A House Republican is facing a question about his assertion Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has matured since first entering Congress.
ABCās Martha Raddatz noted during a segment of āThis Weekā the Georgia congresswoman called for a ānational divorceā on Presidents Day.
She brought up her guestās, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), previous assertion Greene had āmaturedā and is ātrying to become a team player.ā
āDo you still think that when you hear something like that?ā she asked.
McCaul responded, āI donāt speak for her. The great thing about this country is we can have political dialogue, discourse, we are a democracy. We can have differences of opinions.ā
āI will say divisive rhetoric, I think, polarizes this nation, and I think it hurts this nation,ā he continued. āI think what we need today is a voice that can unify the nation on things that really matter ā like the economy, like the border, like the largest invasion in Europe since World War II.ā
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In January, McCaul was asked about Greene receiving an appointment to the House Homeland Security Committee despite previously espousing conspiracy theories ā including doubting whether the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened.
Raddatz noted the congresswoman apologized for her sharing conspiracy theories about the attacks.
McCaul, who previously chaired the committee, said, āThese conspiracy theories that people go down, I disagree with those. Iām having to debunk this. This one was the worst violation; 9/11 was not a hoax. It was carried out by al Qaeda. Thereās no question in my mind.ā
However, he stated, āI will tell you, has matured. I think she realizes she doesnāt know everything, and she wants to learn and become, I think, more of a team player.ā
Weeks after McCaulās initial comments, Greene issued a call on Twitter for a ānational divorceā where the U.S. would āseparate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government.ā
āFrom the sick and disgusting woke culture issues shoved down our throats to the Democratās traitorous America Last policies, we are done,ā she insisted.
She later shared a lengthy tweet thread explaining her vision for a scenario of a ānational divorce.ā
In her vision, states would agree to a ālegal agreement to separate our ideological and political disagreements by states while maintaining our legal union.ā
