{"id":2117269,"date":"2023-12-06T11:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-alleges-male-republican-colleague-got-physically-aggressive-with-her\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:16:49","slug":"mtg-alleges-male-republican-colleague-got-physically-aggressive-with-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-alleges-male-republican-colleague-got-physically-aggressive-with-her\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG claims GOP colleague assaulted her"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmtg-alleges-male-republican-colleague-got-physically-aggressive-with-her%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2117269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>MTG Alleges Male Republican Colleague Got Physically Aggressive with Her<\/h2>\n<p>A\u2062 new report has surfaced claiming that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused a fellow Republican member of Congress from Georgia \u2064of getting aggressive with her.<\/p>\n<p>The report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/12\/05\/politics\/marjorie-taylor-greene?cid=ios_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> alleges that during a meeting last week with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Greene made a shocking accusation \u200dagainst Republican\u2062 Rep. Richard McCormick.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u2064CNN, Greene claimed\u200c that McCormick was \u200b&#8221;physically aggressive,&#8221; although the sources were not named.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick, on the other hand, \u200bhas stated that a &#8220;friendly gesture&#8221; is being misinterpreted.<\/p>\n<p>The incident \u200coccurred during a highly emotional time after House Republicans supported McCormick&#8217;s resolution to censure Democratic\u2064 Rep. \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-votes-censure-rashida-tlaib-anti-israel-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashida Tlaib<\/a> of Michigan for her anti-Semitic conduct, instead of the passionate one authored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-goes-off-gop-voters-sick-tired-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greene<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s sources claim that Greene alleged to Johnson that McCormick grabbed her shoulders and shook her. Johnson has \u200creached out to hear McCormick&#8217;s side \u2063of the story, as reported by CNN.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick admitted that the interaction did not go as planned, but he \u200cdid \u200dapologize\u200c to \u200dGreene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand why there would be a lot of\u2062 raw emotions following the censure vote given that her censure was tabled and mine \u200cpassed. My intention \u2064was to encourage Rep. Greene by making a friendly gesture,&#8221; he said in a \u200bstatement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said to her, &#8216;at\u2064 least we can have an honest discussion,&#8217; to which\u2064 she said she did not appreciate that. For that, I immediately apologized \u200band have not \u2064spoken to her since,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Greene, however, disagrees with CNN&#8217;s summary of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, she revealed that she\u200c had experienced\u200c a &#8220;serious&#8221; \u200csituation with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-will-destroy-you-biden-deputy-press-secretary-threatens-politico-reporter-for-pursuing-story-he-wanted-kept-private\/\" title=\"\u201cI Will Destroy You\u201d \u2013 Biden Deputy Press Secretary Threatens Politico Reporter For Pursuing Story He Wanted Kept Private\">male colleague<\/a>, but did not disclose further details.<\/p>\n<p>Greene has been expressing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-dumbfounded-house-gop-colleagues-wont-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frustration<\/a> with\u2063 fellow Republicans on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepMTGreene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Republicans refuse to impeach any of the Democrats who are responsible for destroying our country and have so far thrown out a\u2063 Republican Speaker and now\u200d expelled a Republican member,&#8221; she\u2064 wrote\u2063 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-acting-dni-richard-grenell-says-impeachment-process-now-a-political-weapon\/\" title=\"Former Acting DNI Richard Grenell Says Impeachment Process Now a \u2018Political Weapon\u2019\">recent post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;We now have a\u2063 3 seat majority and have another Republican resigning soon,\u2062 and will have \u200da 2 seat majority, as\u200c long as \u2063every Republican shows up\u2062 when we are in session. Republican voters want us to stop the communist Democrat&#8217;s\u2064 agenda and hold Democrats accountable, NOT destroy our majority and do nothing to hold Democrats \u2063accountable. Shameful!