The move by the California Democrat follows reports that the Georgia Republican had called for violence against political opponents and law enforcement officers.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez wants Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from Congress.
The California Democrat announced on Wednesday that he planned to introduce a resolution to oust the conspiracy-theory-peddling Republican from Georgia after recent news reports revealed that Greene had previously called for violence against Democrats on social media.
A two-thirds majority is required to expel a member from the House, meaning Gomez’s resolution is almost certain to fail in a chamber where Democrats hold a razor-thin majority. Still, the measure is one of the starkest rebukes yet against the congresswoman, who has antagonized her peers by flouting coronavirus guidelines and has garnered national attention for engaging in the QAnon conspiracy theory. She has also denied the Parkland school shooting, and was filmed spreading racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic comments, prompting condemnation from the leadership of her own party.
CNN on Tuesday unveiled a series of Greene’s past social media posts from as recently as 2019 that called for executing Democrats and federal law enforcement officers. In one comment, she said that “a bullet to the head would be quicker” to get rid of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“Such advocacy for extremism and sedition not only demands her immediate expulsion from Congress, but it also merits strong and clear condemnation from all of her Republican colleagues, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,” Gomez said in a statement on Wednesday evening.
He continued: “Her very presence in office represents a direct threat against the elected officials and staff who serve our government, and it is with their safety in mind, as well as the security of institutions and public servants across our country, that I call on my House colleagues to support my resolution to immediately remove Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from this legislative body.”
In a statement to POLITICO Thursday morning, Greene said: “Democrats and their spokesmen in the Fake News Media will stop at nothing to defeat conservative Republicans.”
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez wants Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from Congress. He announced yesterday that he plans to introduce a resolution to make it happen. https://t.co/FFGZHZE6K9
— POLITICO (@politico) January 28, 2021
JUST IN: Rep. Jimmy Gomez announces he will introduce a resolution to expel Rep. Greene from the U.S. House of Representatives, citing "numerous reports revealing her repeated endorsements of sedition, domestic terrorism, and political violence." pic.twitter.com/hEL8nkw8cX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 28, 2021
WATCH: TV crew threatened with arrest after asking Marjorie Taylor Greene question at town hall https://t.co/aIg4Ee17gu pic.twitter.com/gu2hFpxNGx
— The Hill (@thehill) January 28, 2021
Every supporter of sedition in Congress should be expelled—but please start with Marjorie Taylor Greene. An easy one first. #ExpelTheSeditionists
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) January 28, 2021
That Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting committee assignments instead of censure tells you everything you need to know about the House GOP’s moral compass and backbone: neither exist.
— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) January 28, 2021
I don’t completely understand why people are responding to this tweet with “Yeah, but what about her videos?” as if I was somehow implying those were defensible. The GOP should expel her from the party. https://t.co/UmdBwyv0Gn
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 29, 2021
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