Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.Photo: Erin Scott-Pool/Getty
Gun violence prevention organizations are calling for freshman CongresswomanMarjorie Taylor Greeneto resign after it was revealed she publicly expressed support for baseless conspiracy theories that school shootings in Sandy Hook, Conn., and Parkland, Fla., never happened.
Anxious family members wait for news of students as two people embrace, in Parkland, Fla.
Her commenthas since been taken downfrom Facebook because it violates the company’s policies, a Facebook spokesperson toldThe Washington Post.
“Dangerous conspiracy theorists who peddle disinformation like Rep. Greene ever further damage the credibility of Congress,” Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, said in a statement,The Hillreports. “Taylor Greene’s lies traumatize the survivors of shooting tragedies and put their safety in danger. She must resign immediately.”
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So far more than 29,000 people have signed the petition.
“This kind of dangerous and irresponsible thinking is disgusting and appalling, and it is even more reprehensible when it comes from an elected official who’s focus should be on keeping children safe,” Mark Barden, another SHP managing directorsaid in the statement.
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Besides expressing her support for baseless theories about the school shootings, Greene has publicly expressed belief in the imaginary QAnon conspiracy theory, whose predictions about the 2020 election and other issues failed to materialize.
In an emailed statement to PEOPLE, Greene’s communications director Nick Dyer wrote, “Congresswoman Greene isn’t concerned about what national Democrat fundraising groups have to say about her. She represents the people of Northwest Georgia, not special interest lobbies that oppose her strong conservatives stances.”
Dyer added, “She has nothing to do with QAnon. She doesn’t support it. She doesn’t follow it. She believes it’s disinformation.”
Sean Neumann
source: people.com
