Marjorie Taylor Greene has been accused of treating democracy with 'contempt' after claiming the January 6 rioters would have 'won' if she'd organized them.
Above, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks after House Republicans met to choose their party leaders at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on November 15, 2022. Greene has been accused of treating democracy with"contempt" after saying the January 6 rioters would have won if she'd organized them.Newsweek
He said that for"some" Republican officials,"all that matters is winning, and if violently dismantling democracy is their only path, they are willing to take it." "Unfortunately, in an environment in which politics matters more than democracy, Kevin McCarthy—in his pursuit to become and remain as Speaker of the House—does not have the political capacity to punish her or others like her without threatening his own political fortunes," he said.
"But if the recent midterms showed one thing, it's that most Americans want their democracy back. And doubling down on violent rhetoric isn't what most voters want to hear in the run-up to 2024."
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