Georgia Congressional Candidate Refuses to Apologize for Her Antisemitism
On the heels of her Republican primary victory in Georgia’s 14th U.S. Congressional District, QAnon conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene directly addressed accusations of antisemitism against her, doubling down on her extremist views: Greene shared a video of herself at a press conference stating "If you believe in God, the Democrats will call you intolerant. That’s a fact. If you respect our veterans and law enforcement, the fake news will call you a racist. If you stand up for President Trump, they’ll call you a fascist or a Nazi. And if you love this country and want to stop radical hating-America people like George Soros from destroying it, they’re going to call you an antisemite. Do not accept it. Do not apologize. And do not back down.”
On this same day, Greene continued her campaign attacks on Jewish donor George Soros, and tried to distract from complaints of antisemitism made against her by falsely accusing Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) of antisemitism:
Republican candidates and politicians regularly invoke their support for Israel as a defense against accusations of antisemitism — a move that only further fuels antisemitism by suggesting that American Jews and the state of Israel are one and the same.
Greene has been endorsed by Donald Trump, Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — all of whom have also faced accusations of antisemitism. Greene also received and celebrated the support of far-right extremist Michelle Malkin.
In addition to promoting antisemitic and Islamophobic tropes and conspiracies, Greene posed for photos with — and later refused to denounce — Chester Doles, a neo-Nazi and former KKK leader who marched in Charlottesville at Unite the Right in 2017.
