Marjorie Taylor Greene Wonders if Congressmen Determine as ‘Girls of Colour’

Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, questioned if Democratic Consultant Eric Swalwell and Consultant Adam Schiff determine as “ladies of colour” after days-long backwards and forwards with Consultant Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over GOP Home committees.

Greene took to Twitter on Saturday to answer an article posted by Newsmax, which referenced Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, and her ideas concerning the removing of Consultant Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, from the International Affairs Committee. Ocasio-Cortez stated the removing was about “concentrating on ladies of colour.”

“We additionally eliminated Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff, so truly it was equitable. However who is aware of, possibly they determine as ‘ladies of colour,'” the GOP lawmaker tweeted. “I imply in spite of everything, Democrats not help feminism. They help males beating and changing ladies. The glass ceiling is actual.”

On Wednesday, the Home GOP voted to strip Omar of her seat on the International Affairs Committee, regardless of efforts from Democrats to maintain the congresswoman on the panel. In the meantime, Speaker of the Home Kevin McCarthy beforehand blocked Schiff and Swalwell, each California Democrats, from rejoining the Home Intelligence Committee as soon as the GOP took management of the chamber in January.

Whereas appointments to the intelligence panel are on the discretion of the Home speaker, the motion to take away Omar required a Home vote.

Swalwell confronted repeated scrutiny from some Republicans after a report in 2020 linked him to a Chinese language intelligence operation. Swalwell, nevertheless, has stated that the accusations towards him stem from his frequent criticism of former President Donald Trump, an in depth ally of each McCarthy and Greene.

McCarthy has beforehand accused Schiff of mendacity “to the American public” in reference to his alleged help of the Steele file, often known as the Trump-Russia file, that alleged ties between the previous president and Russia.

“Whereas Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell have been busy turning the Intelligence Committee into an impeachment committee, they fully missed what was occurring in Afghanistan. I’m restoring [the] Home Intel [Committee] to its authentic mission—to verify America is protected and ready,” the Home speaker tweeted final week.

Home Majority Chief Steve Scalise stated that the GOP has “no intention” of letting Swalwell, Schiff, and Omar serve on committees that cope with the nation’s secrets and techniques.

“These committees are very distinctive in that they cope with our nationwide secrets and techniques, they cope with very labeled info,” Scalise stated. “And if individuals have proven a propensity to both espouse anti-American, antisemitic views or do issues which have put themselves in compromised positions, together with mendacity about labeled info, it raises critical questions.”

Political analyst Craig Agranoff instructed Newsweek on Saturday, “Many will argue her removing is an act of political revenge, but it surely should not come as a shock. McCarthy beforehand promised that if Republicans regained management of the Home, he would take away Schiff, Swalwell, and Omar from their committee assignments, pointing to the truth that Democrats established a ‘new customary’ once they have been within the majority by eradicating Republicans.”

Agranoff continued: “Tit for tat. Two wrongs do not all the time make a proper, however this definitely did not come out of left subject. MTG was probably offensive to Dems, however Ilhan has additionally made incendiary remarks that offended Republicans.”

Omar, who has apologized about her remarks, has beforehand prompted controversy over her heated language used on a number of events to criticize Israel and pro-Israel lobbying in the USA.

Whereas showing on CNN’s State of the Union final week, Omar stated she wasn’t conscious of “tropes about Jews and cash” when she was requested about her earlier feedback.

Newsweek has reached out to Greene’s press secretary for remark.