Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene (born May 27, 1974) also known by her initials MTG, is an American politician, businesswoman and far-right conspiracy theorist.[1] Since 2021, she has been serving as the United States representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district. Green is a member of the Republican Party.[2][3]
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 14th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Graves |
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| Born | Marjorie Taylor May 27, 1974 Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Perry Greene (m. 1995; div. 2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Rome, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Georgia (BBA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website |
Greene is a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump supports his Make America Great Again and America First movement.
Greene supported Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and has supported his false claims of a stolen election.[4] She called for the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia to not be certified.[5]
Greene was also part of a group of Republican officials who challenged the results for 2021 Electoral College vote count and found no evidence of election or voter fraud.
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Greene being sworn in by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
Greene with her congressional office staff, "Team Greene", on her first day in office, January 3, 2021.
References
- ↑ Sources describing Greene as a "conspiracy theorist" include:
- Strauss, Daniel (September 18, 2020). "QAnon conspiracy theorist to feel warm embrace of Republicans in Congress". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/18/republican-qanon-congress-marjorie-taylor-greene. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- Challenger to QAnon conspiracy theorist drops out of race for US Congress. Deutsche Welle. September 12, 2020. https://www.dw.com/en/challenger-to-qanon-conspiracy-theorist-drops-out-of-race-for-us-congress/a-54902650. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- Maclean, Dave (August 12, 2021). "Trump endorses QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene after Republican primary win". The Independent (London, England). https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/trump-twitter-qanon-marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia-primary-2020-election-a9666831.html. Retrieved January 14, 2021. "Donald Trump has endorsed QAnon conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene ... .".
- Perano, Ursula (November 4, 2020). "Conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene wins House race in Georgia". Axios. https://www.axios.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia-qanon-42e353d6-a0d2-4b1b-9d93-9da86b56e840.html. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "QAnon conspiracy promoter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins seat in US Congress". The Times of Israel. November 4, 2020. https://www.timesofisrael.com/qanon-conspiracy-promoter-marjorie-taylor-greene-wins-seat-in-us-congress/. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- Morin, Rebecca; Jackson, David; Brown, Matthew (September 18, 2020). "Twitter temporarily suspends account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/17/live-politics-updates-joe-biden-inauguration-donald-trump-impeachment/4196264001/. Retrieved January 24, 2021. "Greene is a firebrand conspiracy theorist who has claimed the United States is experiencing an 'Islamic invasion into our government offices,' ... .".
- Weigel, David (January 3, 2021). The final days of the Georgia runoff are getting even nastier. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/03/trailer-final-days-georgia-run-off-are-getting-even-nastier/. Retrieved January 24, 2021. "Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conspiracy theorist who represents deep-red northwest Georgia ... .".
- Conspiracy theorist's apparent rise to Congress. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/09/23/marjorie-taylor-greene-qanon-conspiracy-georgia-griffin-ctn-pkg-vpx.cnn. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- Zanona, Melanie; Mutnick, Ally; Bresnahan, John (August 13, 2020). "McCarthy faces QAnon squeeze". Politico. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/12/mccarthy-qanon-questions-394439. Retrieved January 24, 2021. "The rise of Greene – an unapologetic QAnon conspiracy theorist who has made disparaging remarks about Jews, Blacks, and Muslims – is threatening to hurt the entire party ... .".
- Bump, Philip (March 19, 2021). The emerging far-right 'no' caucus in the House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/19/emerging-far-right-no-caucus-house. Retrieved March 20, 2021. "It's also worth noting that the coup in Myanmar has been viewed with approval by adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory, a movement to which both Greene and Boebert have been linked.".
- Herbert, Geoff (January 21, 2021). "Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against Biden". al.com. https://www.al.com/news/2021/01/georgias-marjorie-taylor-greene-files-articles-of-impeachment-against-biden.html. Retrieved January 24, 2021. "The Trump loyalist and QAnon conspiracy theorist accused Biden of 'abuse of power'.".
- Rutenberg, Jim; Becker, Jo; Lipton, Eric; Haberman, Maggie; Martin, Jonathan; Rosenberg, Matthew; Schmidt, Michael S. (January 31, 2021). "77 Days: Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/trump-election-lie.html. Retrieved February 1, 2021. "There was encouragement from figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene, the conspiracy theorist just elected to Congress from Georgia, and Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, beamed in on a giant video screen.".
- ↑ Levin, Sam (November 4, 2020). "QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins seat in US House". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/03/qanon-marjorie-taylor-greene-wins-congress. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Georgia 14th Congressional District Election Results" (in en-US). The New York Times. November 8, 2022. . https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-georgia-us-house-district-14.html. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Raju, Manu (January 4, 2021). Georgia GOP representative: 'Our elections should be decertified'. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-biden-transition-georgia-runoff/h_d6d4ba740c7e7205282f404076ae4d4f. Retrieved January 13, 2021.