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Far-right Republican congresswoman, Trump ally and potential vice-presidential pick Marjorie Taylor Greene told a British interviewer to “Fuck off”, when asked about her frequent repetition of conspiracy theories.

Emily Maitlis, formerly a senior journalist at the BBC and now a presenter of the News Agents podcast, spoke to Greene at Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday celebration at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, as the former president closed in on the Republican nomination.

Raising a famous instance of the congresswoman’s eager conspiracy theorising, concerning what she thought was to blame for starting forest fires, Maitlis said: “What about Jewish space lasers? Tell us about Jewish space lasers.”

“No,” Greene said. “Why don’t you go talk about Jewish space lasers and really, why don’t you fuck off? How about that?”

“Thank you very much,” Maitlis said, as Greene walked away.

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 99 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I still can't believe I was banned from r/politics for calling her a cunt. What a cunt.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was banned from r/politics for saying I hoped Rupert Murdoch got a nasty staph infection in an article about him being in the hospital. What the fuck?

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That place got brigaded by right wing mods 6-7 years ago.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

same way all RW politics stays popular, then

[–] Treczoks@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

Oh, they can't stand the truth, too?

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You just have to do it the Trumpy way. See You Next Tuesday.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 6 points 2 years ago

Can't understand normal thinking.

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The cuntiest.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I got banned for telling someone that being angry at me won’t make their life better.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 52 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Didn't know that "Fuck off" was part of the accepted devout Christian vocabulary.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Have you met a Christian? They have the darkest senses of humor and dirty mouth. It's a costume that they wear.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 47 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just love how much it gets under her skin to know that the price of being able to get elected in spite of those posts is that nobody will ever let her live it down.

Like she's done some personally heinous stuff that alone warrants being dredged in her face at every opportunity, but nope, no amount of tantric guru based infidelity is gonna save her from being the Jewish Space Lasers lady.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Her Wikipedia page has a warning ... O.O

Greene told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2024 that if Trump won the upcoming election, she would be "certainly particularly interested" in serving as the Secretary of Homeland Security.[143]

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Oh my god, could you imagine her in that position? Someone who has made it clear that she has no issue using her office as a weapon against her enemies?

[–] rimu@piefed.social 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Here is the original jewish space laser post if anyone is interested.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Republicans just send their best, don't they?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

they really do, yes.

This is why we're doomed.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

The blond boopshell strikes again.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

So if I am to understand Mrs. Greene correctly, a good Christian woman dresses modestly to show their modesty and tells people to fuck off when they get angry.

[–] Treczoks@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

How dare you expose my stupid lies! /s

[–] Stretch2m@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

She's hideous inside and out.

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

She's getting exactly what a malignant narcissist wants: attention.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

A very MTG thing to do.

[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

She will never be VP, he isn’t going to pick a brown-nose like MGT.

[–] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The fact she is a brown-noser is exactly why he will pick her. He's not interested in ideas or other strong voices. What he wants is to be surrounded by people who will shower him in adulation, tell him he's right and take the fall for him when it goes wrong.

[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He needs to pick someone more moderate, to appeal to the less lunatic fringes of the Republican Party.

He also won’t go with a woman as they’re only good for pussy grabbing /s

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

He needs to pick someone more moderate, to appeal to the less lunatic fringes of the Republican Party.

I agree that would be the wise course of action, but this is Trump we're talking about here.

He doesn't have a history of making the wise choice.

[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Trump is a chauvinist. If Trump picks a woman as a running mate, it'll be Kristi Noem. She's got the look he likes. MTG would need a lot of plastic surgery before Trump would pick her for VP.

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

VP pick 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 not even that guy could fuck up that bad

[–] Treczoks@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would not decry this. He is not looking for a strong, viable candidate. What he wants is a perfect bootlicker, and based on that criteria, she is prime VP material.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He wouldn't pick a woman who looks like her though.

[–] Treczoks@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He would not see her face, whether she licks his boots of kisses his ass.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't say that. he might get the howler monkey pregnant.

Excuse me while I bleach my eyes, my fingers and my keyboard.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If South Park does it we’re definitely in trouble

[–] dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

"Hold my ~~beer~~ hamberder" - Trump, probably

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago

Oh Margie, say it isn't so! You're clearly the smartiest conspiracy nutbag in the pile. I still like you and want you to succeed!

Fucking shitbag.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This article reads like tabloid trash. Can we all stop giving this antisemite unearned press and save the oxygen for someone more worthwhile?

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Reminding people how much of a tabloid trash person she really is, especially coming up to an election, has value.