October 19, 2023

In a clash on Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) accused pro-Palestinian protesters of being "insurrectionists."

Broadcasting from a balcony at the Capitol, Greene shared a live stream of the protesters she was filming. She accused them of being insurrectionists while griping about the treatment of Jan. 6 defendants.

At one point, a man supporting Palestinians got in Greene's face.

"Let Gaza live! Let Gaza live!" he chanted. "Gaza's blood is on your hands!"

"It's not on my hands," Greene snapped as the man was ushered away. "Are they arresting people inside?"

"Did they arrest him?" the lawmaker said, pointing to the protester. "Wait, why isn't he being arrested?"

"This is not your House!" the man yelled. "This is our House."

"You're an insurrectionist," Greene charged. "This is an insurrection. Yeah, the people that elect me do not support this."

A woman yelled that Greene was not representing the people.

"I don't represent you, lady," she told the woman. "The Capitol Police are not arresting these people. This is an insurrection."

"Throw these people out," Greene added. "Like, what is happening? This is going to be a f-cking insurrection again."

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