If you heard the name Marjorie Taylor Greene at any point over the last few months, it was probably in the context of: her embrace of QAnon, the conspiracy theory that Democrats are running a Satan-worshipping pedophile cult that eats babies; 9/11, and Greene’s claim that there’s no proof a plane hit the Pentagon that day; school shootings like Sandy Hook and Parkland, which Greene has alternately deemed hoaxes or “false flags” that Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton wanted to happen so they could pass gun control legislation; her support for the executions of Democratic leaders; and Jewish laser beams. All that has obviously earned Greene a reputation as a uniquely unhinged individual who shouldn’t be allowed within 1,000 feet of Congress. But apparently she’d also like people to know she‘s so much more than a crazy person—she’s also a certified, unapologetic bigot.
On Wednesday, Greene attempted to adjourn the House in protest of the Equality Act, which would prevent discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The move, which was unsuccessful, came one day after Greene suggested on Twitter that the law would “protect pedophiles,” and shortly after she claimed in a hateful speech on the House floor that the Equality Act would “put trans rights above women’s rights,” which of course is not true at all. (Nor would it “protect pedophiles,” considering pedophilia is a crime.) She then specifically targeted one of her House colleagues whose daughter is transgender. Per CNN:
In a tweet accompanying the video, Greene wrote: “Our neighbor, @RepMarieNewman, wants to pass the so-called ‘Equality’ Act to destroy women’s rights and religious freedoms. Thought we’d put up ours so she can look at it every time she opens her door,” adding American flag emojis.
This isn’t the first time Greene has antagonized one of her neighbors in Congress. Last month fellow freshman representative Cori Bush decided to move her office away from Greene’s after the Georgia congresswoman refused to wear a mask in common areas amidst, y’know, a global pandemic. It’s also not the first time Greene has made hateful comments about people who are not straight, cisgender, white, and Christian. In addition to her commentary about Jews, Greene has previously said that Black and Hispanic men are controlled by gangs and suggested that Muslims shouldn’t serve in government. While Democrats stripped her of her committee assignments, many Republicans have embraced her as the future of the party.
On Thursday, Newman responded to Greene’s transphobic poster by saying: “Two things I thought [when I saw it], Wow, she’s got a lot of time on her hands, because she would have to go get that printed and decide that this is the right thing to do, so kind of wild on a bunch of fronts. But further, what I would say is that she’s welcome to her sign, no one’s buying it, and that is not science.”
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