- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy condemned on Tuesday Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for comparing mask mandates to the Holocaust
- ‘Marjorie is wrong, and her intentional decision to compare the horrors of the Holocaust with wearing masks is appalling,’ he tweeted
- Greene defended her comparison, writing on Twitter Tuesday: ‘I never compared it to the Holocaust, only the discrimination against Jews in early Nazi years’
- She also blamed Joe Biden for the rise in anti-Semitic attacks in America after the massive conflict between Israel and Palestinians broke out this month
- Pelosi’s new rule stipulates that representatives must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination before removing face masks in the House chamber
- Greene was stripped of her committee assignments in February for her past racist comments and sharing of QAnon theories
Top Republicans, including Kevin McCarthy, condemned Marjorie Taylor Greene Tuesday for comparing mask mandates and vaccine passports to the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust.
‘Let me be clear: the House Republican Conference condemns this language.’
New Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik led the criticism from other members of her party by saying: ‘Equating mask wearing and vaccines to the Holocaust belittles the most significant human atrocities ever committed.’
‘We must all work together to educate our fellow Americans on the unthinkable horrors of the Holocaust. #NeverAgain,’ she added.
Rep. Greene doubled down on Twitter Tuesday in claiming that her words are being twisted to say she compared mask mandates to the Holocaust.
‘I never compared it to the Holocaust, only the discrimination against Jews in early Nazi years,’ Greene tweeted.
‘Stop feeding into the left wing media attacks on me,’ she added. ‘Everyone should be concerned about the squads support for terrorists and discrimination against unvaxxed people. Why aren’t they?’
