The House will be holding a vote on Thursday on a resolution to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from her committee assignments in Congress. Currently, Greene serves on the House Education and Budget committees, but in the past, she has — among other travesties — repeatedly expressed apparent support for the execution of prominent Democrats and repeatedly expressed apparent agreement with Facebook commenters who characterized the 2018 Parkland shooting as a “false flag planned shooting” and “fake.”
Democrats recently planned an ultimatum for Republican leaders, demanding Greene’s immediate removal from her committee spots or Democrats would bring a resolution to the floor that would remove her from committees. On Wednesday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced that a discussion with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made clear that House Republicans would not be moving on the issue on their own. Hoyer explained as follows:
‘I spoke to Leader McCarthy this morning, and it is clear there is no alternative to holding a Floor vote on the resolution to remove Rep. Greene from her committee assignments. The Rules Committee will meet this afternoon, and the House will vote on the resolution tomorrow.’
I spoke to Leader McCarthy this morning, and it is clear there is no alternative to holding a Floor vote on the resolution to remove Rep. Greene from her committee assignments. The Rules Committee will meet this afternoon, and the House will vote on the resolution tomorrow.
— Steny (Wear a Mask) Hoyer (@LeaderHoyer) February 3, 2021
Greene, for her part, has refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing. Instead, she characterized criticism that she has faced as the work of a “mob,” and she has pledged that “MAGA reinforcements are on the way,” utilizing disturbingly violent language. She also recently spoke with Trump over the phone and said that she would be meeting with him in person soon while the ex-president is staying at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Although it’s unclear whether a significant number of House Republicans might vote in favor of removing Greene from committees — although a handful, like Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), might — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) himself recently spoke out against Greene. Referencing some of Greene’s past remarks, McConnell commented, in part, as follows:
‘Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9/11, that horrifying school shootings were pre-staged, and that the Clintons crashed JFK Jr.’s airplane is not living in reality. This has nothing to do with the challenges facing American families or the robust debates on substance that can strengthen our party.’
McConnell himself helped enable conspiracy-mongers like Greene with his years of support for Trump.
