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The majority in the House of Representatives voted to oust conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene from two of the Congressional committees, the budget committee and the education committee.
Following a debate in the House, a vote was held Thursday night. Just before 1 o’clock Norwegian time, it emerged that Greene had been expelled.
The proposal was adopted by 230 votes to 199. All Democrats voted in favor. 200 Republicans voted in favor, while 11 voted in favor.
According to CNN, the following Republicans voted to remove Greene:
- Adam kinzinger
- Brian fitzpatrick
- John katko
- Fred upton
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Carlos A. Gimenez
- Chris jacobs
- Young kim
- Maria Elvira Salazar
- Christopher smith
- Mario Diaz-Balart
Ten of them also voted to bring former President Donald Trump to trial, according to the channel.
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– It’s a cancerous tumor for the Republican Party.
During the debate before the vote in Congress, Greene said he regrets what he has said.
– These were statements that belong to the past, and these things do not represent my values. They led me to believe things that were not true. I asked questions about it and talked about it. And I’m definitely sorry, Greene said according to CNN.
The channel writes that she did not apologize for the things she said.
Trump supporter and conspiracy theorist
Greene is a recent Republican congressman, Trump supporter, and Georgia conspiracy theorist who has become a highly controversial figure in American politics.
He noted that the Democrats should be executed
A group of Democrats in the House began the process after CNN revealed several of their controversial statements.
These are pre-election statements. The remarks include activity on social media, where he liked a post calling for violence against senior Democrats, and a speech in which he said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was guilty of treason and that treason was a crime that should be punished. with death.
She has also made highly controversial allegations that the Parkland and Sandy Hook school shootings were staged, and it is these allegations that prompted Democrats to remove her from the Education and Labor Committee, according to NBC News.
On Wednesday, it was announced that the House of Representatives would vote whether she should be removed from two seats for which she has been nominated in the House. This after the Republicans would not remove it herself.
Following a debate in the House, a vote was held in which Greene was expelled from two committees.