{"id":2385314,"date":"2025-01-01T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-demands-name-of-new-orleans-perpetrator-be-released-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T15:56:07","slug":"mtg-demands-name-of-new-orleans-perpetrator-be-released-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-demands-name-of-new-orleans-perpetrator-be-released-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG demands name of New Orleans perpetrator be released &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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-demands-name-of-new-orleans-perpetrator-be-released-washington-examiner%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=2385314&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 taylor Greene (R-GA) is calling for the immediate release of \u200dthe name of the\u2064 individual responsible \u2064for a tragic\u200d incident in New Orleans, \u2063where a driver plowed\u200b into a crowd \u200dduring New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations, resulting in\u2063 ten confirmed deaths adn over thirty injuries.\u200c This incident occurred around\u200c 3:15 a.m. local time, and the driver, armed with a firearm, later engaged with law enforcement before dying at the scene. Greene has raised concerns on social media about potential attempts by the FBI to withhold facts related to the incident.The FBI confirmed the driver&#8217;s \u200ddeath approximately five hours after the event.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">MTG demands name of New Orleans perpetrator be released<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1924886\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/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) is demanding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/911-call-released-from-bob-sagets-death\/\" title=\"911 Call Released From Bob Saget\u2019s Death\">law enforcement release<\/a> the name of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3273742\/10-dead-and-dozens-injured-in-new-orleans-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"perpetrator\">perpetrator<\/a> who drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-orleans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New Orleans\">New Orleans<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New Years Eve\">New Year&rsquo;s Eve<\/a> festivities early Wednesday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The truth needs to come out asap,&rdquo; Greene said on X, on which conspiracy theories are circulating regarding whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Federal Bureau of Investigation\">FBI<\/a> is already attempting to shield information from the public.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 3:15 a.m. local time, the driver of a white pickup truck drove into a crowd of people on the popular party street in the tourist hub while wielding a firearm. There have been 10 confirmed deaths and more than 30 injuries reported, including two police officers who were shot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI confirmed at 8:30 a.m. Central time, approximately five hours after the incident took place, that the driver of the vehicle &ldquo;engaged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> and is now deceased.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from the FBI on the situation in New Orleans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tSdaD8j2Cx\">pic.twitter.com\/tSdaD8j2Cx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FBI New Orleans (@FBINewOrleans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBINewOrleans\/status\/1874466884931723754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Greene posted a photo of the pickup truck on X, highlighting that the vehicle had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Texas\">Texas<\/a> license plate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Photo of truck driven through the crowd of innocent people in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Texas plates. Release his name. Now.<\/p>\n<p>What is on the flag pole on the back of the truck?  Looks like they may have covered up a flag or what is it? <\/p>\n<p>The truth needs to come out asap. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6AdSZAQZib\">pic.twitter.com\/6AdSZAQZib<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#127482;&#127480; (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1874455774304547044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Texas plates. Release his name. Now,&rdquo; Greene wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The photo also shows a flag pole apparatus attached to the back of the truck, which Greene said &ldquo;looks like they may have covered up a flag.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was quick to denounce the event as a &ldquo;terrorist attack.&rdquo; The FBI said as of 8:30 a.m. Central time that it is investigating the incident &ldquo;as an act of terrorism,&rdquo; a change from its position earlier Wednesday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden called Cantrell early Wednesday morning to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">offer full federal support<\/a> for the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The vicious attack on innocent people celebrating the New Year in New Orleans early this morning was an act of pure evil, and justice must be swift for anyone who was involved. <\/p>\n<p>Please join us in praying for the victims, their families, and the first responders and investigators&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1874467359936729436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>House Speaker<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Mike Johnson\"> Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), who represents the western portion of Louisiana, asked for people to join in praying for the victims, their families, and first responders and investigators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The vicious attack on innocent people celebrating the New Year in New Orleans early this morning was an act of pure evil, and justice must be swift for anyone who was involved,&rdquo; Johnson wrote on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jeff-landry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jeff Landry \">Jeff Landry <\/a>(R-LA) also asked for prayers, calling the attack &ldquo;a horrific act of violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1924886\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1924886\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTG calls for release of New Orleans attacker&#8217;s name<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2385315,"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\/2025\/01\/AP25001502133457.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8508,47705,4133,47706,32076],"class_list":["post-2385314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-mtg","tag-new-orleans","tag-news","tag-perpetrator","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25001502133457.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385314","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\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385318,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385314\/revisions\/2385318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}