Marjorie Greene

In a "60 Minutes" interview, Marjorie Taylor Greene faced fresh questions about her history of incendiary behavior and spreading baseless attacks on ...

"Leslie is a trailblazer for women in journalism. And I've gotten nonstop text messages from, golly, so many people in my district and my family and my friends." This has the same vibe." Shameful to the max," Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for liking a comment in 2019 on Facebook which said Pelosi should "get a bullet to the head." And in college?" Stahl asked Greene on "60 Minutes." "I didn't say that, so I don't need to apologize for words that weren't mine," Greene said. "I don't know if you actually have my-- No, I never said Parkland was a false flag. Marjorie's a right-wing extremist,'" Greene told Lesley Stahl in the interview. "They are not pedophiles," a stunned Stahl pushed back. Stahl described her as someone who has "gained notoriety with a sharp tongue and some pretty radical views."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., stood by her remarks calling Democrats “pedophiles” in an interview on CBS' “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday night.

[heckled](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/gop-reps-greene-boebert-heckle-biden-throughout-sotu-address-n1290558) President Joe Biden during his State of the Union speech in February and drew backlash after she called for the U.S. [mocking](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-hangs-sign-mocking-congressional-neighbor-s-n1258821) a Democratic lawmaker whose daughter is transgender after the Democrat hung a transgender pride flag next to her door. embassies](https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-backs-bill-would-ban-pride-flags-n1256796) from flying the LGBTQ pride flag. “Antifa is organizing a Trans Day of Vengeance,” Greene wrote in accompanying text. Greene has been an outspoken opponent of transgender rights during her time in office. to have a [ “national divorce](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-national-divorce-liberal-conservative-sta-rcna71464)” to separate red and blue states and to “shrink the federal government.” “I would ask the same question to the other side. Last year, she [endorsed](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/threats-against-boston-children-s-hospital-put-all-trans-children-n1298145) a proposal to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors — which she says she [plans to reintroduce](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3882637-marjorie-taylor-greene-takes-aim-at-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-youth/). Greene then accused Democrats of doing the same to her. “They call me racist. They call me antisemitic, which is not true. Sexualizing children is what pedophiles do to children.”

'60 Minutes' has drawn criticism for Sunday evening's broadcast of an interview with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on CBS.

[called](https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1641947503145672704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1641947503145672704%7Ctwgr%5Eec0ff5640d697f7f1b9b243c699ab1d3b86e2963%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fliberals-rage-60-minutes-interviewing-marjorie-taylor-greene-legitimizing-ghoul) it “insane” that the program would air an interview with a figure like Greene. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/1642699139740753920?s=20) after the interview, “This is a hot take but I’m glad 60 minutes gave Marjorie Taylor Greene airtime. “I never said that Parkland was a false flag. “Leslie is a trailblazer for women in journalism. It’s important to interview one of the main leaders of the Republican Party so the American people know everything and I mean everything they support. [60 Minutes](https://variety.com/t/60-minutes/)” has drawn criticism from journalists and other public figures for its sit-down interview with Rep.

CBS anchor Lesley Stahl was shocked to hear that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stands firmly behind her frequent claim that Democrats are “pedophiles.

“The whole idea was to denigrate the fight for political citizenship as some sort of sexual attack on the White race,” Sinha tells me. The connection, Schillace told me, is “resistance to seeing homosexuals or transgender people as part of families,” carried out by associating LGBTQ people with “child predators.” The frequent message, Holt said, has been that gay rights activists are “seeking to corrupt children” with the “goal of eventual sexual exploitation.” When those accusations proved obviously false, right-wing media figures and MAGA Republicans such as Greene seamlessly shifted to [widely applying the “groomer” term](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-so-many-conservatives-are-talking-about-grooming-all-of-a-sudden/) to Democrats advocating for tolerance of trans people, especially adolescent trans care and classroom discussion of LGBTQ issues. The “pedophile” term also carries echoes of historical slurs used during the civil rights era, says Manisha Sinha, a history professor at the University of Connecticut. But Stahl missed an opportunity to talk about it plainly to the American mainstream. Greene cheerfully flaunted this use of the term on “60 Minutes,” which Calling this mere “name-calling,” as Stahl did, does not communicate what is so hateful about it. But my question really is, can’t you fight for what you believe in without all that name-calling and without the personal attacks?Greene: Well, I would ask the same question to the other side … No wonder Greene CBS anchor Lesley Stahl was shocked to hear that Rep. Sexualizing children is what pedophiles do to children.Stahl: Wow.

