GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) clearly thinks the January 6 rioters who broke into the Capitol Building are being treated unfairly. She has repeatedly suggested they are facing harsher punishment than those who take part in BLM and Antifa protests.
Yesterday, she joined a chorus of voices on the far right protesting at the way many are being held in jail without bail – or are even facing consequences for their actions.
Responding to a tweet that asked whether the QAnon Shaman did “anything violent” on January 6, Greene tweeted.
“Specifically on the Qanon Shaman; Did he physically assault anyone? Did he do any damage to federal property? Did he burn anything? Did he loot or steal anything? Where are the videos?”
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Specifically on the Qanon Shaman;
Did he physically assault anyone?
Did he do any damage to federal property?
Did he burn anything?
Did he loot or steal anything?
Where are the videos? https://t.co/hhYp1MAFi3
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) May 18, 2021
The tweet prompted thousands of replies, with many pointing out that you don’t need to have been physically violent to someone to face felony charges or held in jail.
He had a big freaking spear trespassing leading the charge and saying violent things about Mike Pence. How come you didn’t go out to give him a hug if he was doing nothing wrong?
— Emmanuel (@EdaMagician) May 18, 2021
Trying to stop the democratic process of certifying our election is insurrection and domestic terrorism, which by definition is violence. If this is what you endorse then you also have no place in our government.
— Brian Crow (he/him) (@CrowMagnumMan3) May 18, 2021
Pretend the Capitol is your home, Marge. Somebody climbs in through a window that one of their friends broke. How do you respond?
— rychkid (@rychkid) May 18, 2021
In a later tweet, Greene said, “The Jan 6th Commission is just another big smoke screen and witch hunt on Trump and his supporters to fuel the hate, while ignoring Antifa/BLM nonstop violence.”
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Besides tweeting, yesterday Greene also took to the House floor to make a five-minute speech on how unfairly the rioters were being treated, opposing the setting up of a commission to study the events of January 6, and the spending of more funding on extra security to prevent such attacks.
The QAnon Shaman is a man known as Jake Angeli, who was born Jacob Chansley. He was a regular attendee of QAnon protests before he drew worldwide attention for his highly-visible participation in the January 6 insurrection in DC.
He is currently being held in jail and faces felony charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct. He denies the charges. He has recently spoken of regretting entering the Capitol building “with every fiber of my being.”
This week, Chansley’s attorney, Albert Watkins, told political news website Talking Points Memo that his client should not be in jail. Watkins laid the blame at the feet of former President Donald Trump.
“These aren’t bad people, they don’t have prior criminal history,” Watkins said. “F***, they were subjected to four-plus years of goddamn propaganda the likes of which the world has not seen since f****** Hitler.”
Watkins also says his client has Asperger’s Syndrome, and suggested others involved with the rioting on January 6 have mental health challenges.
“A lot of these defendants — and I’m going to use this colloquial term, perhaps disrespectfully — but they’re all f****** short-bus people. These are people with brain damage, they’re f****** retarded, they’re on the goddamn spectrum.”
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Besides standing up for the rioters, Greene yesterday also led a protest about wearing masks on the House floor. She posted a selfie along with other Republican lawmakers, saying, “ Masks are oppressive and nothing but a political tool. End the oppression!”
#FreeYourFace
Masks are oppressive and nothing but a political tool.
End the oppression! pic.twitter.com/EBvCtBpE6u— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) May 18, 2021
Proud to join these Patriots for a peaceful protest on the House floor against mask mandates!#FreeYourFace😁 pic.twitter.com/NSgC5Hfj4E
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) May 18, 2021
It comes as CNN revealed that 219 of the House Democrats (out of 219) say they’ve had the Covid jab, compared to only 95 of the 211 of the Republican lawmakers.
This Friday, Marjorie Taylor Greene will be uniting with scandal-hit Florida Representative Matt Gaetz to host an ‘America First’ rally in Arizona.
ptn2719
“…they were subjected to four-plus years of goddamn propaganda the likes of which the world has not seen since f****** Hitler.” ”
On this we’re in agreement!
“…compared to only 95 of the 211 of the Republican lawmakers.”
Which is why I say (again!!) that the pandemic is NOT going to end, no matter how much we all want it to.
jcool
i believe with all of my heart that when marge wakes up in the morning the first thing she does is plan what she’ll say/tweet/do to get attention from the press. i smell a bad reality show in her future.
Mr. Stadnick
Why cover this publicity seeking mentally ill bar maid? She isn’t saying anything of import or sane. She has no positives and should be shunned.
TheAbsoluteTRUTH
We are talking about greene not mentally deficient AOC
Den
^ says the right wing twit (with the silly name, as he would not recognize truth ever).
Let’s see him provide one indication of AOC’s supposed deficiency as opposed to the idiocy Greene displays constantly.
Honestly, trolls like this must get a hard on knowing they humiliate themselves.
Prax07
I say the government should Execute all the Jan6 insurrectionists, Including Greene, Hawley, Trump, Rudy, and anyone else that supported them publicly.
Bengali
I 100% agree with you. I hope someone beats her to a pulp!!! She’s harassed people like David Hogg and Alexandra Ocasio Cortez. Conduct unbecoming and should not be tolerated.
gljriverview
I agree but do not know how it can be accomplished legally.
jcool
i’ll say her name, ashil babbit, insurrectionist, domestic terrorist, q-anon idiot, criminal, traitor to her country. i’m sorry, i forgot the question……
jackmister
The QAnon Shaman stole Princess Ardala’s drag from 1970s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Cam
Thank you for identifying yourself as a complete troll account.
