The Georgia Republican, who spoke at a white nationalist event earlier this year, expects to gain a lot of power if Republicans take control of the House.
The lawmaker and conspiracy theorist appeared to put House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on notice during an interview with The New York Times. The GOP is expected to take control of the House after the elections.
To be the best speaker of the House and to please the base, he's going to give me a lot of power and a lot of wiggle room.
She insisted that what she said wasn't a threat.
They are going to be very unhappy if he doesn't. That is the best way to look at that. That isn't a threat at all I don't think that's true.
McCarthy was said to be offering to create a new leadership position in order to get her support.
A person for McCarthy denied that an offer had been made.
"I don't need to have a leadership position," he said. I don't think I have one yet.
You can read her entire interview with the Times here.
A long history of spouting wild conspiracy theories includes support for claims that school shooting were staged. She likes Facebook posts that call for the execution of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and believes that a giant space laser is to blame for the deadly fires in California. She said that the laser was controlled by the Rothschilds, a Jewish banking family.
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