Representatives Jamaal Bowman and Marjorie Taylor Greene continued their argument Thursday after violently spitting on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday night.
Greene insists she hasn’t defended George Santos and claims Bowman put her “in mortal danger” in the past after her heated skirmish with the squad member.
Bowman, DN.Y., meanwhile, insisted her post-fight comments were “dangerous and inconsiderate” and likened her to a white supremacist.
Greene and Bowman, who are respectively far right and far left in their parties, got into a fight after Bowman and Rep. Alexandria called on Ocasio-Cortez Santos to resign.
Greene, R-Ga., insisted President Biden should do the same before the pair erupted in a vocal argument.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene insists she did not defend George Santos, claiming that Rep. Jamaal Bowman put her “life in danger” in the past after her heated altercation with the squad member on the Capitol steps on Wednesday night have
Bowman, DN.Y., meanwhile, insisted her post-fight comments were “dangerous and inconsiderate” and likened her to a white supremacist
“First of all, I never defended George Santos,” Greene told in a news conference about the fight. “What worries me about Jamaal Bowman is that he has a history of aggression, not only towards others but towards me in particular.”
Greene said Bowman led a “mob” in New York City when she was there to protest the indictment of former President Trump.
“My life was in danger.” I was smitten. “It’s all on video,” she said.
Bowman and Greene clashed verbally on the streets of New York in April when the New York Democrat said to her, “Do your damn job, Marjorie Taylor Greene.” You don’t have to be in New York City talking that nonsense. Go back to your district.’
“You’re here because you want to be vice president,” he added.
Greene said there was a video of Bowman “calling me a white supremacist — which offends me greatly.”
“It’s like calling a person of color the N-word, which should never happen.” “Calling me a white supremacist is tantamount and wrong,” she continued.
Bowman told reporters Greene’s comments were “incredibly dangerous and incredibly inconsiderate.”
“Unfortunately, this country has a long history of characterizing Black men who are outspoken, standing firm, and fighting back as threatening or intimidating.” She doesn’t even use a dog whistle — she uses a bullhorn to aim a target at me in the back to lay.’
“I never invaded her personal space, I was laughing and socializing the whole time. ‘How can that be intimidating?’ Bowman said of his argument with Greene.
“Anyone who knows me here knows I’m the principal of a middle school,” the congressman continued. “Unfortunately historically that’s what white supremacists do. ‘They’re trying to dehumanize black people.’
“I have the right, a constitutional right, to defend myself,” Santos said Wednesday night, adding, “Here’s an insane member,” as Ocasio-Cortez and Bowman yelled “Resign!”
Bowman and Marjorie Taylor Greene then got into a shouting match.
“Expel him! The party is hanging by a thread!’ Bowman said to Greene.
“Impeach Biden! Impeach Biden!’ said Greene.
Bowman and Marjorie Taylor Greene then got into a shouting match. “Expel him! The party is hanging by a thread!’ Bowman said to Greene
“Impeach Biden! Impeach Biden!’ Greene said Wednesday at the foot of the Capitol
“She’s not worth it bro,” AOC tells MTG’s Bowman
Representative Jamaal Bowman, who moments ago molested George Santos in the midst of the Santos group, in an argument with MTG on the steps of the Capitol.
AOC comes at the end: “She’s not worth it, brother” pic.twitter.com/R5L20WvhFK
— Ursula Perano (@UrsulaPerano) May 17, 2023
“No more QAnon! Do something about guns!’ Bowman fired back. “Right, so close the border!” Greene yelled.
AOC stepped in and told Bowman, “She ain’t worth it bro,” referring to Greene.
Greene previously said of Bowman, “His physical behavior is aggressive and just recently he pushed Thomas Massie right outside the House of Representatives.” I think there is a lot of concern about Jamal Bowman and I worry about him. I feel threatened.’
Massie and Bowman got into a heated gun control debate away from the House of Representatives in late March when Massie, R-Ky., claimed there had been no mass shootings at a school where teachers were armed.
Bowman said he was always “loving, caring and kind – except when children are being killed on our streets”. Don’t confuse my engagement to Congresswoman Massie with my engagement to her.”
“I’m very concerned about Jamal Bowman and people should pay attention to him,” Greene concluded.
During a Thursday morning news conference concluding her “impeachment week,” Greene accused the new attacks on Bowman and announced that in addition to Homeland Security Sec. impeachment articles against President Biden. Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Attorney General Merrick Garland and US Attorney Matthew Graves.
She said Mayorkas is “the easiest person to charge” and Garland is next in line.
Greene said she spoke to House GOP leadership about her efforts. “They didn’t tell me not to do it.” They just asked me questions about method, legality and, you know, constitutional things.’