Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is still fuming after she was silenced and barred from speaking at Wednesday’s House Homeland Security Committee hearing by a fellow Republican after she made a scene and threw the hearing into chaos by insulting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
During the hearing, Greene made a series of incendiary statements that were “taken down,” or officially stricken from the hearing’s official record by GOP committee Chairman Mark Green of Tennessee, after the Georgia congresswoman broke House rules by calling Mayorkas a “liar” while questioning him on the Biden administration’s border policies.
Greene’s outburst against Mayorkas came minutes after a prior motion to silence her for accusing California Democrat Eric Swalwell of having carried on “a sexual relationship with a Chinese spy” was tabled by the panel’s GOP majority.
Now, Greene is claiming that she complained to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the incident, and described herself as “surprised and angered” by Rep. Green’s decision to actually enforce the House rules to her detriment.
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She claimed that McCarthy “agreed with [her]” and implied the House Speaker did not believe the body’s decorum rules should have applied to her and used to keep her from speaking.
However, Mr. Green told CNN in a separate interview that he didn’t concur with Ms. Greene’s claim that the House Speaker had sided with the Georgia Republican in the dispute.
He described her actions as a clear violation of House rules.
“I had a conversation that was maybe a little different with him,” he said, adding that he and McCarthy “didn’t really get into the details” of the incident.
He also said Ms. Greene “understands” the rules and “will comply” with them going forward.
