Right-wing conspiracy theorist and recently-elected Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has co-sponsored a bill that would ban the flying of any flag other than the Stars and Stripes outside U.S. Embassies and other consular posts.
The bill, House Resolution 85, is sponsored by South Carolina Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan. He has introduced the legislation, dubbed the Old Glory Only Act, several times previously but it has repeatedly failed to progress.
Georgia Rep. Greene issued a statement explaining her support.
“During my campaign for Congress, I promised that I would always put America First. That means that only the Stars and Stripes should fly over our embassies in foreign countries. President Biden’s State Department has already raised a flag over our embassies that doesn’t represent the vast majority of Americans.”
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She then takes a swipe at the Black Lives Matter movement, falsely labeling it a “Marxist group” espousing “Communism”.
“In the past, rogue members of the State Department flew the flag of the radical Marxist group, Black Lives Matter. The domestic terrorists represented by that flag have burned down our cities with the mission of defunding our police. We should NOT be flying a flag of a group who wants to erase our history and bring mass destruction to our country through Communism.
“The federal government should only be flying the flag that represents ALL people, the American flag. We need to bring back pride in our country and raise the Star Spangled Banner proudly. Old Glory represents our great American military and their sacrifices to ensure our freedom. This isn’t a political issue. This is about Patriotism, and we need more of it.”
Related: US embassy removes its Black Lives Matter banner and rainbow flag
During the Obama era, it became increasingly common for U.S. Embassies to fly the rainbow flag during Pride month on official flag poles. The practice was prohibited by President Trump, although embassies were able to display the flag inside buildings.
Some embassies defied the order, with the US ambassador for South Korea, Harry Harris, displaying both the Pride flag and Black Lives Matter flag, outside the local embassy for a couple of days last summer.
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The U.S. Embassy in Moscow also displayed a Pride flag to highlight Russia’s demonization of its LGBTQ communities.
In January, Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden‘s pick to lead the State Department, said he plans to allow embassies to fly the pride flag.
Related: The walls are closing in on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Since taking up her Congress position last month, Greene has quickly become one of the most controversial lawmakers in the U.S. due to her extremist views and brazen support for debunked conspiracy theories.
She has previously said the Sandy Hook and Parkland school shootings were staged, questioned whether any planes hit the World Trade Center on 9/11, and insisted the 2020 election was rigged. On social media, her accounts have ‘liked’ comments calling for the execution of particular Democratic lawmakers.
Last month, old footage went viral of her chasing and harassing a Parkland survivor, David Hogg, and telling him she was carrying a gun.
Related: Video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene chasing after Parkland survivor, telling him she has a gun
As news of her old social media postings emerged, Greene attempted to distance herself from some of the more extreme ones, claiming, “Over the years, I’ve had teams of people manage my pages. Many posts have been liked. Many posts have been shared. Some did not represent my views.”
Some of the old postings and ‘likes’ were subsequently deleted.
However, she continues to support the conspiracy that last year’s election was rigged.
Days after the inauguration of President Biden, Greene filed articles of impeachment against him, accusing him of corruption and abuse of power. She has also expressed support for those who rioted in the Capitol on January 6.
In recent days, Democrats have introduced measures in an attempt to strip Greene of her committee assignments and have demanded she resign or be removed. When she was elected last November, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy assigned Greene to the Education and Labour Committee and the Budget Committee.
It now appears an increasing number of Republicans are also fed up with the image she is bringing to the party. Yesterday, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell issued a tacit rebuke of Greene. Although not naming Greene, he said, “Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country.
“Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9/11, that horrifying school shootings were pre-staged, and that the Clintons crashed JFK Jr.’s airplane is not living in reality. This has nothing to do with the challenges facing American families or the robust debates on substance that can strengthen our party.”
Greene was quick to respond on Twitter, saying “The real cancer for the Republican Party is weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully. This is why we are losing our country.”
The real cancer for the Republican Party is weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully.
This is why we are losing our country.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) February 2, 2021
Al
Wacko Marjorie supports the bill. It’s SURE to pass noW!
Cam
Republicans want to erase us.
Brian
Even after winning their seats, Republicans are still campaigning. That’s all this really is. They’re picking hot button issues to rile up voters. But why not use this time to pursue useful policies?? Do something to help their constituents?? They don’t have any ideas with substance. They’re just looking for drama.
novadude
Dear MTG,
The vast majority of Americans are not traitorous insurrectionist and as such view you to be delusional, ignorant and nauseating. The very idea that you could ever speak for most Americans is absurd.
Shut up and go away. It’s what you should do.
Kangol2
Just consider that the majority of the Republicans in the House voted along with this woman to object to the certification of votes for our new president, Joe Biden, despite the fact that they had no evidence of widespread voter fraud, vote changing, etc. (There have been a handful of incidents of _Repubilcans_ in Pennsylvania and elsewhere engaging in vote fraud during the 2020 general election, but of course they are silent about that.) She is emblematic of the GOP today, and anyone who claims they aren’t homophobic and anti-LGBTQ, racist, misogynistic, etc., should demand that they denounce hateful wackos like Taylor Greene. But they can’t, because she is who that party is now.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
If you have a minute go over on Washingtonpost.com and check out the exchange of blatant insults her and Mitch McConnell are currently in.
cubcmh
Dearest Margie,
Thank you for volunteering to display Pride flags at your offices and homes.
We’ll get right on that. It’ll be FABULOUS!!
God loves you!
The Gays
GayEGO
No surprise that Marjorie Taylor Greene would be anti-gay, she is a GOP bigot!
James
SHE IS ABOUT AS VILE AND ROTTEN AS ANYONE CAN GET. SHE PROBABLY HAS A HORRIBLE SEX LIFE.
missvamp
who would touch her? ugh
NateOcean
Without my glasses, I kept mis-reading this as “The Glory Hole Act”.
“Finally!” I thought to myself, “some legistation I can support!”
Tombear
I’m just wondering. Did Green take some bad Acid?
Phillip
Has this hateful homophobe forgotten that her Messiah lost the election, the House has a Democratic Majority as well as the Senate and there’s a Democrat in the White House?
He hateful bill is going no where.
MikeM
They keep saying that cities were “burned down.” Exactly where did this happen? I know one federal building in Portland suffered some fire damage, and some businesses were destroyed, but whole cities? Their hyperbole is comical.
Monkey1
Hi Mike, I agree that whole cities were not burned down but if you look up pix of the riots you’ll see that whole neighbourhoods were burned down… blocks of storefronts and cars, in many major cities. So you’re right, but the damage that really was done topped $3 Billion. That’s not just minor fire damage and “some businesses” that were destroyed.
Mack
She said only the Flag that represents us all can’t be the American Flag because her group attacked the Capitol WHERE THAT FLAG WAS FLYING.
woodroad34
That’s not even Congress’ purview, is it? It’s Biden’s purview. What she doesn’t know about anything is infinity and beyond.
Pharmguy55
Marjie Taylor Greene is one delusional woman. The best karmic outcome for her is that one of her sons is gay and as he gets older, marries a black man and her other son marries a devout Jewish woman.
Invader7
MJT : Another Neo-NAZI Fascist republithug hare brained DERANGED wacko !!! @ Tobear: No . She is just another deluded republithug nut bag !!!
Kevan1
Man this women is just consumed by hatred. I am glad I do not have her sad lonely life.
Tombear
Qanon is nothing more than trailer park Scientology!