{"id":2248940,"date":"2024-05-20T17:47:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T21:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-defends-her-built-and-strong-body-after-fiery-congressional-hearing-exchange\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T17:48:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T21:48:55","slug":"mtg-defends-her-built-and-strong-body-after-fiery-congressional-hearing-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-defends-her-built-and-strong-body-after-fiery-congressional-hearing-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG defends her muscular physique after intense congressional hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-defends-her-built-and-strong-body-after-fiery-congressional-hearing-exchange%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=2248940&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 \u200bTaylor Greene (R-GA) defended her muscular physique against insults during a\u2062 heated House committee hearing. \u200cShe emphasized her strength comes \u2064from a healthy lifestyle, not cosmetic enhancements. Greene, a former CrossFit gym owner, shared a video of herself lifting weights and expressed\u2063 her commitment to a vibrant and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sick-of-plastic-junk-try-these-kid-friendly-christmas-gifts-instead\/\" title=\"Tired of plastic junk? Opt for these kid-friendly Christmas gifts!\">active\u2063 life<\/a> at\u2062 almost 50 years old. The altercation \u2064with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) occurred during a House Oversight Committee meeting regarding holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.  <\/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>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) added to her recent feud with Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jasmine Crockett\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) by defending against an insult about her \u201cbuilt and strong\u201d body during a heated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> committee hearing last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes my body is built and strong NOT with nips, tucks, plastic, or silicone, but through a healthy lifestyle,\u201d the former CrossFit gym owner <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1792557434541596962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">posted<\/a> on X on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes my body is built and strong \ud83d\udcaa NOT with nips, tucks, plastic, or silicone, but through a healthy lifestyle. Soon turning 50 years old, God willing, I will continue to lift, run, swim, play sports, surf, ski, climb and LIVE this life to the fullest and enjoy every single\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DSkqJEuEnM\">pic.twitter.com\/DSkqJEuEnM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1792557434541596962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Greene shared a video of herself lifting weights to the song \u201cUnstoppable\u201d by Sia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoon turning 50 years old, God willing, I will continue to lift, run, swim, play sports, surf, ski, climb and LIVE this life to the fullest and enjoy every single moment!\u201d she added in her post.<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old congresswoman\u2019s response on social media came after an explosive exchange on Thursday night when she and Crockett traded insults during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House Oversight Committee\">House Oversight Committee<\/a> hearing on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-under-pressure-to-produce-audio-of-biden-interview-with-hur\/\" title=\"Department of Justice urged to release recording of Biden's discussion with Hur\">release audio recordings<\/a> of President Joe Biden talking to special counsel Robert Hur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think you know what you\u2019re here for. I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you\u2019re reading,\u201d Greene said to Crockett during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Rep.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aoc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\"> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) clapped back at Greene in defense of Crockett, saying, \u201cThat is absolutely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in the hearing, Crockett asked Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) a question aimed at attacking Greene, \u201cIf someone on this committee then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-who-fled-texas-to-subvert-democracy-mocked-for-playing-victim-card-you-guys-are-pathetic\/\" title=\"Democrats Who Fled Texas To Subvert Democracy Mocked For Playing Victim Card: \u2018You Guys Are Pathetic\u2019\">starts talking<\/a> about somebody\u2019s bleach blond, bad-built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Democrat was also not done with the showdown when she<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3009356\/jasmine-crockett-asserts-marjorie-taylor-greenes-comments-were-racially-motivated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" appeared on a CNN Sunday show\"> appeared on CNN on Sunday<\/a> with more comments about Greene.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>TAPPER: \u201cDo you think her going after your eyelashes, that that, in itself, is racist?<\/p>\n<p>CROCKETT: \u201cI think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MDNWCWMaYQ\">pic.twitter.com\/MDNWCWMaYQ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1792224167288250592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely think she only did it to be racist towards me,\u201d Crockett said in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen wear makeup, we wear lashes, we wear all types of things to beautify ourselves,\u201d she said to host Jake Tapper. \u201cBut MAGA has historically been on social media doing the things where they\u2019re saying, \u2018Oh she\u2019s black with lashes and nails and hair, and so she\u2019s ghetto.\u2019 And so, to me, this was [Greene] buying into that rhetoric and trying to amplify this for the MAGA crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) stood her ground in a clash with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), defending her robust physique in a fiery House committee session. Greene emphasized that her strength comes from a healthy lifestyle, not cosmetic enhancements, amid the escalating exchange<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2248941,"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\/AP241287542022581-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP241287542022581-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248940","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}