Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene occasionally references the importance of patriotism, which make it all the more notable that the Georgia Republican seems awfully interested in breaking the United States apart. Business Insider noted:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a “national divorce” between red and blue states amid the escalating standoff over migration at the Texas border. The Georgia congressman responded to a post on X listing Democratic-leaning states that have sided with the federal government in the dispute with Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas.
“When I said we need a National Divorce this is exactly what I’m talking about and a serious example as to why,” the right-wing congresswoman wrote.
If this seems at all familiar, it’s not your imagination.
In late 2021, Greene briefly referenced “a National Divorce scenario” that seemed to allude to the dissolution of the United States. About a year later, the Georgia Republican seemed to predict a “national divorce” in response to the CDC adding Covid shots to its list of recommended vaccine schedules.
Nearly a year ago, as a variety elected officials released statements recognizing the Presidents’ Day holiday, the Greene published a message to social media that read, “We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states. … Everyone I talk to says this. From the sick and disgusting woke culture issues shoved down our throats to the Democrat’s [sic] traitorous America Last policies, we are done.”
A day later, in case she’d been too subtle, she wrote a follow-up tweet a day later, adding, “Impeach Biden or give us a national divorce.”
A month later, while continuing to talk up her idea, Greene raised the prospect of individual counties succeeding from their respective states.
That was 2023. In 2024, succession remains very much of the right-wing congresswoman’s mind.
Circling back to our earlier coverage, none of this is likely to surprise anyone. Greene has
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