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Mitch McConnell Calls Marjorie Taylor Greene s COVID Holocaust Comments Absolutely Outrageous and Reprehensible
On 5/25/21 at 5:15 PM EDT
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky condemned Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene s recent comments comparing coronavirus masking and vaccine mandates to the horrors of the Holocaust under Nazi Germany. He called her words one of the frequent outbursts that are absolutely outrageous and reprehensible.
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media after a Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 9, 2020. On Tuesday, he condemned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene s comments comparing masks and vaccinations to the Holocaust.
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Greene hit back after senior Republicans criticized her comments on COVID
She thanked one supporter who called McCarthy a moron and feckless c
Georgia Rep. deleted the tweet minutes later, but not before it was picked up
McCarthy slammed Greene s appalling statements comparing COVID restrictions like mask mandates to the Holocaust
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called her remarks reprehensible
Conservatives pushed back against the Republican representative’s comments
Lindsey Ellefson | May 25, 2021 @ 8:23 AM
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on February 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House voted 230 to 199 on Friday evening to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from committee assignments over her remarks about QAnon and other conspiracy theories. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing pushback from her own party as she continues to insist various COVID-19 safety measures are comparable to the Holocaust.
On Tuesday, Greene continued her days-long comparison and tweeted a link to a local news article about grocery store employees not having to wear masks at work if they’re fully vaccinated against the virus that has shaken the world for over a year, ravaging the U.S. economy and killing at least 590,000 Americans.