Marjorie Taylor Greene uses offensive slur in rant referencing Downs syndrome (2)
- 3 years ago
GOP congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene once compared members of Congress to people who suffered with Down’s syndrome.
The offensive remarks were made by Ms Greene, a prominent supporter of the QAnon conspiracy, on social media before she was elected as a Representative for Georgia in November, and resurfaced in a clip that was shared to Twitter on Thursday.
Ms Greene has started to remove social media posts she made in 2018 and 2019, amid claims she liked posts about executing Democrats in Congress, including House speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Responding to those claims, Ms Pelosi said she was concerned by Republican leaders in the House who were “willing to overlook, ignore those statements," by Ms Greene. The claims come three weeks after members of Congress were forced to hide from QAnon supporters and Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol, citing election conspiracies on 6 January.
Democratic members of Congress, meanwhile, have said they plan on introducing resolutions that will see the House vote on whether to remove Ms Greene’s committee assignments, or expel her completely.
The offensive remarks were made by Ms Greene, a prominent supporter of the QAnon conspiracy, on social media before she was elected as a Representative for Georgia in November, and resurfaced in a clip that was shared to Twitter on Thursday.
Ms Greene has started to remove social media posts she made in 2018 and 2019, amid claims she liked posts about executing Democrats in Congress, including House speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Responding to those claims, Ms Pelosi said she was concerned by Republican leaders in the House who were “willing to overlook, ignore those statements," by Ms Greene. The claims come three weeks after members of Congress were forced to hide from QAnon supporters and Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol, citing election conspiracies on 6 January.
Democratic members of Congress, meanwhile, have said they plan on introducing resolutions that will see the House vote on whether to remove Ms Greene’s committee assignments, or expel her completely.