacist Caucus] by Bess Levin (2021 April 16) ''Vanity Fair''.</ref>

The caucus proposal, widely derided in the general media, ended up being too racist even for the GOP. House [[Republican]] leader [[Kevin McCarthy]] was one of many Republicans in Congress who slammed the caucus idea, calling the proposal a "nativist [[dog whistle]]".<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/america-first-anglo-saxon-caucus-marjorie-taylor-greene-republicans_n_607a4974e4b0deb3d5b44d75 ‘Nativist Crap’: Critics Erupt In Fury Over New Conservative ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Caucus] by Mary Papenfuss (2021 April 17) ''Huffington Post''.</ref> Due to the strong political blowback, on April 17, 2021, a spokesperson/[[scapegoat]] for Greene, Nick Dyer, said that "she didn't approve that language" and has "no plans to launch anything". This despite Dyer announcing the caucus launch just a day earlier.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/17/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-america-first-caucus/index.html Marjorie Taylor Greene scraps planned launch of controversial 'America First' caucus amid blowback from GOP] by Daniella Diaz (2021 April 17) ''CNN''.</ref> The denial that Greene herself wasn't behind the caucus was rather unconvincing when held up to scrutiny.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/20/marjorie-taylor-greene-implosion-america-first-caucus/ Marjorie Taylor Greene and the implosion of the America First Caucus] by Aaron Blake (April 20, 2021 at 7:21 a.m. PDT) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> The caucus gained three other supporters before it collapsed: Reps. [[Louie Gohmert]] (R-TX), Barry Moore (R-AL) and [[Matt Gaetz]] (R-FL).<ref name=joseph/>

On a lighter note, in February 2022 Greene made an amusing comment on ''Real America with Dan Ball'', a [[Fake news|charade news program]] produced by the [[One America News Network]] television channel. Greene proposed one of the most intriguing malapropisms since the Bowery Boys program.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220209213201/https://twitter.com/AccountableGOP/status/1491525010997096449 Just to clear things up, @RepMTG Gazpacho: a vegetable-based Spanish cold soup Gestapo: Nazi Germany's secret police] by @AccountableGOP (1:30 PM - 9 Feb 2022) ''Twitter'' (archived from February 9, 2022).</ref> Evidently she is equally ignorant of the German [[Gestapo]], the [[Soviet]] forced labor prisons,  and its monstrosities as she is of Spanish cold soup: 
{{quotebox|Not only do we have the DC jail which is the DC [[gulag]], but now we have Nancy Pelosi’s {{wpl|gazpacho}} police spying on members of Congress, spying on the legislative work that we do, spying on our staff and spying on American citizens.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/09/marjorie-taylor-greene-gazpacho-police ‘Gazpacho police’: Nazi gaffe lands Republican congresswoman in the soup. Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to confuse Hitler’s secret police with popular Spanish cold tomato soup] (9 Feb 2022 18.52 EST) ''The Guardian''.</ref>}}

==Some sanctions on social media==
[[File:Marjorie Greene on Unite America First.jpg|thumb|right|145px|Greene rants about something on social media.]]
After letting her spew forth for years, Twitter has had enough… somewhat. Greene has faced multiple Twitter suspensions. One temporary suspension was made on January 17, 2021 owing to company policy to suspending various QAnon accounts.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/17/957891462/twitter-suspends-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-s-account-temporarily Twitter Suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Account] by Bill Chappell (January 17, 20215:22 PM ET) ''NPR''.</ref> Greene, after every suspension was lifted, just carried on like usual, repeatedly tweeting large amounts of [[bullshit]] about [[COVID-19]] and other things. It then took Twitter the very quick and responsible action of waiting a little under ''a year'' until January 2, 2022 to finally permanently suspend Greene's personal Twitter.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/twitter-permanently-suspends-marjorie-taylor-greenes-personal-account-rcna10615 Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account] by Doha Madani (2022 January 2) ''NBC News''.</ref> Meanwhile, Facebook gave her a slap on the wrist by suspending her for 24 hours, despite probably banning people for way less heinous content.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2022/01/02/1069753102/twitter-bans-marjorie-taylor-greenes-personal-account-over-covid-misinformation Facebook suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account over COVID misinformation] by Joe Hernandez (January 3, 20226:55 PM ET) ''NPR''.</ref> Greene didn't get the memo about her prior suspensions' giving her multiple chances and threw a tantrum, insinuating "[[censorship]]", and beckoning fellow Republicans to leave Twitter. It's the usual {if-then} script from her ilk, and even other Republicans joined in with the bullshit accusations.<ref>[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/588242-twitters-marjorie-taylor-greene-ban-fuels-gop-attacks-on-big-tech Twitter's Marjorie Taylor Greene ban fuels GOP attacks on 'Big Tech'] by Rebecca Klar (01/04/22 5:02 PM ET) ''The Hill''.</ref> Despite this, still not getting the memo, she resumed tweeting her brand garbage on her official Congressional Twitter account,<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-resumes-tweeting-days-after-urging-conservatives-leave-twitter-1666548 Marjorie Taylor Greene Resumes Tweeting Days After Urging Conservatives to Leave Twitter] by Aila Slisco (1/6/22 at 6:16 PM EST) ''Newsweek''.</ref> likely betting on Twitter taking 5 years to permanently suspend that account too.

