During a contentious Contempt of Congress Markup meeting within the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) found themselves embroiled in a heated verbal confrontation, which triggered a flurry of commotion and captured widespread attention.
Footage from the scene reveals a cacophony of voices as Democrats from various corners of the room joined the tumult, perhaps in an attempt to divert focus from the committee’s recently reccomended Contempt of Congress charges levied against Democratic US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Chair of the committee Democrat Jamie Raskin had opened the committee meeting- and had been trying to provoke the committee in retribution to an appearance of other Republicans at the NYC Courthouse the same day; according to his admission to the media:
“MAGA followers, including Speaker Johnson, make a pilgrimage to NYC to affirm their love for a false prophet who makes false profits, the cult leader and criminal defendant Donald Trump, an adjudicated rapist and fraudster. Exodus: "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil.”
His frame of mind was on stirring up trouble, and that is what he did as evidenced by footage of the brawl:
Who else would like to see MTG debate AOC 😳🙋♂️🙋♂️
She’d find out quick that "Baby Girl” isn’t such a baby girl and AOC would get her ass kicked straight back to New York 😱
The liberals just can’t stand being asked the tough questions. MTG asked it cuz there’s no doubt Judge… pic.twitter.com/K5HUM4jfA8
— Todd With Trump (@THeinrich22) May 17, 2024
The allegations for Contempt of Congress appeared to make the Democrats on the Committee very uncomfortable, and stem from Garland’s refusal to divulge information regarding President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, which dates back to Biden’s tenure as Vice President under Barack Obama.
Their reaction raises pertinent questions that Democrats do not seem to like: What prompts the Democrats’ evident distress, and could it signify attempts to conceal relevant information?
This situation is especially noteworthy because Democrats are implicating Trump for actions similar to those allegedly undertaken by Biden.
Ironically, the backdrop of these developments is Trump’s ongoing trial in New York City for purportedly engaging in criminal behavior. Republicans are now beginning to scrutinize potential conflicts of interest, the credibility of individuals testifying against Trump, and what appears to be a politically motivated campaign against him while Biden remains untouched by consequences.
As seen at this Thursday street press at the NYC courthouse where Trump stands trial over “hush money” brought by the Democrat DOJ and faces criminal charges over classified documents in Florida, later this month:
Judge Merchan is a CLOWN who has a gag order on Trump so that he can’t talk about his CORRUPT family & how his daughter is getting millions in donations for her political advocacy group from this trial!
SO WE MUST FOR HIM!!👇 pic.twitter.com/TIHvHDPFPj
— Michelle #FJB (@MichelleRM68) May 16, 2024
These scandalous developments are prompting inquiries into the Democrats’ motivations and the broader implications of their actions, and demands by WarRoom Steve Bannon for a hearings on a Criminal Conspirarcy against Trump.
Jeff Clark and Bannon discussed insights into these exact matters during a Friday morning segment on the WarRoom—in a conversation worth exploring for those seeking deeper understanding, drawing the conclusion there may be an attempted cover up going on.
🚨 @JeffClarkUS: The Trump documents case is a distraction from Joe Biden’s classified documents crimes pic.twitter.com/SEVnryN649
— Center for Renewing America (@amrenewctr) May 17, 2024
For more context watch the WarRoom segment with Steve Bannon and Jeff Clark:
Jeffrey Clark On Biden Asserting Executive Privilege On Robert Hur’s Independent Investigation
The MTG and AOC confrontation that drew the public’s attention reached a crescendo when Greene reacted to bitter and accusatory comments from Rep. Jasmine Crockett, as MTG said something about Crockett’s false eyelashes. What began as a seemingly insignificant remark rapidly escalated tensions, provoking a swift response from Ocasio-Cortez, who swiftly came to Crockett’s defense.
What followed was a volley of personal barbs exchanged between Greene and Ocasio-Cortez, with Greene purportedly suggesting that Ocasio-Cortez lacked the intellectual prowess to engage in a substantive debate. The exchange, characterized by its acrimony and lack of decorum, left spectators stunned and underscored the profound ideological schisms within the House of Representatives.
Similarly, reactions to Ocasio-Cortez’s response were divided. Some lauded her defense of Crockett and her refusal to capitulate in the face of provocation. In contrast, others criticized her for descending into personal attacks.
MTG issued a statement to her social media about the situation on Friday:
“Some people are upset about the scene from Oversight Committee last night, well I’m upset and disgusted pretty much everyday at the Democrat controlled DOJ, federal government, and Congress in general. The Democrat DOJ is weaponized against us.
They want to put Pres Trump in jail the rest of his life which is a death sentence! They are throwing people in prison by the thousands for years for protesting the 2020 election but ignore their own paid criminal rioters.
They put Peter Navarro in prison and will soon put Steve Bannon in prison because of Nancy Pelosi’s corrupt January 6th Committee that broke House rules and hired an ABC TV producer to put on their prime time nightly hearings of LIES. The Democrats are the same people who voted to kill unborn babies up until the day of birth and they would march us all in front of a firing squad if they could.
Congress has enslaved the American people in over $34 TRILLION in debt and that will be over $55 TRILLION in only 10 years. Washington DC only cares about funding and fighting foreign wars while fully and cowardly refusing to fight the war waged against the American people at our own southern border.
Pardon me if I don’t talk as nicely as some people would like to hear. I’m not going to keep you all addicted to outrage and hopium that never solves a problem or stops the inevitable implosion of the United States of America.
I’m completely over it.”
For more context watch the House Committee Hearing on AG Merrick Garland’s contempt charges: