Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t backing down from her view that recent earthquakes and the pending eclipse are signs from God that Americans need to repent.
The Christian conservative lawmaker from rural Georgia suggested the tremor, as well as the total eclipse of the sun that will be seen in parts of the U.S. on Monday, are both signs that God is not
As the last guitar tones of “Strange Days Are Here to Stay” rang out at the Fillmore Auditorium, Billie Joe Armstrong took the microphone in his hand. “This one goes out to all you weird motherf—ing QAnon motherf—ers out there,” he said. Then Green Day launched into the next track — “Living in the '20s” — a hard-edged number that ended on the screamed refrain, “Ain’t that a kick in the head? Ain’t that a kick in the head?” It’s been more than 30 years since the band released their landmark...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene welcomed Republicans back to work Tuesday with a five-page broadside attack on Speaker Mike Johnson, making sure everyone knows that she’s serious about her threat to try to oust him. Greene’s trying to foment more anger and division, and in one sense it’s working. The problem for her is that she’s made herself the target, as House members are sick of her constant political stunts. Johnson has presided over “a complete and total surrender to, if not complete and...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wants to dump House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. She authored a resolution to force the House to take a vote of no confidence in the speaker. "I do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House in chaos. But this is basically a warning," said Greene. Greene railed at Johnson for negotiating spending bills with Democrats and forgoing the GOP’s internal rule, requiring 72 hours before voting on legislation. I WANT MY MTV (MOTION TO VACATE):...
Michael RaineyApril 3, 2024As Speaker Mike Johnson considers his options for a bill that would provide more military aid to Ukraine, Rep
When Rep. Matt Gaetz decided in the fall that it was time to try to oust then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the process unfolded rather quickly. On Monday, Oct. 2, the Florida Republican took the procedural step, filing what’s known as a motion to vacate the chair. On Tuesday, Oct. 3 — less than 24 hours after the motion was filed — McCarthy lost his gavel. Months later, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is eager to bring down McCarthy’s successor, though the process is proving to be vastly different....
It sure looks like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t bluffing. The MAGA firebrand from Georgia released a furious five-page letter Tuesday detailing why she filed a motion in March to oust Rep. Mike Johnson from his position as House speaker. At the time, she had described the filing as a “warning.” Her letter marks a new escalation. Capitol Hill observers see her missive as a serious threat to put Johnson’s speakership to a vote. At this point, it appears that if Johnson goes ahead in the...
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has denounced critics who she says mocked her "faith" by ridiculing her claim that this week's total solar eclipse was a sign from God to "repent."Greene claimed on Friday in a post to X, formerly Twitter, that the eclipse, which traversed a large swath of the U.S. on Monday, showed that "God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent," including "earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come."Her comment quickly went viral,...
Yuval RosenbergApril 9, 2024House Republican lawmakers returned from their two-week recess Tuesday and resumed their chaotic infighting right
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is standing by comments she made about last week's earthquake in the Northeast and Monday's eclipse.The unusual 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the East Coast on Friday. While it caused no widespread damage, the U.S. Geological Survey said more than 42 million people may have felt the quake.The Republican representative then posted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, that "God is sending America strong signs to tell us to...
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday doubled down on her stance that recent earthquakes and eclipses are "signs for those of us who believe" to repent.Raw Story recently reported that Greene on Friday had issued the stern warning on social media after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake rumbled east coast cities from Philadelphia to Boston and three days before a solar eclipse was slated to cross over the northern hemisphere.After receiving plenty of flak for that remark, she decided to...