Newly unearthed video of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hunting down Parkland school shooting survivor/teen activist David Hogg on the street to berate him about his views on gun control is currently making the rounds on social media, and it’s absolutely stomach-turning.
The disturbing video, which was taken before Greene was elected to Congress, was shared on Twitter by Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was murdered in the shooting.
“@mtgreenee, is this you harassing @davidhogg111 weeks after the Parkland shooting, that my daughter was killed in & he was in?” Guttenberg wrote. “Calling him a coward for ignoring your insanity. I will answer all of your questions in person. Get ready to record again.”
.@mtgreenee, is this you harassing @davidhogg111 weeks after the Parkland shooting, that my daughter was killed in & he was in? Calling him a coward for ignoring your insanity. I will answer all of your questions in person. Get ready to record again.pic.twitter.com/aQjL74x7kh
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) January 27, 2021
In the video, Greene can be seen stalking Hogg, who was just 18 at the time, on the street and demanding to know, “Why are you supporting red-flag gun laws that attack our Second Amendment rights?” Then she accuses him of using kids “as a barrier” and tells him she has a concealed carry permit and carries a gun with her “for protection.” Then she falsely accuses him of being “paid” by George Soros.
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The Parkland shooting happened on Valentine’s Day in 2018. Seventeen people, including 14 students, were killed. Greene has long been a denier of the tragedy, agreeing with conspiracy theorists who say it was some sort of inside job.
Last week, Media Matters for America shared an old Facebook post Greene wrote in 2018, sharing an article about the monthly pension given to the school resource deputy who failed to enter the school during the shooting, calling it “a pay off to keep his mouth shut since it was a false flag planned shooting.”
Since the video of Greene harassing Hogg resurfaced on Twitter, it has racked up millions of views and renewed calls for her to resign.
Here’s what folx are saying…
For the 8 millionth time
Could someone PLEASE tell me where the “millions” I’ve been “paid” by Soros is? I’d love to have the rest of college and if I go- grad or law school paid for, a nice place for my parents and therapy paid for the rest of my life
— David Hogg (He / Him) (@davidhogg111) January 27, 2021
That was truly horrid to watch and im impressed how David Hogg kept his cool.
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) January 27, 2021
Just when I think Marjorie Taylor Greene can't get any scummier, I see the video of her harassing Parkland survivor David Hogg.
I need a shower every time I see that woman.
She's despicable!
— Brian O'Sullivan (@osullivanauthor) January 27, 2021
David Hogg made the right choice not to engage back then with crazy. The Parkland students and families turned a horrible tragedy into action and a national organization that didn’t give up.
Sickening.
— Patrick O’Connell (@poconnell2) January 27, 2021
I believe @mtgreenee may be clinically insane and unfit to be a congresswoman.
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) January 27, 2021
David Hogg showing infinitely more maturity than her.
— Venita Mathias (@mathias_venita) January 27, 2021
My, God. This lady chasing and harassing @davidhogg111 thru the streets of Capitol Hill is deeply disturbing and cookoo-crazy. This woman is a Member of Congress, paid by our tax-dollars. Republicans need to ask themselves, what the hell kind of Party elects this type of nut-job. https://t.co/9jjvV2uDUv
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) January 27, 2021
Telling David Hogg she has a gun while actively stalking him raises all my hackles.
— 🌊 Auf Wiedersehen Donald Jessica 🌊 (@hellskitsch) January 27, 2021
Republicans call for “unity” but it gets drowned out by Marjorie Taylor Greene screaming at David Hogg, a high school student, days after he experienced a horrific school shooting. #ExpelMarjorieTaylorGreene
— MRJ (@MonRoseJuarez) January 27, 2021
Do you think Marjorie Taylor Greene should be expelled from Congress? (Me: Absolutely, yes.)
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) January 27, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Mister P
What in the world made people vote for this whacky chick? She shouldn’t represent anyone
Daniel M
Her opponent dropped out of the race. And still got 25% of the vote.
inbama
As Trump did, she is reeling in big bucks from crazies all across the country.
barkomatic
It’s just plain depressing that people as deranged as Marjorie Taylor Greene are elected to Congress and have the ability to affect all our lives. I just hope that in 20 years, people will look back on this time period and marvel at this shameful conduct.
