Greene celebrated early, before the Associated Press had called the race. If observers expected any tone modulation from the likely newest member of Congress, they were mistaken.
“She’s a hypocrite. She’s anti-American,” Greene told her raucous supporters of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). “And we’re going to kick that bitch out of Congress.”
Greene’s victory is likely to be the start of a years-long headache for national Republicans. Unlike other QAnon-curious candidates, Greene does more than cheekily wink at the conspiracy theory with hashtags or retweets. Based on her social media presence, she fully embraces many of the more extreme beliefs it ecnompasses.
the Facebook videos, she called Black people “slaves to the Democratic party” and “lazy,” labeled the diverse freshman class of congress members voted in during the 2018 midterms “an Islamic invasion of our government” and compared Black Lives Matter protesters to the neo-Nazis who marched at Charlottesville.
QAnon Supporter Marjorie Greene Headed To Congress
Businesswoman Marjorie Greene won her runoff Tuesday, clearing the path for her to become Congress’ first open supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory.talkingpointsmemo.com
Trump Congratulates ‘Future Republican Star’ Greene
Trump wasted little time congratulating Marjorie Greene, who is bound to be Congress’ first openly QAnon-supporting member.talkingpointsmemo.com