Will it take a decade for Facebook to remove Greene for rampant COVID-19 disinformation?

Of course, despite the predictable cries of "censorship" for the light detentions she received, previously, Greene got very upset over regulations that forbade political figures to block their critics on the official public Twitter accounts. Because naturally, it's not "censorship" if she's the one doing it.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter-lawsuit-b1823377.html ‘They are bragging about donating the money to people who want to take my guns’: MTG rages after losing lawsuit] by Oliver O'Connell (2021 March 27) ''Independent''.</ref>

==Insurrectionist wannabe==
{{main|2021 U.S. Capitol riot}}
Greene's ability to run for office in 2022 was challenged in court based on the insurrection clause of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]]; a judge dismissed the case for insufficient evidence.<ref>[https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-beats-14th-amendment-disqualification-bid-as-judge-finds-evidence-lacking-that-shes-an-insurrectionist/ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Beats 14th Amendment Disqualification Bid, as Judge Finds Evidence ‘Lacking’ That She’s an ‘Insurrectionist’] by Adam Klasfeld (May 6<sup>th</sup>, 2022, 4:02 pm) ''Law & Crime''.</ref>

While the insurrectionists were still breaching the Capitol, Greene had already broached the false idea that they were Antifa members dressed as Trump supporters in a text message to Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows.<ref>[https://hunterwalker.substack.com/p/here-are-all-of-marjorie-taylor-greenes Here Are All Of Marjorie Taylor Greene's January 6 Text Messages With Mark Meadows] by Hunter Walker (October 16, 2022) ''Hunter Walker's Substack''.</ref> This false idea became a conspiracy theory that Greene later promoted.<ref>''The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6<sup>th</sup>'' by Denver Riggleman & Hunter Walker (2022) Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 1250866766.</ref>

However, Greene reportedly sought a Presidential pardon in the waning days of the Trump administration, shortly after the coup attempt (the pardon was not granted). As Representative Adam Kinzinger of the January 6 Committee stated, "The only reason I know to ask for a pardon is because you think you've committed a crime."<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2022/06/23/1106700800/jan-6-committee-hearing-transcript Here's every word from the fifth Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation] (June 23, 20227:31 PM ET) ''NPR''.</ref>

Greene actually wishes that she was a terrorist overthrowing democracy. In 2022 she bragged in a [[chickenhawk]]ish sort of way, "If Steve Bannon and I had organized that, we would have won. Not to mention, it would’ve been armed."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/12/marjorie-taylor-greene-jan-6-capitol-attack-armed-speech Marjorie Taylor Greene: Capitol attack ‘would’ve been armed’ if I was in charge: Far-right congresswoman says the violent crowd would have won on January 6 if she and Steve Bannon had planned it] by Ed Pilkington (12 Dec 2022 09.46 EST) ''The Guardian''.</ref>

