Marjorie Taylor Greene embarrasses herself with misinformed talking point

Alex Wagner fact checks Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bizarrely confident assertion that an elementary school in Illinois was giving $5 billion in federal funding to teach critical race theory. 

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[tigertiger]

$5.5 billion.. in a single primary school.. is she insane.. has it got its own aircraft carrier

[stonefree]

This is NOT an issue of Mad magazine, SNL,The Muppet Show or Seinfeld! This is America in 2023 and a representative of the congress!!😱😱😱

[treyGO]

God, please help us all get through this.😔 smh

[Nicole-dlvf]

All you heard last year was "Wait until we have the House" well they have it and have performed exactly as expected. 🤥😈🤡

[michaelccopelandsr]

Every time MTG speaks, she proves why Santos is the perfect poster-child for the Republican party.

[YZW]

Has Marjorie found the Gazpacho police yet? I think kicking people is more embarrassing than this.

[ruthdepew]

It is difficult to say whether Marjorie Traitor Greene is more dangerous because of her limitless ignorance or more dangerous because of her limitless malice, but dangerous she is.

[Britonbear]

Imagine going to an elementary school that was given $5.1 billion. They could take the geography class on a world cruise.

[Notaseriaklr]

all her research comes from Facebook feed

[lovingmylifeasIage]

The problem is she doesn't even realize it. So funny. It's almost like an SNL skit. 😄

[fred_derf]

Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't think, that's where you went wrong. She doesn't think, she hates.

[WilliamPriceKing]

She’s already a national embarrassment, can’t do worse than that.

[rolandserna]

We went from William F. Buckley to this

[vertigo]

To be embarrased means to have humilty and humanity. MJT has neither so she doesn't get embarrased.

[johnishikawa]

So Margie there - MTG - was given the committee assignment of House Homeland Security And Oversight, correct? And this is her first up at bat at one of these committee hearings in the House, with Gene Dodaro answering questions posed by Margie there...I guess. Well, aside from my wonderment as to how Mr. Dodaro there was able to keep any semblance of a straight face at Margie's questions, I'm wondering if members of her own caucus - like Kevin McCarthy - are wincing as they themselves listen to this painfully embarrassing farce unfold. I mean, that whole maga gallery there in the house must be wishing that this session would end fast. The fact is, Margie is as qualified to do what we see her doing here at this hearing as she would be to deliver a lecture on quantum field theory to PhD candidates at the California Institute of Technology.

[jdd]

Notice how Republicans like MTG and trump always have to have someone come after they talk and try to explain what they really meant.

[billchlan]

It amazing how much these MEGA politicians don't even bother to do the minimum research to the truth.
I remember my grammar school teacher saying that empty barrels make the most noise.
Green and Boebert should be quiet and let everyone guess how stupid they are.
Question: Did Boebert ever clear up her campaign paying the bills for her restaurant?

[suehowie]

Why are American politicians able to speak as Ms Green does in the House of Representatives?

[floridagirl]

Marjorie CLEARLY stated "one school", and also clearly stated, "just for CRT" meaning, that one school received more than $5 billion.

[joannemcmillan]

If these people are a reflection of their constituents….,