Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has become a big issue for the GOP. Almost every politician appearing on Sunday political shows were asked about the controversy surrounding the freshman Congresswoman. Politicians on both sides of the aisle were asked whether she should be stripped of her new committee assignment or expelled. Here are some of their replies:
“I think Republican leaders ought to stand up and say it is totally unacceptable,” GOP Sen. Rob Portman says about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments, adding he “wouldn’t be surprised” if she was stripped of her committee assignment. https://t.co/HEaMV6J9G2 #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/LwFlteavQ8
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) January 31, 2021
On removing Taylor Greene from office, @RepKinzinger (R-Ill.):
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 31, 2021
"I'd certainly vote her off committee. In terms of eviction, I'm … kind of in the middle. A district has every right to put who they want there, but we have every right to … say 'you don't get a committee.'"
ABC: Marjorie Taylor Greene has voiced support for executing Nancy Pelosi. Is she fit to serve?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 31, 2021
GOV. ASA HUTCHINSON: I'm not gonna answer that question as to whether she's fit to serve, because she believes in something that everybody else does not accept. pic.twitter.com/B58nACFMai
Sen. Bernie Sanders on GOP and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: “Ultimately, they will continue being a conservative party that believes in democracy or an authoritarian party based on big lies, conspiracy theories and in fact, a movement towards violence.” https://t.co/rpWP8agDc2 pic.twitter.com/Bn9MmsB1NI
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 31, 2021
There are reports that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is set to “talk” with Greene this week.
.@RepTedDeutch on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Kevin McCarthy has to make a decision. He's got to decide whether this is going to be the face of the Republican Party." #SundayShow pic.twitter.com/ebqO76kgXF
— The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (@TheSundayShow) January 31, 2021
Based on the silence from the vast majority of GOP House Members who refuse to condemn Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, it’s clear she is now the face of the House Republican Caucus.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 31, 2021
If you are a GOP Member that disagrees with the above statement, then reply & I will retweet you. https://t.co/LReRzluhjb
Source: newsandguts.com