Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has “created a dilemma for Republican leaders, who for months have been unwilling to publicly rebuke or punish her in any way for her inflammatory statements, in part for fear of alienating voters delighted by her incendiary brand of politics and conspiratorial beliefs,” the New York Times reports.

“After avoiding the issue for months in the hope that it would resolve itself, Republicans are now facing calls from Democrats to expel Ms. Greene from Congress, pressure from a prominent group of Jewish Republicans to discipline her, and private consternation from within their own ranks.”

“Their reticence to take action is yet another example of how Republican leaders have allowed those forces to fester and strengthen.”