How will the GOP handle its Marjorie Taylor Greene problem?
Published Date: 5/27/2021
Source: CNN
Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to shock and offend many Americans with her latest comments comparing life under Covid-19 to living in Nazi Germany, but will these remarks force GOP leadership to actually hold her accountable? In this latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains why Republicans are not likely to punish MTG anytime soon.
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
'Beyond reprehensible': GOP lawmaker condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene's comparison of mask mandates to Holocaust
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/23/politics/peter-meijer-marjorie-taylor-greene-cnntv/index.html
What will Republicans do next on Marjorie Taylor Greene?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/25/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-kevin-mccarthy-steve-scalise/index.html
House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/house-vote-marjorie-taylor-greene-committee-assignments/index.html
Marjorie Taylor Greene just sank to a new low
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/13/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-aoc/index.html
Leader McCarthy Condemns Comparisons to the Holocaust
https://republicanleader.house.gov/leader-mccarthy-condemns-comparisons-to-the-holocaust/
List of Individuals Expelled, Censured, or Reprimanded in the U.S. House of Representatives
https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/
House censures Rangel
https://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/02/rangel.vote/index.html
House votes to reprimand GOP Rep. Schweikert for 11 ethics violations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-votes-to-reprimand-gop-rep-schweikert-for-11-ethics-violations/2020/07/31/2490303e-d327-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
How Marjorie Taylor Greene is actually winning
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-fundraising/index.html
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