QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Refuses to Wear Mask at Congressional Swearing-In
Source: Daily Beast
Georgias new QAnon-supporting Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene caused a ruckus on Sunday at the swearing-in of the new Congress when she refused to wear a mask despite requests from House floor staff, according to Politicos Jake Sherman. 2 new Republicans including .@mtgreeneeare being told by House floor staff that they have to put their masks on. as of now, they seem to be telling the floor staff that they will not put it on. Taylor Greene is leaving the floor with the other R, who were trying to ID, Sherman tweeted. He noted that Trump ally Louie Gohmert (R-TX)who has pushed to overturn the presidential election resultwas also standing maskless on the House floor. After Greenes refusal to mask up, Republican and Democratic floor staff got into a screaming match on the floor. So this Congress is going great already, Sherman tweeted.
The ceremony takes place amid a drastic uptick in COVID-19 cases across the country. Several House members have been in quarantine due to COVID exposure and were participating in the swearing-in and the vote for Speaker from secure plexiglass enclosures, according to Capitol Hill doctor Brian Monahan.
Greene later lashed out on Twitter, directing her ire at Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore, who announced on Dec. 28 that shed tested positive for COVID. Moore told a reporter on Sunday that she had quarantined for 2 weeks (raising questions about the date of her diagnosis) and that her doctor advised her it was safe to attend the swearing-in. Nevertheless, Moore was not using a plexiglass enclosure to vote, reportedly angering Republicans. Greene complained, @SpeakerPelosi changed the COVID rules because she is desperate to cling to the gavel. No one can attack me about masks, when Pelosi is sending Democrats to the floor with positive COVID tests to vote for her for Speaker.
Meanwhile, one new member of Congress never made it to the ceremony: Luke Letlow, a 41-year-old Republican, died from the virus just before the new year.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/qanon-congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-refuses-to-wear-mask-at-congressional-swearing-in
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)Edited to say: These people are NOT royalty. Why are they allowed to act as such?
Irish_Dem
(47,482 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)..... a total freakshow.....
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Her name IS Greene, after all.
I mean, why are they so upset to cover their mouths for a few seconds!!!
Just sayin...
(And joking, of course. These days with all the nuts everywhere, one feels the need to clarify!)
RobertDevereaux
(1,858 posts)groundloop
(11,527 posts)I had to suffer through listening to her radio ads...... she's about as out there as they get.
Speaker Pelosi should simply refuse to seat them if they don't mask up. No mask, no admission.
Ohiogal
(32,104 posts)Dont swear in these crybaby two year olds until they mask up!
empedocles
(15,751 posts)An 'educational' process.
dlk
(11,578 posts)There must be consequences for having a childish tantrum and intentionally risking the health of others. No consequences equals tacit approval.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)How about this Greene, the Other One, Gohmert or Moore should have been allowed on the Flloor. Moore could have been sworn in via video from another room or location but Moore would have been the ONLY ONE offered this opportunity to do so.
Midnight Writer
(21,816 posts)JCMach1
(27,575 posts)If not, they are not seated...
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Send them home and require a public apology and a mask to re-enter the chamber.
JawJaw
(722 posts)choie
(4,111 posts)wear a mask?
Chrisdutch
(70 posts)Nothing will be done with her. She's white, she's conservative, a sampling of her constituents are in love with her and there's weird money backing her up. She won't do anything in Congress for the next two years because she's a yoyo and doesn't understand or care about representation. Maybe her voters will tire of her and vote her out but more likely she stays. She's a cipher, a perfect distraction for the elites looking to destroy our concept of government.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)dismissed until they comply, is that too hard for Congress to figure out?
bucolic_frolic
(43,342 posts)Assuming that Republicans continue to only wear masks when rules require them.
I've posted before, it's a war of attrition, albeit an unnecessary and unwanted one.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)What are the odds?
TNNurse
(6,929 posts)though I have seen photos of her carrying a mask elsewhere. My cousin lives in her district, she is horrified.
LudwigPastorius
(9,190 posts)The House Sergeant at Arms must remove Rep. Greene, Gohmert, and anyone else who is not wearing a mask, and deny their entrance to the floor if they refuse to put, and keep, one on.
Contact information for the Office of the Sergeant at Arms:
Room H-124 US Capitol
202-225-2456
202-225-3233 (fax)
saamail@mail.house.gov
Address your email to, the Honorable Paul D. Irving.
Hekate
(90,848 posts)Initech
(100,107 posts)BlueWavePsych
(2,640 posts)Darwin Award candidate
TomVilmer
(1,832 posts)... there also were a lot of cursing-in.
Bengus81
(6,934 posts)Honestly...hope she catches it and fucking DIES.