{"id":44868,"date":"2024-05-20T09:58:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.businessupturn.com\/?p=44868"},"modified":"2024-05-20T09:58:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:58:51","slug":"marjorie-taylor-greene-goes-full-blown-dolores-umbridge-with-claims-about-democrats-and-firing-squads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/marjorie-taylor-greene-goes-full-blown-dolores-umbridge-with-claims-about-democrats-and-firing-squads\/44868\/","title":{"rendered":"Marjorie Taylor Greene goes full-blown Dolores Umbridge with claims about Democrats and firing squads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unless someone finally puts a stop to it, Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s relentless stream of thoughtless comments seems inescapable.<\/p>\n<p>For several years now, the 49-year-old Congresswoman has continually pushed the boundaries of what Republicans will say and do to remain in the spotlight. Her latest outburst targets the \u201cDemocrat-controlled DOJ, federal government, and Congress,\u201d showcasing her limited understanding of national issues.<\/p>\n<p>In her recent post on X, Greene lashed out at her colleagues and the media, accusing them of keeping voters \u201caddicted to outrage\u201d\u2014a tactic she herself frequently employs. Greene\u2019s strategy often involves inciting false outrage over trivial matters, assuming the public won\u2019t notice her manipulations. And if they do, she\u2019s ready to lie to keep fueling her next baseless rant.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest tirade is a jumbled mess, jumping erratically from Trump\u2019s criminal trial and Steve Bannon\u2019s impending prison time to abortion rights, national debt, and border issues. Despite touching on numerous topics, she fails to make a coherent point.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, Greene\u2019s complaints are tone-deaf and often contradict her own party\u2019s policies. It\u2019s ironic for her to accuse Democrats of leading Republicans to a \u201cfiring squad\u201d when her party resists gun regulation. Agreeing to some gun control might alleviate her fears of a \u201cfiring squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene\u2019s lament about various individuals facing prison sentences seems almost like a troll post. She lists Trump\u2019s legal troubles, Bannon\u2019s and Peter Navarro\u2019s impending jail time, and the consequences faced by Jan. 6 rioters, all of whom are dealing with the fallout of their actions.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest tweet reads like a parody of Dolores Umbridge\u2019s Educational Decrees from Harry Potter\u2014a fitting comparison for the widely disliked Congresswoman, though Greene lacks Umbridge\u2019s intelligence. While Greene may be a villain of fantastical proportions, her comprehension and vocabulary leave much to be desired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unless someone finally puts a stop to it, Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s relentless stream of thoughtless comments seems inescapable. For several\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":44869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[9134],"class_list":["post-44868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-marjorie-taylor-greene"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}