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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 100 points 8 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] FlyingSquid 20 points 8 months 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 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

same way all RW politics stays popular, then

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

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

[–] Kbobabob 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Can't understand normal thinking.

[–] Illuminostro 5 points 8 months ago

The cuntiest.

[–] stoly 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 52 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] GladiusB 1 points 8 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 47 points 8 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months 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 7 points 8 months 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?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Republicans just send their best, don't they?

[–] FuglyDuck 9 points 8 months ago

they really do, yes.

This is why we're doomed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

The blond boopshell strikes again.

[–] FlyingSquid 30 points 8 months 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.

[–] voracitude 26 points 8 months ago

Disgusting creature continues to be disgusting. More at 11.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

How dare you expose my stupid lies! /s

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

She's hideous inside and out.

[–] Illuminostro 2 points 8 months ago

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

[–] xc2215x 8 points 8 months ago

A very MTG thing to do.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months 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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months 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 0 points 8 months 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 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months 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 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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

[–] FuglyDuck 10 points 8 months 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 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If South Park does it we’re definitely in trouble

[–] dyathinkhesaurus 5 points 8 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months 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 2 points 8 months 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?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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