Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.Photo: JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockPolarizing Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greenehandily won her reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, beating Democrat Marcus Flowers with 66% of votes accounted for asthe Associated Press called the race.Greene, one of former PresidentDonald Trump’s most loyal allies in Congress, has stirred controversy many times since coming to Congress in January 2021.While the Republican celebrated her own victory Tuesday, she has previously and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential election saw “MASS voter fraudon a scale that should terrify every American regardless of political party.“Last year, Greene wasstripped of her committee assignmentsdue to her embrace of conspiracy theories which she has in the pastperpetuatedon social media, including supportive statements about the far-right “QAnon” movement. (In 2021 she said, “I was allowed to believe things that weren’t true … and that is absolutely what I regret.")Earlier this year, her personal Twitter account waspermanently bannedafter she repeatedly violated the social network’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.In May, the 48-year-oldwon the Republican primary in Georgia’s 14th district, delivering a victory speech in which she called for the impeachment of PresidentJoe Bidenand voiced her continued opposition to mask and vaccine mandates.She also mourned “the cruel and illegal treatment of many nonviolent Jan. 6 protesters” — a theme that’s become common at many of her public events, with Greene often voicing support of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.As a MAGA-embracing Republican, Greene represents a new, far-right wing of the Republican Party — one that often engages in headline-generating antics and embraces extremist and controversial views, opting to firmly stand behind the former president and denounce any lawmakers who don’t.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Speaking to Fox News Digital in an interview at theConservative Political Action Conferencein August, Greene said she was already mulling running for even higher office — including, possibly, the presidency.“Those are things I’m definitely interested in, as long as I think they’re achievable, and I can be effective in those roles,” Greene said at the time. “Yes those things are being talked about, but we’ll see what happens down the road.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.Photo: JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Polarizing Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greenehandily won her reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, beating Democrat Marcus Flowers with 66% of votes accounted for asthe Associated Press called the race.Greene, one of former PresidentDonald Trump’s most loyal allies in Congress, has stirred controversy many times since coming to Congress in January 2021.While the Republican celebrated her own victory Tuesday, she has previously and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential election saw “MASS voter fraudon a scale that should terrify every American regardless of political party.“Last year, Greene wasstripped of her committee assignmentsdue to her embrace of conspiracy theories which she has in the pastperpetuatedon social media, including supportive statements about the far-right “QAnon” movement. (In 2021 she said, “I was allowed to believe things that weren’t true … and that is absolutely what I regret.")Earlier this year, her personal Twitter account waspermanently bannedafter she repeatedly violated the social network’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.In May, the 48-year-oldwon the Republican primary in Georgia’s 14th district, delivering a victory speech in which she called for the impeachment of PresidentJoe Bidenand voiced her continued opposition to mask and vaccine mandates.She also mourned “the cruel and illegal treatment of many nonviolent Jan. 6 protesters” — a theme that’s become common at many of her public events, with Greene often voicing support of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.As a MAGA-embracing Republican, Greene represents a new, far-right wing of the Republican Party — one that often engages in headline-generating antics and embraces extremist and controversial views, opting to firmly stand behind the former president and denounce any lawmakers who don’t.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Speaking to Fox News Digital in an interview at theConservative Political Action Conferencein August, Greene said she was already mulling running for even higher office — including, possibly, the presidency.“Those are things I’m definitely interested in, as long as I think they’re achievable, and I can be effective in those roles,” Greene said at the time. “Yes those things are being talked about, but we’ll see what happens down the road.”
Polarizing Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greenehandily won her reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, beating Democrat Marcus Flowers with 66% of votes accounted for asthe Associated Press called the race.
Greene, one of former PresidentDonald Trump’s most loyal allies in Congress, has stirred controversy many times since coming to Congress in January 2021.
While the Republican celebrated her own victory Tuesday, she has previously and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential election saw “MASS voter fraudon a scale that should terrify every American regardless of political party.”
Last year, Greene wasstripped of her committee assignmentsdue to her embrace of conspiracy theories which she has in the pastperpetuatedon social media, including supportive statements about the far-right “QAnon” movement. (In 2021 she said, “I was allowed to believe things that weren’t true … and that is absolutely what I regret.")
Earlier this year, her personal Twitter account waspermanently bannedafter she repeatedly violated the social network’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.
In May, the 48-year-oldwon the Republican primary in Georgia’s 14th district, delivering a victory speech in which she called for the impeachment of PresidentJoe Bidenand voiced her continued opposition to mask and vaccine mandates.
She also mourned “the cruel and illegal treatment of many nonviolent Jan. 6 protesters” — a theme that’s become common at many of her public events, with Greene often voicing support of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
As a MAGA-embracing Republican, Greene represents a new, far-right wing of the Republican Party — one that often engages in headline-generating antics and embraces extremist and controversial views, opting to firmly stand behind the former president and denounce any lawmakers who don’t.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Speaking to Fox News Digital in an interview at theConservative Political Action Conferencein August, Greene said she was already mulling running for even higher office — including, possibly, the presidency.
“Those are things I’m definitely interested in, as long as I think they’re achievable, and I can be effective in those roles,” Greene said at the time. “Yes those things are being talked about, but we’ll see what happens down the road.”
source: people.com
