The top three House Republican leaders on Tuesday condemned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for repeatedly equating COVID-19 vaccination and mask-wearing rules to the Holocaust, the murder of 6 million Jews during World War II.
“Marjorie is wrong, and her intentional decision to compare the horrors of the Holocaust with wearing masks is appalling. The Holocaust is the greatest atrocity committed in history. The fact that this needs to be stated today is deeply troubling,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in a statement.
“At a time when the Jewish people face increased violence and threats, anti-Semitism is on the rise in the Democrat Party and is completely ignored by Speaker Nancy Pelosi,” he continued. “Americans must stand together to defeat anti-Semitism and any attempt to diminish the history of the Holocaust.
“Let me be clear: the House Republican Conference condemns this language.”
Lauren Fine, a spokeswoman for House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), said he “does not agree with these comments and condemns these comparisons to the Holocaust. We also need to be speaking out strongly against the dangerous anti-Semitism that is growing in our streets and in the Democrat party, resulting in an alarming number of horrific violent attacks against Jews.”
And House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) said on Twitter that “equating mask wearing and vaccines to the Holocaust belittles the most significant human atrocities ever committed.”
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Facing a barrage of criticism from both parties, Greene doubled down Tuesday on her Holocaust remarks.
“Vaccinated employees get a vaccination logo just like the Nazi’s forced Jewish people to wear a gold star,” Greene tweeted.
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JUST IN: GOP leaders condemn Greene's Holocaust comments https://t.co/2753HwUVWu pic.twitter.com/jj6T7pDUQm
— The Hill (@thehill) May 25, 2021
Try it this way:
Majorie is a nut, and she has no place in our conference. I join with Speaker Pelosi and all decent Americans in condemning anti-Semitic violence – no ifs, ands, buts, or excuses.
— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 25, 2021
Nancy Pelosi called Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments comparing the Holocaust to mask mandates "beyond reprehensible." Asked whether she should be censured or expelled, Pelosi said Greene “should stop talking.”
https://t.co/skWfwlJsFE pic.twitter.com/mvF6H8OZ0z— POLITICO (@politico) May 25, 2021
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is one of a frequent outbursts that are absolutely outrageous and reprehensible. But any punishment I assume would have to be administered by the House." https://t.co/kRxsmkWkgL pic.twitter.com/kucUMU0lxn
— The Hill (@thehill) May 26, 2021
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