Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance recently campaigned in Georgia, where he took some time to sing the praises of one of the state’s most notorious politicians.
“We have got another great, strong, woman leader in Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene,” the Ohio Republican said. The senator went on to note Greene’s endorsement of his 2022 candidacy, adding that he sees her as “a great friend” and a “hell of a congresswoman.”
Others in the GOP apparently don’t quite see her the same way.
As you’ve probably heard, Greene has spent an incredible amount of time lately trying to convince the public that “they” have a secret ability to “control the weather.” The right-wing Georgian has pushed the line over and over and over again, and it’s worth appreciating why.
Greene’s claims come against a backdrop of two deadly hurricanes that did horrific damage in the Southeast — and the lawmaker apparently wants Americans to believe that nefarious forces were responsible for both creating the storms and directing them at the region. As Slate’s Jim Newell explained:
Despite backlash from basically every possible corner, she continues, still, to push this idea that the government can enhance and steer hurricanes on a path that does the most destruction to red America, ostensibly to create a mess in swing states that can’t be restored in time for voting. I’ve covered Congress for a while, so I don’t say this lightly: I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a member say something this disassociated with reality.
It appears that some of Greene’s Capitol Hill colleagues have grown weary of her nuttiness — including some House Republicans.








