President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted support for congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory who’s been criticized for racist comments, following her Republican primary victory in Georgia.
Greene, a businesswoman and political newcomer, beat neurosurgeon John Cowan in a primary runoff Tuesday in Georgia’s deep-red 14th Congressional District, which stretches from the outskirts of metro Atlanta to the rural northwest corner of the state.
“Congratulations to future Republican Star Marjorie Taylor Greene on a big Congressional primary win in Georgia against a very tough and smart opponent,” Trump said on Twitter. “Marjorie is strong on everything and never gives up – a real WINNER!”
“You inspired me to run and fight to Save America and Stop Socialism!!” Greene responded to Trump’s tweet. “No one will fight harder than me!!”
Greene has amassed tens of thousands of followers on social media, where she often posts videos of herself speaking directly to the camera. Those videos have helped propel her popularity with her base, but also drawn condemnation after videos surfaced in which she complains of an “Islamic invasion” into government offices, claims Black and Hispanic men are held back by “gangs and dealing drugs,” and pushes an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that billionaire philanthropist George Soros, who is Jewish, collaborated with the Nazis.
Greene also is part of a growing list of candidates who have expressed support for QAnon, a conspiracy theory centered on the baseless belief that Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the “deep state” and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic pedophiles and cannibals.
In a victory speech Tuesday night, Greene showed she isn’t afraid of continuing to make head-turning comments going into the general election, saying of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “We’re going to kick that b—— out of Congress.”
Greene will face Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal in November. Republican Rep. Tom Graves, who did not seek reelection, last won the seat with over 76% of the vote in 2018.
(AP)
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Dumb article.
Soros is not on our side
There IS and Islamic invasion of the West!
she complains of an “Islamic invasion” into government offices,
That’s a gross exaggeration, but so what? Why should this disqualify her from office or stop Trump from endorsing her?
claims Black and Hispanic men are held back by “gangs and dealing drugs,”
Does anyone deny this?!
and pushes an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that billionaire philanthropist George Soros, who is Jewish, collaborated with the Nazis.
There is no evidence for this idea, but how on earth is it antisemitic? It is NOT antisemitic in any way AT ALL, and those who call it that reveal their own antisemitism. An antisemite would never accuse someone of collaborating with Nazis; from an antisemitic point of view that would be praise, not an accusation! Only someone who hates the Nazis would make such an accusation.
And although there’s no evidence for it, it’s completely plausible. There were Jewish collaborators; we all know this. There’s no reason Soros couldn’t have done it, and given his current enmity to everything Jewish there’s little reason to suppose he wouldn’t have done it if asked.
Most importantly, the claims that he did so are not made up; they’re based on an interview he gave, in which he seems to acknowledge it. A careful listener will understand that he seems to have misheard the question and gave an ambiguous answer, but it’s easy to see how a careless listener can misunderstand in such a way.