Yesterday, while Trump was loudly and proudly pleading “not guilty” to 34 counts of falsifying business records, Georgia GOP firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene led a protest in support of him.
Leading the rally outside the courthouse, she said, “We are here to peacefully protest against the persecution of an innocent man. Not just any innocent man, this is the former President of the United States of America.”
Today, I came to New York City to peacefully and patriotically make my voice heard: “PRESIDENT TRUMP DID NOTHING WRONG!” pic.twitter.com/pdsYYogDyx
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 4, 2023
As you can hear, Rep. Greene, in her speech, said, “This is the former president of the United States of America, and the government has been weaponized against him. I’m here to protest and use my voice and take a stand. Every American should take a stand. This is what happens in communist countries, not the United States of America. We have to take a stand against the injustice, the corruption, and the communists are taking our legal code and twisting it, manipulating it and perverting it into something that was never meant to be.”
She also said, “I’m here as a representative and a member of Congress to take up my first amendment right to speak out against this. This is this should never happen in America ever. And every single American should be concerned. They’re coming after President Trump today. And they will come after tomorrow. President Trump did nothing wrong. They have nothing to stand on.”
Continuing, she then ripped into the Brandon regime, saying, “This administration has ripped our borders wide open. This administration is on the verge of world war three. This administration is sexualizing children and trying to change their gender. The administration is a failure. They have nothing to campaign on, so they’ve decided to arraign President Trump who is innocent, on the word of a porn star and a felon. This is such a failure and this will not stand. People will not stand for this first thing here. They have lied and said that President Trump would be a threat to democracy. But the real threat of democracy is today when they are arresting him.”
She went on to skewer Democrats generally, adding, “We’re standing here in this park in New York City, a city that used to be a great city but is no more crime is up over 20%. And we have a DA here that won’t prosecute crime, because he is colluding with Biden’s Department of Justice to persecute President Trump has the top Republican, top Republican candidate for president for 2024. We cannot tolerate this injustice in the United States of America. No more to the man. As you can see, I’m sitting here peacefully protesting But you called me out by name while you allow crime in your streets and you send your henchmen down here to commit assault against people by making loud noises assaulting its police officers who are doing their jobs trying to keep trying to keep and trying to prevent violence. Democrats are the party of violence. They’re the party that enabled and funded and cared for violent riots offered 2020 and they allow cities to be burned $2 billion worth of damage. That’s the Democrat Party.”
She later tweeted, from Mar a Lago, “President Trump is THE leader of the Republican Party and I’m honored to be with him on this historic night!”
President Trump is THE leader of the Republican Party and I’m honored to be with him on this historic night! pic.twitter.com/05i7Enl8Ld
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 5, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attacked MTG by name during a press conference, saying, “People like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is known to spread misinformation and hate speech, while you’re in town, be on your best behavior.” Continuing, he added, “Control yourselves. New York City is our home, not a playground for your misplaced anger.”
Trump blew up on the situation in a series of all-caps Truth Social posts, saying things like, “VERY UNFAIR VENUE, WITH SOME AREAS THAT VOTED 1% REPUBLICAN. THIS CASE SHOULD BE MOVED TO NEARBY STATEN ISLAND – WOULD BE A VERY FAIR AND SECURE LOCATION FOR THE TRIAL.”
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