Cross posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/13049452
The far-right Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is ungovernable and should be known as “Moscow Marjorie”, said a former Republican colleague in the US House, accusing Greene of “getting her talking points from the Kremlin” when opposing new federal aid for Ukraine.
“My experience with Marjorie is people have talked to her about not filing articles of impeachment on President Biden before he was sworn into office, not filing articles of impeachment that were groundless based on other individuals in the Biden administration,” Ken Buck, a Colorado rightwinger who left Congress last month, told CNN.
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And ‘Moscow Marjorie’ is focused now on this Ukraine issue and getting her talking points from the Kremlin and making sure she is popular and she is getting a lot of coverage.”
Greene filed the motion (though did not force a vote) after Johnson relied on Democrats to pass a $1.2tn spending bill and avoid a government shutdown.
Another key issue facing Johnson is how to pass new aid for Ukraine, which has been fighting off Russia’s February 2022 military invasion for more than two years.
Subject to Democratic pressure, Johnson has indicated he will do so – but Greene is among far-right Republicans opposed to new aid, in line with Donald Trump, the party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
Speaking to CNN, Buck dismissed McCarthy’s contention that Greene is “a very serious legislator that deals with policy”, saying: “So many of the statements that Marjorie has made over the years are completely irresponsible.
Other arguments floated by Greene recently included claiming an earthquake that hit north-eastern states last week and an eclipse of the sun on Monday were “strong signs” from God that Americans should “repent”.
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