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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene used her place because the chair of the DOGE subcommittee to carry a listening to about preserving trans athletes out of ladies’s sports activities and she or he tried to misrepresent board chair of USA Fencing, Damian Lehfeldt with an altered picture.
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Greene was moving into her query when rating member Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) spoke up, “ One second. Some extent of order. Please, Madam. Uh, you are not, you are not, Madam Chair. I, I’ve a degree of order. The doc that you’ve up behind you is a misrepresentation of the particular publish. It seems that you are attempting to misrepresent a witness right here.”
Greene responded, “Once more, this isn’t Ms. Stansbury. Ms. Stansbury, this isn’t a degree of order. That is the precise image. Ms. Stansbury, you are not acknowledged, Ms. Stansbury, you are not acknowledged. Ms. Stansbury, you aren’t acknowledged. Madam Chairwoman, you are, you aren’t. This isn’t a degree of order. Ms. Stansbury, this isn’t a degree of order.”
Stansbury continued, Madam Chairwoman, you are, you aren’t. This isn’t a degree of order. Ms. Stansbury, this isn’t a degree of order. What the committee does, you’re misrepresenting the witnesses. You’re misrepresenting coverage. You’re misrepresenting this committee.”
Greene continued to throw a tantrum, “Ms. Stansberry. You are not acknowledged this, you are not acknowledged. That is not a degree of order. You are abusing the foundations of this committee.”
Greene was utilizing her DOGE platform to carry a listening to about trans athletes in sports activities. What do trans athletes in sports activities must with the Division Of Authorities Effectivity?
The reply is totally nothing.
It seems that Greene was utilizing the listening to to advance her potential run for both the US Senate or the governorship of Georgia.
Greene is unquestionably contemplating operating for one more workplace and appears determined for extra energy and an even bigger platform.
Rep. Greene tried to say that the listening to was about defending ladies from trans athletes in sports activities, however the true intent of the listening to was clear. Greene was attempting to make use of tradition warfare points and provides herself a platform for a possible 2026 marketing campaign.
Democrats knew what she was attempting to do, they usually turned the listening to into a complete backfire.
What do you consider Democrats turning the tables on Greene? Share your ideas within the feedback under.
