Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Biden to Hitler on Twitter
After Biden calls out ‘MAGA Republicans,’ Greene posts a doctored video of him with swastikas and a mustache a la Hitler
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) greets people as she campaigns during a Bikers for Trump event on May 20, 2022 in Plainville, Georgia. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
By Beth Harpaz September 2, 2022
Biden painted “MAGA Republicans” as a threat to democracy. Greene characterized Biden’s speech as having declared “war on half of America as enemies of the state.” She posted a doctored video featuring the president with a small mustache standing at a podium with swastikas behind him, and dubbed with a recording of what sounds like Hitler addressing a cheering crowd.
What we all saw tonight from Biden.
I guess when President Butterbeans is frail, weak, and dementia ridden, the Hitler imagery was their attempt to make him look “tough” while he declares war on half of America as enemies of the state.
Or it’s real..
pic.twitter.com/rk9vrt7ZK5
Greene, a Georgia Republican, is a far-right conspiracy theorist who has promoted the baseless idea that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. She’s been accused of being an encouraging rioters in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and has a history of making antisemitic statements.
Biden, in his speech in Pennsylvania, said “MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards,” a reference to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. “The Republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans, and that is a threat to this country.”
The American Jewish Committee released a statement condemning Greene’s tweet. AJC tweeted that Greene “continues to trivialize the Nazis and use Holocaust imagery for political gain. This doctored video is vile, offensive and completely unbecoming for a member of Congress. House Republican leaders must condemn her conduct.” AJC has called on Greene to repudiate past remarks as well.
.@RepMTG continues to trivialize the terror of the Nazis and use Holocaust imagery for political gain.
— American Jewish Committee (@AJCGlobal) September 2, 2022
This doctored video is vile, offensive, and completely unbecoming for a member of Congress.
House Republican leaders must condemn her conduct. https://t.co/HBqjKorhTh
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