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I see a lot of convos today about Marjorie Taylor Greene's past controversial comments, thanks to @CNN & @mmfa
McCarthy told @axios he is disturbed/plans to speak with her
This narrative misses crucial context: NONE of this is new to political observers/GOP leaders. A thread >>
McCarthy told @axios he is disturbed/plans to speak with her
This narrative misses crucial context: NONE of this is new to political observers/GOP leaders. A thread >>
On June 17 ( a week after the June 9 #GA14 primary but well before an Aug 11 runoff) @MZanona & I reported on a trove of her racist/Islamophobic/QAnon comments
MTG is a product of MAGA internet. She built a following posting hours of videos of this stuff https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579
MTG is a product of MAGA internet. She built a following posting hours of videos of this stuff https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579
Among the worst MTG comments:
She called the '18 midterms “an Islamic invasion of our government”
She said Dems are “trying to keep the black people in a modern-day form of slavery”
“The most mistreated group of people in the United States today are white males"
She called the '18 midterms “an Islamic invasion of our government”
She said Dems are “trying to keep the black people in a modern-day form of slavery”
“The most mistreated group of people in the United States today are white males"
McCarthy expressed outrage, calling her words "appalling"
But to the dismay of MANY members/operatives he did nothing to block her ahead of her runoff vs surgeon John Cowan
GA Rs warned she would be the next Steve King, a disaster for the GOP in 2022 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/09/republicans-marjorie-taylor-greene-392735
But to the dismay of MANY members/operatives he did nothing to block her ahead of her runoff vs surgeon John Cowan
GA Rs warned she would be the next Steve King, a disaster for the GOP in 2022 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/09/republicans-marjorie-taylor-greene-392735
Then when we wrote again in August, McCarthy formally declared neutrality in the race, a stance that did not rally donors
Some anti-MTG Rs made a super PAC & cut an ad, waiting for an infusion of $$ that never came. Neither did a Trump tweet for her rival
Some anti-MTG Rs made a super PAC & cut an ad, waiting for an infusion of $$ that never came. Neither did a Trump tweet for her rival
