{"id":2247445,"date":"2024-05-18T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-georgia-marjorie-taylor-greene-receives-warm-welcome-after-chaotic-week-in-washington\/"},"modified":"2024-05-18T11:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T15:42:59","slug":"in-georgia-marjorie-taylor-greene-receives-warm-welcome-after-chaotic-week-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-georgia-marjorie-taylor-greene-receives-warm-welcome-after-chaotic-week-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Marjorie Taylor Greene greeted warmly in Georgia following a tumultuous week in Washington"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fin-georgia-marjorie-taylor-greene-receives-warm-welcome-after-chaotic-week-in-washington%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=2247445&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--><p>Rep. Marjorie\u200d Taylor Greene was warmly welcomed at the \u2064Georgia GOP state convention in Columbus, despite \u2064controversies in\u2063 Washington. Known for her spirited debates, Greene\u2063 emphasized the importance of constructive arguments within the Republican Party. Delegates expressed strong support,\u200b lauding her as a dedicated fighter akin\u200b to former President Trump. Greene&#8217;s stance on\u200d holding Attorney General Merrick Garland\u2063 in\u2062 contempt triggered intense partisan clashes, \u2063including heated exchanges with Rep. Alexandria\u2063 Ocasio-Cortez.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>COLUMBUS, GEORGIA \u2014<\/strong> Firebrand Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Majorie Taylor-Greene\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) may be controversial in Washington, but she came home to a warm welcome at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Georgia GOP\">Georgia GOP<\/a> state convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI might be known for arguing with Republicans from time to time,\u201d she said to convention delegates at a Saturday breakfast session. \u201cBut iron sharpens iron \u2026 There\u2019s nothing wrong with a little bit of arguing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican Party\">Republican Party<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene had done just that earlier this month, unsuccessfully trying to oust House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA). She got into another spat just two days prior to the Georgia speech, participating in a nasty back-and-forth with Democrats in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-would-love-to-see-any-evidence-of-fraud-nothing-they-are-saying-is-true-dominion-voting-systems-spokesman-refutes-fraud-claims-video\/\" title=\"\"We Would Love to See Any Evidence of Fraud - Nothing They Are Saying Is True\" - Dominion Voting Systems Spokesman Refutes Fraud Claims (VIDEO)\">committee hearing<\/a> that Johnson described as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3007998\/speaker-johnson-chaotic-garland-contempt-hearing-regrettable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">regrettable<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But in a brick-lined ballroom on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, the crowd largely felt she was in the right. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love her,\u201d said Joyce Hulsey, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-republicans-boo-sen-mitt-romney-at-state-convention-move-to-censure-fails-narrowly\/\" title=\"Utah Republicans Boo Sen. Mitt Romney At State Convention; Move To Censure Fails Narrowly\">convention delegate<\/a> who lives in Greene\u2019s district. \u201cShe\u2019s fighting for us. She\u2019s a go-getter. I love that she\u2019s fighting for us like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Trump did\">President Trump did<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hulsey said any controversy in Washington stemming from Greene is because \u201cshe\u2019s telling the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the Republicans that Greene spars with? \u201cThey\u2019re RINOs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene largely eschewed the Johnson spat in her speech, speaking only of the importance of arguing generally in order to sharpen the party\u2019s message. Republicans are hoping to make Georgia red again after Democrats won it for the first time since 1992 during the last election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>She did offer plenty of words about the chaotic Oversight Committee hearing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were happy to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress,\u201d she said. \u201cAll we wanted was the audio\u201d of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur. <\/p>\n<p>But the session devolved into<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3007636\/heres-what-you-missed-during-the-tumultuous-house-hearing-on-thursday-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> personal attacks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3007590\/mtg-aoc-crockett-heated-oversight-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partisan infighting<\/a> that included name calling between Greene and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>Explaining her actions, Greene said Democrats on the committee spent 45 minutes tearing Trump down \u201ctime and time again, and I\u2019m absolutely sick of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene spoke of her history in Georgia, saying she saw Athens-based band R.E.M. for $2 in college, and then went into an extended metaphor about her daughter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fullertons-sunny-hills-names-former-assistant-new-softball-coach\/\" title=\"Former assistant coach appointed as new softball coach at Fullerton's Sunny Hills.\">high school softball team<\/a>, which played its state championship games in Columbus. <\/p>\n<p>The team lost their first time out, as did Georgia Republicans in 2020, though Greene was not conciliatory on that point. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 2020, when they stole the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a>, we became second place,\u201d Greene said. \u201cWe became first-place loser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the team came back and won the softball championship in Columbus the next year, as Greene predicted Republicans would in the state later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should talk about our border all day, every day,\u201d she said, outlining the issues on which Republicans can win. Greene described the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>southern border<\/a> as a \u201cwar,\u201d with 5 million known gotaways walking the streets of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre we going to wake up to another Sept. 11?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Greene said she talks to Trump multiple times a week and that he always asks about Georgia. <\/p>\n<p>There is expected to be plenty of arguing at the convention later in the day, as the Georgia Republican Party faces divisions between those more favorable to Trump and those backing Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Brian Kemp\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA). But any animosity was not present at the day\u2019s first session.<\/p>\n<p>David Weimar, another convention delegate, said he appreciated Greene\u2019s words, and that they reflected the feelings of those gathered in the room. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe gets to express what many people do not,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Greene signed copies of her book, <em>MTG<\/em>, following the breakfast session.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, known for stirring debate in Washington, found a friendly reception at the Georgia GOP state convention in Columbus. Despite occasional clashes with fellow Republicans, she emphasized the value of constructive discourse, stating, &#8220;Iron sharpens iron.&#8221; The warm welcome highlighted her enduring support among party delegates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2247446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24129861329446.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24129861329446.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247445","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}