Marjorie Taylor Greene Apologizes , for 'Offensive' Holocaust Comparison.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Apologizes , for 'Offensive' Holocaust Comparison.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) offered the apology on
Monday, several weeks after making the comments that led
to an introduction of a censure resolution in the House. .
There are words that I have said, remarks that I've made that I know are offensive, and for that I'd like to apologize, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, (R-GA), via CNN.
I should own it. I made a mistake, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, (R-GA), via CNN.
After a visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in May,
Greene compared mask mandates to forcing Jewish
Europeans to wear the Star of David during World War II.
We can look back at a time in history where people were told to wear a gold star, and they were definitely treated like second-class citizens, so much so that they were put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, (R-GA), via CNN.
And this is exactly the type of abuse that Nancy Pelosi is talking about, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, (R-GA), via CNN.
The comments were widely
condemned, including by House
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
and voters in her own district.
Greene's apology is a stark turn from her
signature defiance, which has characterized
her first months as a House member.
Despite the controversies surrounding the freshman
representative, her campaign announced in April that an
astounding $3.2 million had been raised in her support