Episode 1374
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Fri, 2021-Feb-05 05:29 UTC
Length - 2:22
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With 270,245 views on Thursday, 4 February 2021 our article of the day is Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Marjorie Taylor Greene (born May 27, 1974) is a far-right politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist serving as a U. S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party and a supporter of Donald Trump, Greene was elected to Congress in November 2020 and sworn into office on January 3, 2021.
Greene has supported disproven far-right conspiracy theories such as Pizzagate, QAnon, false flag shootings, and 9/11 conspiracy theories. Additionally, before running for Congress she had supported the execution of prominent Democratic politicians. She has also supported the efforts of former president Donald Trump to overturn his defeat against Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
During the Electoral College vote count, Greene was among a group of Republican legislators who unsuccessfully objected to votes won by Biden. After falsely asserting Trump was elected in a landslide but the election had been stolen from him, Greene filed articles of impeachment against Biden the day after his inauguration, alleging abuse of power. The House of Representatives voted to remove Greene from all committee roles in response to a series of past statements from Greene that were described as incendiary calls to violence against members of Congress. Eleven Republicans joined the unanimous Democrats in the vote on February 4, 2021.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 05:29 UTC on Friday, 5 February 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wikipedia.
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