Greene was reportedly applauded by GOP lawmakers after apologizing for past inflammatory remarks
Prior to her election in 2020, Greene, a supporter of the QAnon conspiracy, questioned the 9/11 attacks, claimed school shootings were staged, said Jewish space lasers sparked a California wildfire, endorsed the execution of Democratic leaders, and made a variety of racist remarks during podcasts and livestreams. Several Republicans who attended Wednesday night s meeting said Greene offered an apology for some of those earlier comments.
Before the meeting, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he spoke with Greene on Tuesday night, and made it clear that her remarks do not represent the values or beliefs of the House Republican Conference.
Pelosi slams McCarthy s cowardly refusal to take action against Marjorie Taylor Greene
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) mocked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday, after he condemned statements made by QAnon conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) but did not announce any disciplinary actions against her.
Prior to being elected last year, Greene made several anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, and racist remarks, claimed school shootings were staged, and endorsed the idea of executing Democratic leaders like Pelosi. Democrats have been calling on Greene to resign, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have spoken out against her comments.
GOP Rep Liz Cheney to keep leadership position theweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger mocks GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz after House GOP votes to keep Liz Cheney in leadership
February 3, 2021
House Republicans voted by secret ballot Wednesday night to retain Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) as the No. 3 leader in their caucus, so it s impossible to know which 145 Republicans voted to keep Cheney in leadership and which 61 voted to oust her for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump. But you d be pretty safe betting that Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) â who joined Cheney and eight other GOP colleagues to impeach Trump â voted for Cheney and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who traveled to Wyoming to attack Cheney, did not.
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