GOP Rep Says MTG Has ‘Lost Her Mind’: ‘Clearly the Result of the Space Laser’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is taking heat from her own party after her effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was soundly defeated. On Wednesday, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) called the push “idiotic.”…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is taking heat from her own party after her effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was soundly defeated.
On Wednesday, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) called the push “idiotic.”
“Moscow Marjorie has lost her mind, clearly the result of the space laser,” he added. “There needs to be consequences, including the loss of committee assignments.”
His comment refers to a 2018 Facebook post from Greene in which she suggested a wildfire in California was started by a “laser beam or a light beam” from space.
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Meanwhile, Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) said, “This pathetic rerun of an awful, syndicated TV series needs to come to a close.”
“I think ultimately their needs to be accountability. Some people here think they’re more important than everyone else, they are not,” he added.
Greene had been leading the push to oust Johnson from the job after he paved the way for the passage of aid packages for Ukraine and Israel.
However, in a 359-43 vote, the House voted to table Greene’s motion to vacate the chair as Democrats joined Republicans to vote against it.
After the vote, Johnson said, “I want to say that I appreciate the show of confidence for my colleagues to defeat this misguided effort.”