Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.Photo: Dustin Chambers/Getty
The Republican leader of the House of Representatives will reportedly have a “conversation” with newly elected Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greeneabout her past social media activity, which shows her page endorsing calls for violence against lawmakers and support for false conspiracy theories.
A spokesman for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthytold Axioson Tuesday the top GOP lawmaker in the House planned to speak with Greene, a 46-year-old freshman lawmaker from Georgia, in light of the unearthed social media posts.
Bednar did not immediately respond when PEOPLE inquired about whether the call had happened yet and what was discussed. A spokesperson for Greene’s office said they would not comment “on private member-to-member matters.”
CNNreported Tuesdaythat Greene — a fierce Trump supporter who has received widespread criticism for previously expressing belief in the bizarre and macabre QAnon conspiracy theory — had “liked” a comment on Facebook that called for “a bullet to the head” of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Greene later denied personal responsibility for her own Facebook page’s activity.
“Over the years, I’ve had teams of people manage my pages,” shetweeted. “Many posts have been liked. Many posts have been shared. Some did not represent my views. Especially the ones that CNN is about to spread across the internet.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty
Old social media postsalso show that Greene has endorsed a baseless beliefalleging the 2018 Parkland school shooting, which killed 17 people, and the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre, were both staged.
In an emailed statement to PEOPLE, Greene’s communications director Nick Dyer previously said: “Congresswoman Greene isn’t concerned about what national Democrat fundraising groups have to say about her. She represents the people of Northwest Georgia, not special interest lobbies that oppose her strong conservatives stances.”
Greene’s previously expressed belief in QAnonhas sparked criticism and concernfrom both Democratic and Republican lawmakers in recent months.
Greene indicated otherwise in 2017 and 2018,videosandsocial media activityshow.
source: people.com
