Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
Polarizing Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greeneis again making headlines for telling a British reporter to “go back to your country” after being asked about gun control.
“When British press wants to argue about our God-given American gun rights, my answer is: ‘go back to your own country,'” Greene wrote in her caption to the video.
In the video, a reporter questioned Greene about her stance on gun control, saying that in the U.K. “we don’t have guns … but we don’t have mass shootings either.”
Greene then snapped at her, claiming that the U.K. has “all kinds of murder” and adding, “you have mass stabbings, lady.”
“Well, you can go back to your country and worry about your no guns,” Greene continued. “We like ours here.”
Despite a recent series of mass shootings — including oneat an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas— Greene has remained staunchly opposed to strengthening gun laws.
Greene, one of former PresidentDonald Trump’smost loyal allies in Congress, has been no stranger to controversy since being elected in 2020.
Since taking office last January, she hasamassed nearly $50,000 in finesfor not wearing a face mask on the floor of the House of Representatives. And she’s previously been known forperpetuating baseless conspiracy theorieson social media, including supportive statements about the far-right “QAnon” movement. (She has since said she regrets those past beliefs.)
Last year, Greene wasstripped of her committee assignmentsdue to her embrace of conspiracy theories.
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Earlier this year, her personal Twitter account waspermanently bannedafter she repeatedly violated the social network’s COVID-19 misinformation policy. Her congressional account still remains active.
“Twitter is an enemy to America and can’t handle the truth. That’s fine, I’ll show America we don’t need them and it’s time to defeat our enemies,” Greene said in a statement at the time.
source: people.com