Den
Google “Know Nothing Party” for a look at one of a few historical precedents to the current crop of abjectly stupid Republicans,
Anti-intellectualism, Nativism, willful ignorance, mistrust of expertise and professionalism run deep in this country.
We somehow ignore that part of our nature though the rest of the world is well aware of it.
Kangol2
She’s a walking danger. Note to the Democratic Party (or Green Party, Democratic Socialists, hell, even Libertarians), since the GOP can’t be trusted to field sane, non-wacked out candidates: ALWAYS make sure you have a backup when you are running against a Republican like this dangerous woman. You never know; she might have been defeated if you had someone to step in and run against her, but instead now you have a wackjob with all the powers of the US Representative!
Den
Thankfully she will get slapped down and humiliated with fair regularity. And being a Sara Palin type, will probably not have the strength of character or integrity (I doubt she has either actually) to finish her term.
She will throw down the victim card and stomp off whining like a child.
bowlingbutch
Where was this video before the election? C’mon people, get these videos out there before the crazies get elected!!!
Brian
She lost one election, so she moved to a different district where she knew she could win. She literally bought a new home just to get her job. If this video had come out any earlier, it would’ve changed nothing. She chose a district where these crazy lies are *more* likely to help a candidate.
ARTmark
Trump certainly brought all of the scum to the top of the pond….WTF, Lady?!!!….KIDS are being killed!!!
Openminded
I’m pretty sure there is Trump DNA in this nut jobs blood. She is so far out there she could teach Trump a thing or two. She suggested that Pelosi be executed for treason. (Not that I like Pelosi, but that’s still going too far)
radiooutmike
Why do people who have a concealed carry permit, love to admit that they have one?
MTG is POS. The gall of her to chase David Hogg down and harass him with questions. Calling him a coward and an actor? Awful, just truly awful.
But she’s not a threat? We are. Right…
exgoalie
Bluntly: what fkn cnt. And those who voted for her are as scummy and dispicable as she is
barryaksarben
And yet they cry if you call them deplorable which is exactly what they are. To go after survivors of gun violence or to deny they lost a child like they did to the Sandy Hook parents is beyond deplorable eve, It is outright insanity. Where do they get the sick need they have to violently attack people who disagree with them. This woman is insane and should eb thrown from office
Den
I wonder what her peers had to say about her behind her back when she (as promised!) introduced her articles of impeachment for Biden on the first day of the new session. I suspect there was a lot of laughter and eye rolling.
Joshua333
This is why people outside of the US think it’s crazy. It’s not like you are born with a gun in your hand.
humble charlie
Her craziness turns me on. You know what they say about intimacy with crazy chicks (especially if she has a gun strapped to her hip!).
missvamp
she is the biggest, craziest karen of them all. she’s beyond dangerous & she has to go!
ElPillo
Every Georgian here needs to contact the congressional ethics committee and the state authorities to denounce her for harassment. Never mind her advocating of shooting democrats. At a minimum, get her out of Congress at the next elections. Two years folks!
Doug
I’m sure her constituents love this!
ScottOnEarth
This retched woman is pure evil, harassing a teenager who survived a mass shooting in his own school. How much more vile could one get?
Lancealot
Did you see Hillary Clinton’s tweet? She said this woman needs to be o a watch list, not in congress.
LMG
She is a classic example of “White Trash”, never mind “White Supremacy”. This crazy lune is bat-shit crazy; and Kevin McCarthy puts her on an “education committee”! He’s as sick as she is in his own way. McCarthy wants to be Speaker of the House so badly he’d prostitute himself on Pennsylvania Avenue if he could be sure that would get him the job. He’s as disgusting as she is – more so because he’s supposed to know better. But he’s a Republican and Trump lackey so what else can you expect.
Joshooeerr
In Australia a video like this would be enough to have an elected politician removed from office immediately. The outcry would be enough to force their resignation. If, in the unlikely event they didn’t resign, their party would quickly expel them, and there would be an official move to remove them from office. I’m fairly sure the same would happen in most western democracies. If she continues to hold office in the US after behaving like this (and after the many unhinged things she’s said), Americans seriously need to question what their democracy even stands for, if anything.