The Georgia congresswoman was photographed eating the Judaic sausage in Times Square while en route to having her picture taken with Elmo.

After images of Greene seemingly enjoying the controversial beef product ricocheted across social media, the Georgia congresswoman took to Twitter to control the damage. Trump’s arraignment, was photographed eating the Judaic sausage in Times Square while en route to having her picture taken with Elmo. Greene, in Manhattan to protest Donald J.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams issued a warning to Marjorie Taylor Greene and others protesting the indictment of former President Donald Trump.

As previously reported by Rolling Stone, law enforcement agencies have seen an [uptick in threats of violence](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-potential-arrest-inspiring-violent-threats-1234700762/) in the weeks leading up to the indictment. Prominent Republican pundits have characterized the charges against Trump as a ploy to [goad his supporters](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tucker-carlson-trump-indictment-political-purge-1234706772/) into recreating Jan. [called for protests](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-protests-trump-indictment-new-york-rcna77594) on his behalf, and will be leading her own protest near the New York City courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. [Eric Adams](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/eric-adams/) has issued a warning to Rep. “If one is caught participating in any act of violence, they will be arrested and held accountable. In a press conference on Monday, the mayor called out the Georgia congresswoman by name ahead of her planned protest in Manhattan on Tuesday.

ReutersNew York City Mayor Eric Adams called on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and other protesters to “behave” as they descend upon the city for ...

Marjorie Taylor Greene said she will lead a protest Tuesday against the Trump indictment and arraignment. New York Mayor Eric Adams has a warning.

George Santos, R-N.Y](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/10/george-santos-atm-credit-cards/11442971002/). She leaned on conservative holdouts, urging them to follow the former president's guidance and elect McCarthy. [Greene, a Republican congresswoman from Georgia,](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/29/marjorie-taylor-greene-restricted-twitter-nashville-shooting/11559961002/) has said she will lead a "peaceful protest" at 10:30 a.m. She has not wavered in defending him since the Capitol attack on Jan. [Two women dealt a blow to Donald Trump's power. There have not been any "specific credible threats," he said.

Ms Stahl reminded Ms Greene that the journalists at CBS News came to the interview prepared and had fact checked everything they were asking her ahead of time.

In a string of tweets criticising Mayor Eric Adams and New York City, Marjorie Taylor Greene compared it to a fictional city known for corruption and crime.

Alvin Bragg [In one tweet on Monday, the Georgia Republican wrote: "](https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1642946451037626369)Delusional [@NYCMayor](https://twitter.com/NYCMayor) is trying to intimidate, threaten, and stop me from using my 1st amendment rights to peacefully protest the Democrat's unconstitutional weaponization of our justice system against our top Republican Presidential candidate, President Trump. [A grand jury indicted the former president ](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-arrest-timeline-new-york-indictment-1792372)last Thursday following an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office into an alleged hush money payment of $130,000 paid by his former lawyer, [Michael Cohen](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/michael-cohen), to adult film star [Stormy Daniels](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/stormy-daniels) to keep her quiet ahead of the 2016 presidential election about an affair she claims she had with Trump in 2006. They just fall over on the sidewalks from using drugs at Mayor Adams free drug use centers. While you are in town be on your best behavior." [Trump has denied any wrongdoing,](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gag-order-republicans-outraged-1792109) alleging the investigation was politically motivated, and has denied having an affair with Daniels. [Marjorie Taylor Greene](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/marjorie-taylor-greene) has hit back at New York City Mayor Eric Adams after he warned her to be on her "best behavior" during her planned protest in the city against [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump)'s arraignment on Tuesday.