Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) fiercely defended former President Trump during a press conference on Friday, arguing that the Republican Party “belongs to him.”
The comments from Greene — whom Congress voted to remove from her committee assignments on Thursday for past inflammatory remarks — come as the party finds itself mired in conflict over the direction it should take in the post-Trump era.
Greene on Friday argued Trump remains popular with Republican voters.
“He was a president that wanted every single person to achieve and that’s why we supported him, that’s why I’ve always supported him,” she told reporters, adding that “the party is his and doesn’t belong to anybody else.”
A recent Morning Consult poll shows 50 percent of Republican voters feel Trump should play a “major role” in the party, with 81 percent holding a favorable opinion of him.
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“This impeachment trial that will happen next week is a circus. It is a circus that allows the media companies to get lots of clicks, lots of views and sell ad dollars. You know what? That’s pretty disgusting too,” she continued.
“Everyone here knows that he did not cause this attack on the Capitol, nor did I, nor did any Republican, but the responsibility falls squarely on those that invaded the Capitol, the ones that planned it ahead of time, those are the people that should be held accountable.”
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Greene finally told the truth — the GOP does belong to Trump.
But then she tries to absolve Trump and the rest of the GOP Trump cult (including herself) of any blame for the storming of the Capitol — essentially throwing the Proud Boys and rest of the anarchists under the bus.
Nice try, lady. Trump may very well skate on the charges against him. But most voters outside the cult know he planned the coup long before the election. He is guilty.
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