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Marjorie Taylor Greene called “nuts” for her latest theory on Democratic deceit

Others called the lawmaker "pathetic," "ineffective," and an "ignorant attention seeker."
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U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene speaking with attendees at the 2021 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Photo: Gage Skidmore

The House of Representatives voted not to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday after what many Democrats considered a “sham impeachment hearing” focused on sticking it to liberals rather than protecting the nation’s interests.

Lawmakers voted 214-216 not to impeach Mayorkas, with three Republicans joining Democrats in opposing impeachment. Republicans wanted to impeach Mayorkas because they believed he had not enforced strict enough policy at the U.S.-Mexico border. Had they succeeded, it would have been the second time in U.S. history that a Cabinet secretary was impeached. The last time was in 1876.

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Rep. Marjorie Tayor Greene (R-GA) wrote the impeachment resolution and is a member of the Republican-dominated Homeland Security Committee that elected to bring the impeachment proposal to a House vote. She has expressed outrage over the results, which The Hill described as having failed “in embarrassing fashion for Republicans.”

White House spokesperson Ian Sams mocked the entire GOP for the attempt, saying in a statement it was a “baseless, unconstitutional impeachment stunt” and “a waste of time.”

MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski zeroed in on Greene for claiming the Democrats laid a trap for Republicans with Rep. Al Green (D), who had recently undergone emergency surgery and appeared in a wheelchair and hospital garb during the final moments of the vote to cast his “no,” which led to a Democratic victory.

Green told the New York Times he was focused on making the vote long before he knew how influential his presence would be, but that didn’t stop Greene from claiming a conspiracy was afoot.

Greene told reporters that Democrats “hid one of their members, waiting to the last minute, watching to see our votes, trying to throw us off on the numbers that we had versus the numbers they had.”

“She’s just nuts,” Brzezinski said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe in response to this theory.

“I don’t even know what to say about that,” Scarborough added. “He voted, you’re supposed to vote – there’s nothing sneaky about it.”

Greene also took to X on Tuesday night to attempt to shame the three Republicans – Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, Tom McClintock of California, and Ken Buck of Colorado – who voted against impeaching Mayorkas.

The post did not go over well, with followers calling the Georgia lawmaker “pathetic,” “ineffective,” and an “ignorant attention seeker,” with many wondering why Republicans even brought the measure to a vote if they weren’t sure they had enough support.

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