“Mostly Peaceful”, hmmm, funny, I wasn’t aware that breaking down doors, smashing windows and assaulting police was “Mostly Peaceful”
But we get it, Republicans are anti-American and support the attack on the U.S. Government/U.S. Capitol.
CommentByMale
MTG just wants to bang him… I said what I said.
Bengali
You seem to have mental issues. Despite the GOP and Q-anon lies you seem to joyfully and pathetically embrace, 6 people lost their lives as the insurrectionists stormed the Capitol with murder on their minds.
I hope Marjorie makes the mistake of stalking and harassing the wrong person and that person turns around and delivers a perfectly executed roundhouse kick to her lying face.
MHaumesser
The real question is why are people like MTG allowed to continue to hold office? All people like her do is continue to make the government look incompetent.
Phillip
At this point half of our government is incompetent and we know which half that is.
Fahd
He was a leader in an insurrection that lead to the death of several people. He has blood on his hands whether he did the killing himself or not – just like Trump. He should continue to be held without bail and after a fair trial receive the maximum sentence possible. As for MT Greene, the Q-Anon tool, anyone who voted for her is a disgrace to democracy; let’s hope good people do something and get her and her kind out of office asap.
Phillip
Behind their first row of teeth are many other rows!
These sharks do not belong in the House spreading their germs. How many of them have actually had their COVID vaxx shots? I doubt if any of them have and how many of them are intentionally spreading this virus IF they are asymptomatic but still carrying the virus?
These Republicans are morons and couldn’t care less if they spread it. This is why the restrictions should be more than mere fines and an ejection from the chamber until they stop endangering the other House members with their puerile game playing only to get their names in the news.
fur_hunter
Sing to the tune of ‘Nothing like a Dame’……………..”Greene is nothing but a C UNT……. Nothing but a C UNT…………. Greene is nothing but a C UNT……….. She is nothing… but….. a…… C UNT!”
jcool
i love South Pacific. next do wash that trump right outta my hair.
TheAbsoluteTRUTH
She is right about one thing while the jan 6 crowd is getting what they deserve the same CANNOT be said about the people that decided looting and burning innocent folks business and properties was ok. They let those folks get away with that which is blatantly unfair
jcool
whatabout the democrats, whatabout the liberals, whatabout whatabout whatabout?
are you meghan mccain?
Cam
Translation: Right wing troll account desperately trying to deflect from the fact that the Republican party backed Treason against America.
briantopher
Almost funny when people use the word TRUTH in all caps when what they mean is OPINION and they go on about their feelings…
cuteguy
Too bad Majorie Taylor Biggot wasn’t around in the 40s so she could defend Hitler.
Mehki
This is so so sad. They have their idiot followers believing that they have some special tap on FREEDOM they keep screaming about.
They are no more free than anyone else living in America. I asked one moron if he wore his seatbelt, obeyed the speed limit less he get a ticket, smoked indoors in public places, respected no shoes no service signs, pay taxes?
But as long as the rich, who are pretty much not subject to our laws, including paying taxes, and get away with murder and everything else, but keeping screaming FREEDOM, these morons will keep them rich and in power.
To quote an orange head moron – sad.
wtdp
You all see the video of him and another guy talking to a Capitol policeman? The cop is telling them they can enter, they can protest, just be peaceful etc, and they are both relaying this message loudly to the people behind them, to be peaceful etc – this story has been so conflated! NOTHING any of them did calls for months of pre-trial solitary confinement.
Mehki
…And then we see more video that showed they were not peaceful.
Instead, they threatened cops, beat them, broke windows and doors, stole property, climbed up the walls like monkies and then did what monkies tend to do.
Smeared their pooh all over the walls.
Oh and erected a lynch…I mean a noose.
We have video and then some.
Can’t whitewash (pun intended) this.
Heywood Jablowme
A lot of these defendants — and I’m going to use this colloquial term, perhaps disrespectfully — but they’re all f****** short-bus people. These are people with brain damage, they’re f****** r****ded, they’re on the goddamn spectrum.”
Wait a minute… this is a quote from the QAnon Shaman’s LAWYER??? I’m surprised this isn’t all over the news. The real news, I mean, although I guess in Trumpworld they might start believing the insurrectionists were “really” brain-damaged BLM and antifa who were pretending to be typically brain-damaged Trumpers,?
(As I should have guessed, Queerty won’t allow the r-word in comments!)
My2CentsWorth
After Donald Trump gets elected (not just selected) for president he will pardon all of these “good guys”. Time and situations are favoring Trump getting elected and maybe with a landslide win in the house and senate. The U. S. and world are likely to experience a very rough economic period of maybe 5 or 6 years. Trump will win and, of course, when the inflation plays out, he will take credit for fixing the economy (he will likely do this even if the bad economy is still on-going).
Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done to avoid the coming economic storm. But enough voters will be convinced that the right wing nutcases can fix the problem.
friskiedgrrl
I’m not a doctor BUT I am willing to bet that “shaman” dude does NOT have Asperger’s Syndrome! He is just another rethuglican attention whore like Margie. And here we thought that Sarah Palin was crazy, then Michele Backmann challenged her title of batshit crazy. THEN along comes the craziest of the batshit crazy crowd – Margie. I can’t wait for these flash-in-the-pan nutballs to be swept under the rug on loserville.
TabooSonDad
Is it terrible that I kind of want to get into the Shaman’s pants? Maybe I can bring him over to the other side.