U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene equated “the media” with adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory in an unapologetic speech Thursday before an expected House vote to strip her of all her committee assignments amid bipartisan outrage over her promotion of violence against political opponents.
The Republican congresswoman from Georgia, wearing a blue face mask emblazoned with the words “free speech,” drew the comparison while delivering remarks on the House floor as part of a debate on a resolution to throw her off the education and budget committees.
“Will we allow the media – that is just as guilty as QAnon of presenting truth and lies – to divide us?” Greene said. “Will we allow ourselves to be addicted to hate and hating one another? I hope not.”
Earlier in her speech, Greene claimed she regrets some “words of the past” and that she’s actually “a very regular American.”
She explained that, despite her numerous Facebook and Twitter posts to the contrary, she understands that the 9/11 attacks “definitely happened” and that school shootings are “absolutely real.” She claimed she only started believing crackpot conspiracy theories about the tragedies being faked because of her lack of trust in “the government.”