U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Green has denied knowing a prominent white nationalist, despite speaking at his rally and posing for a photo with him on Friday.
Green, a republican from Georgiaappeared as a surprise guest at the American Conference on Political Action in Orlando, an event hosted by Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist who was finally removed from YouTube for an anti-Semitic hate speech in 2020.
After speaking at the event, Green posed for a photo with Fuentes and right-wing expert Michelle Malkin, but when asked about her appearance at AFPAC and her relationship with Fuentes, Green denied knowing him.
“I don’t know Nick Fuentes,” Green told CBS on Saturday. “I have never heard him speak, I have never seen a video [of him].
“I don’t know what his views are, so I don’t agree with anything that is contradictory.”
She went on to explain that she appeared at Fuentes’ AFPAC event to talk about “god and freedom” and to connect with his young followers because “this is a generation I am extremely concerned about.”
US MP Marjorie Taylor Green (center) has denied knowing white nationalist Nick Fuentes (right), although she posed with him and right-wing expert Michelle Malkin during his conference on America’s first political action in Orlando on Friday.
Green came out as a special guest at Fuentes’ AFPAC event to talk about “god and freedom.” The two were filmed together at Friday’s event
Green defended his appearance at AFPAC and denied any involvement with Fuentes. She is pictured speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday
Nick Fuentes (above) founded AFPAC in 2020 to compete with CPAC. Fuentes has been described as a supporter of the white race by the Anti-Defamation League and has been banned permanently by YouTube for making anti-Semitic remarks.
When a CBS reporter informed Green that Fuentes was a white nationalist, she said she did not support the opinion and reiterated that she knew nothing about Fuentes.
Fuentes, who has been described as a supporter of the anti-slander League, founded AFPAC in 2020 to compete with the popular Conservative Political Action Conference, which also held its annual conference on Saturday.
He gained disgrace by making many anti-Semitic comments, denying the Holocaust and opposing women’s right to vote.
When a CBS reporter informed Green that Fuentes was a white nationalist, she said she did not support the opinion and reiterated that she knew nothing about Fuentes.
She also told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin was assassinated because of his invasion of Ukraine, a move that Fuentes had previously praised.
On Twitter, Green said he was not responsible for Fuentes’ views, only his own.
“I will not play the game of guilt through association, in which you demand that every conservative justify everything ever said by someone with whom he has ever shared a room,” she said.
“I will also not deny the opportunity to speak to 1,200 young patriots from America First because of a few frivolous remarks from another speaker, even if I find these remarks unpleasant.”
Green defended her appearance at AFPAC and said she was not guilty of association for speaking at the Fuentes event.
Far-right radio host and AFPAC colleague Stu Peters told the Daily Beast that Green was lying.
“It’s not surprising to see Marger Taylor Green, a liar and deceiver, stab Nick Nick Fuentes in the abdomen so quickly just hours after pretending to be mocked in his fast-paced movement of Christ, America’s first patriots.”
The Republican Jewish Coalition condemned Green “most severely” for attending the event with “Nazi sympathizer Nick Fuentes.”
“It is appalling and outrageous that a member of Congress will share a platform with a man who actively spreads anti-Semitic bile, mocks the Holocaust and promotes dangerous anti-Israel conspiracy theories.”
The coalition also condemned the participation of US Congressman Paul Grosser in last year’s AFPAC event.
“This has absolutely no place in the Republican Party, and the RJC will actively oppose anyone who comes in contact with Nick Fuentes, AFPAC and the like.”
Republican National Committee Chairman Rona McDaniel said in a statement on Green’s appearance at AFPAC that “white supremacy, neo-Nazism, hate speech and bigotry are disgusting and have no home in the Republican Party.”