In February 2023, echoing suggestions Greene has made in the past, Greene made headlines for tweeting a call for a "national divorce" (eg separating "blue states" and "red states"), purportedly due to "the Democrat’s [sic] traitorous America Last policies".<ref name="waponosense">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/21/marjorie-taylor-greene-democrats-republicans/ "Don’t pretend Greene’s ‘national divorce’ idea makes any sense"] by Philip Bump, Washington Post, 2023 February 21</ref>{{efn|Ironically (and a point many commentators snickered over), one could argue that Greene's home state of [[Georgia]] arguably was a "blue state" at the time of her post using these simplistic divisions. Georgia's Senate representatives at the time were two Democrats, {{wpl|Jon Ossoff}} and {{wpl|Raphael Warnock}}.<ref name="waponosense"/>}} Even Republican politicians such as [[Mitt Romney]], who called Greene part of the "looney right", saw through this statement as being nothing more than a [[troll]] shitpost from an [[edgelord]] trying to "get a headline and get people to send them money".<ref>[https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/02/21/mitt-romney-says-marjorie-taylor/ "Mitt Romney says Marjorie Taylor Greene’s call for a ‘national divorce’ is ‘insanity’ and attention-seeking"] by Bryan Schott, Salt Lake Tribune, 2023 February 21</ref> Another Republican, {{wpl|Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox}}, called Greene's rhetoric "evil" and echoed Romney: "We need elected leaders that don’t profit by tearing us apart."<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-governor-hits-back-marjorie-taylor-greene-national-divorce-plea-2023-2 "Utah's Republican governor hits back at MTG's call to break up the United States: 'This rhetoric is destructive and wrong and—honestly—evil'"] by Joshua Zitser, Business Insider, 2023 February 21</ref> Greene, naturally, ignored these criticisms and later appeared on long-time troll [[Charlie Kirk]]'s program to suggest that Democrats who move to "red states" shouldn't be able to "get to vote for five years".<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/post/170711/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-wants-manipulate-peoples-votes "Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Wants to Manipulate People’s Votes"] by Prem Thakker, New Republic, 2023 February 21</ref>

Greene's long history of violent and incendiary rhetoric was enough for all Democrats (as well as 11 Republicans) to strip Greene of her committee assignments in February 2021.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/house-vote-marjorie-taylor-greene-committee-assignments/index.html "House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments"] by Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN, 2021 February 4</ref> In a sign of just how bad [[MAGA]] extremism has infected the Republican party, on January 10 2023, [[Kevin McCarthy]] gave Greene a spot on the {{wpl|House Homeland Security Committee}}.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-appointed-homeland-security-committee-1234662516/ "Marjorie Taylor Greene, Who Pushed 9/11 Conspiracies, Will Sit on Homeland Security Committee"] by Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 2023 January 17</ref> This led to widespread criticism, including a direct condemnation from former {{wpl|Department of Homeland Security}} Chief of Staff {{wpl|Miles Taylor (security expert)|Miles Taylor}}, who tweeted, "The woman who said ‘We would have won’ if she’d led the terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol… is now on the Committee charged with countering terrorism. MTG is a danger to national security. Really."<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/18/nation/danger-national-security-marjorie-taylor-greenes-return-committees-draws-outrage/ "‘A danger to national security’: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s return to committees draws outrage"] by Shannon Larson, Boston Globe, 2023 January 18</ref>

{{cquote | It bothers me and should bother all of you that MTG is claiming to be pro-Trump and using Trump to boost her profile, while she and her team are secretly undermining him by using Milo as a political operative to make Trump look bad.  MTG is a snake and she needs to go. That's why I call her Marjorie TRAITOR Greene.|||[[Laura Loomer]], batshit neo-fascist [[troll]] and staff member of the 2024 Trump presidential campaign<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-warns-trump-hiring-laura-loomer-1793221 "Marjorie Taylor Greene Warns Trump About Hiring Laura Loomer"], Newsweek, 2023 April 7</ref> }}

==Losing Trump’s support==
{{update section}}
2025 should have been Greene’s big break, where all her loyalty to the MAGA cause would finally pay off. The Republicans had complete control of all 3 branches in Washington, and the public have become frustrated with the Democratic Party’s tone deaf approach to politics. However, it proved that all her blabbering could only go so far.

The disappointing release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein caused Greene to speak out.

==External links==
* [https://greene.house.gov/ Official website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYfpODnmxKs0aE5-Jx--wIg YouTube channel]

==Notes==
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==References==
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