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Greene Praises Guy Who Made Lewd Comments to AOC

July 15, 2022 at 7:53 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) invited the far-right comedian Alex Stein onto her Facebook show after he sexually harassed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at the Capitol, Insider reports.

Greene suggested AOC should say thank you for the “compliment.”

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

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