After becoming a member of Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of her committee assignments.
She advocated for violence against Democrats.
She said that she got sucked into things online because of her previous support for Qanon.
She said that she had gotten sucked into things she saw online.
On Sunday, Green appeared on Fox News' "MediaBuzz" to talk about the events that took place in the House last week.
She was still not on any committees even though she came around and agreed to back McCarthy.
The Democrats stripped her of her committees due to statements she made about conspiracy theories.
Like a lot of people today, I had gotten sucked into some things I had seen on the internet. Early on that was dealt with. I didn't campaign on those issues. I didn't believe in that, that's not what I ran for Congress on, so those are past.
According to various polls, 20% of Americans agree with at least some of the beliefs of the Qanon movement, while 30% think the movement is great.
—Acyn (@Acyn) January 8, 2023
After joining Congress, she made statements that caused her to be removed from committees.
She supports assassinations of Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of StateHillary Clinton. At the time, she said the video was a false-flag operation and that she was harassing a survivor of the school shooting.
Kevin McCarthy, who was the House minority leader at the time, said that she should not be punished for her statements before she was elected to congress. A month after Greene was elected, she shared a post by Gab CEO Andrew Torba in which he said he had not seen any conspiracy theories.
The representative did not reply to the request for comment.
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