M.L. Nestel
Updated: 14 May 2021, 4:27
M.L. Nestel
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HOUSE Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for an ethics probe after Republican Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene allegedly verbally assaulted Democrat Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The high-ranking California Democrat on Thursday denounced the behavior and hoped the House Ethics Committee would investigate.
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Nancy Pelosi hopes the Ethics Committee will open an inquiry into Marjorie Taylor Greene s verbal assault and abuse of Alexandria Ocasio-CortezCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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Greene called AOC chicken for not debating her about her support of groups like Antifa and Black Lives MatterCredit: Getty Images - Getty
“It was reported to our office about what happened as members were leaving the floor yesterday of the verbal assault and abuse of our colleague AOC,” Pelosi said during a press conference.
Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside House chamber, Washington Post reports
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon, according to an account from The Washington Post.
Ocasio-Cortez left the House chamber late Wednesday afternoon ahead of Greene, who shouted “Hey Alexandria” twice to get her attention.
Two Washington Post reporters witnessed the exchange and reported Ocasio-Cortez did not stop. Greene caught up with Ocasio-Cortez and began shouting at her and asking why she supports antifa, a far-left activist group, and Black Lives Matter, falsely labeling them “terrorist” groups.
“You don’t care about the American people,” Greene shouted, the Post reported. “Why do you support terrorists and antifa?”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises security concerns after Marjorie Taylor Greene confrontation
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U.S. Reps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), left, and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) are pictured in AP file photos.
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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is reportedly raising security concerns in Congress over fellow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The Washington Post reports Greene, a Republican from Georgia, attempted to confront AOC, a Democrat from New York, outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said Greene shouted “Hey Alexandria” twice, but Ocasio-Cortez did not stop as Greene accused her of supporting antifa and Black Lives Matter, falsely calling them “terrorists.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside House chamber
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon, the latest of several confrontations Greene has had with her Democratic colleagues.
Ocasio-Cortez left the House chamber late Wednesday afternoon ahead of Greene, who shouted “Hey Alexandria” twice to get her attention, according to the Washington Post who reported this first.
Greene caught up with Ocasio-Cortez and began shouting at her and asking why she supports antifa, a far-left activist group, and Black Lives Matter, falsely labeling them “terrorist” groups.
Greene shouted at Ocasio-Cortez that she was failing to defend her “radical socialist” beliefs by declining to publicly debate her. Ocasio-Cortez did not stop to respond to Greene and only turned around once and threw her hands in the air.