Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Marjorie Taylor Greene
Greene smiling and standing in front of American and Georgian flags
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byTom Graves
Personal details
Born
Marjorie Taylor

(1974-05-27) May 27, 1974 (age 50)
Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Perry Greene
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(m. 1995; div. 2022)​
Children3
Residence(s)Rome, Georgia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BBA)
SignatureCursive signature in ink
WebsiteHouse website

Marjorie Taylor Greene (née Taylor; born May 27, 1974), sometimes referred to by her initials MTG,[1] is an American far-right[2] politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist[3] who has been the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021.[4] A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to Congress in 2020 following the retirement of Republican incumbent Tom Graves and was reelected in 2022[5] and 2024.[6]

Greene has promoted antisemitic and white supremacist views including the white genocide conspiracy theory,[7][8] QAnon, and Pizzagate.[9][10] She has amplified conspiracy theories[11][12] that allege government involvement in mass shootings in the United States, implicate the Clinton family in murder, and suggest the attacks of 9/11 were a hoax.[13][14][15] Before running for Congress, Greene supported calls to execute prominent Democratic Party politicians, including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.[16] As a congresswoman, she equated the Democratic Party with Nazis, and compared COVID-19 safety measures to the persecution of Jews during the Holocaust,[17][18][19] later apologizing for this comparison.[20] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Greene promoted Russian propaganda and praised Vladimir Putin.[21] Greene identifies as a Christian nationalist.[22]

A vocal advocate of former president Donald Trump, Greene aided and supported Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election and has promoted Trump's false claims of a stolen election.[23] She called for the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Georgia to be decertified,[24] and was part of a group of Republican legislators who unsuccessfully challenged votes for Joe Biden during the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, even though federal agencies and courts overseeing the election found no evidence of electoral fraud.[25] Days after Biden's inauguration, Greene filed articles of impeachment alleging abuse of power.[26][27]

On February 4, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove Greene from all committee roles in response to her endorsements of political violence. Eleven Republicans joined unanimous Democrats in the vote.[28][29] Greene was appointed to new committee roles in January 2023.[30][31] In June 2023, Greene was expelled from the conservative House Freedom Caucus after insulting fellow caucus member Congresswoman Lauren Boebert.[32] Greene unsuccessfully attempted to oust Mike Johnson from his role as Speaker of the House of Representatives on May 8, 2024.[33]

  1. ^ Kruse, Michael (February 25, 2021). "'Nobody Listened To Me': The Quest to Be MTG". Politico. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Sources describing Greene as "far-right" include:
  3. ^ Sources describing Greene as a "conspiracy theorist" include:
  4. ^ Levin, Sam (November 4, 2020). "QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins seat in US House". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Georgia 14th Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Lillis, Mike (November 5, 2024). "Greene easily wins reelection in Georgia". The Hill. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Mutnick, Ally; Zanona, Melanie (June 18, 2020). "House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos". Politico. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Sales, Ben (August 27, 2020). "Marjorie Taylor Greene shared antisemitic and Islamophobic video". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Kaczynski, Andrew; Steck, Em (August 25, 2020). "GOP candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene spread conspiracies about Charlottesville and 'Pizzagate'". CNN. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  10. ^ Sommer, Will (June 11, 2020). "History! Congress Poised to Get Its First QAnon Believer". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "Marjorie Taylor Greene: Congresswoman faces expulsion threat". BBC News. February 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has faced a backlash over incendiary social media posts". NBC News. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  13. ^ Zadrozny, Brandy (August 14, 2020). "House GOP candidate known for QAnon support was 'correspondent' for conspiracy website". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  14. ^ Lonas, Lexi (January 18, 2021). "GOP Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to Parkland school shooting as 'false flag' event on Facebook". The Hill. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  15. ^ Edmondson, Catie (January 30, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene's Controversies Are Piling Up. Republicans Are Quiet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  16. ^ Steck, Em; Kaczynski, Andrew (January 26, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing prominent Democrats in 2018 and 2019 before running for Congress". CNN. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  17. ^ Baker, Sinéad (May 28, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene tripled down on her Holocaust narrative, saying Nazis were the 'National Socialist party' of their time like the Democrats are now". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Democrats to Nazis". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. May 29, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  19. ^ Smith, Allan (May 23, 2021). "'Evil lunacy': GOP lawmakers slam Marjorie Taylor Greene's mask comparison to Holocaust". NBC News. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  20. ^ Marcos, Cristina (June 14, 2021). "Greene apologizes for comparing vaccine rules to Holocaust". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "Pro-Putin Republicans break ranks by heaping praise on Kremlin: Far-right lawmakers prompt outrage as US public opinion is overwhelmingly united in support of Ukraine". The Financial Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  22. ^ Tyler, Amanda (July 27, 2022). "Opinion: Marjorie Taylor Greene's words on Christian nationalism are a wake-up call". CNN. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022. 'We need to be the party of nationalism and I'm a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists,' Greene said in an interview while attending the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Florida on Saturday.
  23. ^ Funke, Daniel (February 2, 2021). "What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  24. ^ Raju, Manu (January 4, 2021). "Georgia GOP representative: 'Our elections should be decertified'". CNN. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  25. ^ Multiple sources:
  26. ^ Greene, Marjorie Taylor (January 3, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Releases Video Statement from White House on Jan. 6 Electoral Objection" (Press release). Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
  27. ^ Marcos, Cristina (January 21, 2021). "Rep. Marjorie Greene files articles of impeachment against Biden". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  28. ^ Foran, Clare; Diaz, Daniella; Grayer, Annie (February 4, 2021). "House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments". CNN. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  29. ^ "Roll Call 25 | Bill Number: H. Res. 72". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. February 4, 2021. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  30. ^ Zanona, Melanie; Raju, Manu (January 17, 2023). "Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get committee assignments". CNN. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  31. ^ Ramírez, Nikki (January 25, 2023). "Covid Conspiracist Marjorie Taylor Greene Tapped to Investigate the Government's Covid Response". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  32. ^ Carney, Jordain (July 6, 2023). "Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from House Freedom Caucus". Politico. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  33. ^ Edmondson, Catie; Hulse, Carl; Guo, Kayla (May 8, 2024). "Johnson Survives Greene's Ouster Attempt as Democrats Join G.O.P. to Kill It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 9, 2024.