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the day her Tlaib <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-22-feckless-republicans-voted-dems-save-rashida-tlaib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a> was set aside, she expressed her frustration to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/marjorie-taylor-greene-returns-to-outsider-roots\/HIDQ3KGWRZFLDME4I6PTI3FZ5Q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/a>, stating, &#8220;I am frustrated\u2062 with it,&#8221; and criticizing \u2064House leaders for &#8220;playing games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a post-vote interview, she voiced her disappointment with Republicans, saying, &#8220;Republican voters across the country are\u200d sick and tired of Republicans because they never\u2063 do \u200canything to hold \u2063this government accountable. Republicans go out on the campaign trail, they go on TV and\u200d post on social media and say all this garbage that \u200cthey are going to fight it, stop it,&#8221; \u200baccording to \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/marjorie-taylor-green-war-republicans-heats-1841813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded, &#8220;I feel like many of the American people that think Republicans in Congress completely fail them. I\u2063 feel the\u2063 same way. And I&#8217;m a \u200bRepublican member of Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-alleges-male-republican-colleague-got-physically-aggressive\/\">MTG Alleges Male Republican Colleague \u2063Got Physically Aggressive with Her<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can the Republican Party address divisions and tensions arising from the\u2064 censure vote and allegations of physical aggression?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Resolution to censure an anti-Semite,&#8221; she wrote in \u200da recent post.<\/p>\n<p>This latest allegation of physical aggression adds another layer of tension within the Republican Party.\u200c With the censure vote and\u2064 now this incident, it is\u2062 clear that there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-divisions-on-full-display-as-progressives-lash-out-against-joe-manchin-kamala-harris\/\" title=\"Democratic Divisions On Full Display As Progressives Lash Out Against Joe Manchin, Kamala Harris\">deep divisions<\/a> among Republicans in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that Greene has found herself at \u2062the\u200b center\u200d of controversy. She has previously been criticized for her\u2062 support of conspiracy \u200ctheories and controversial\u200b statements. Her \u2064unapologetic \u200cnature and willingness to go against party\u2064 lines have made her\u200d a polarizing figure within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to \u200bbe seen how this latest accusation will be resolved. House Speaker Mike Johnson has confirmed that he will investigate the matter further and gather all relevant information before taking any action. Meanwhile, both Greene and McCormick have acknowledged that the incident was regrettable, but\u200c their interpretations of\u2064 what occurred differ.<\/p>\n<p>This incident shines a light on the challenges faced by female politicians in a predominantly male-dominated field. Accusations of aggression and harassment must be taken seriously and thoroughly investigated. It is crucial that all members of Congress, regardless\u200b of gender or party affiliation, feel safe and respected\u2064 in their workplace.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party, already grappling \u2064with internal conflicts, must address this issue promptly and with transparency. Failure to do so may further alienate female members and contribute to a growing divide within the \u200bparty.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200dconclusion, the latest allegation of physical \u200daggression by Marjorie Taylor \u200cGreene against her Republican colleague Richard McCormick has sparked a new wave of tension within \u2062the \u200cRepublican Party. While both parties involved have given their side of the story, the incident highlights the need \u2063for\u200d thorough investigation and resolution. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-alfa-bank-hoax-is-looking-a-lot-like-crossfire-hurricane\/\" title=\"The Alfa Bank Hoax Is Looking A Lot Like Crossfire Hurricane\">raises broader concerns<\/a> about \u200bthe treatment of female politicians and the need for a safe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hbos-sex-fueled-drama-the-idol-starring-lily-rose-depp-gets-trash-reviews-grim-gross-and-vulgar\/\" title=\"Lily-Rose Depp's HBO drama 'The Idol' receives negative reviews for being bleak, crude, and obscene.\">respectful working environment<\/a> in Congress. The handling of this allegation will be significant not only for the individuals involved but also\u2064 for the reputation and unity of the Republican Party as a \u2063whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CNN report alleges that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Rep. Richard McCormick, a fellow Republican from Georgia, of being aggressive towards her during a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson. Greene&#8217;s accusation against McCormick was made last week, as stated in the report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2117270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2117269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2117269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2117269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2117269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2117270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2117269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2117269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2117269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}