Newly elected Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced on Wednesday that she would be filing articles of impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden on the first full day of his presidency.
Greene made the announcement during an interview on NewsmaxTV.
“I would like to announce on behalf of the American people, we have to make sure that our leaders are held accountable. We cannot have a president of the United States that is willing to abuse the power of the office of the presidency and be easily bought off by foreign governments, foreign Chinese energy companies, Ukrainian energy companies,” said Greene.
“So on January 21st, I will be filing articles of impeachment on Joe Biden,” she added.
NewsmaxTV host Greg Kelly noted that the effort would have a slim chance of success in the Democratically controlled House of Representatives and asked her if if would be merely symbolic.
“Well, like I said, I’m a big believer of having people in office that are actually willing to do the job. And I can’t imagine people in this country being so fearful of a future of a Biden presidency that they may be willing to commit violence like they did in the Capitol here in Washington, D.C.,” said Greene.
“We cannot have that, I do not condone that violence. The American people need hope,” she added. “They need to know that there are Republicans in Congress that are willing to stand up and fight for them, regardless of being in a minority, regardless of having all odds against us, against me, or against anyone in Congress. We have to hold people accountable.”
She followed up with a short statement on Twitter about her plan.
On January 21, 2021, I’ll be filing Articles of Impeachment against Joe Biden for abuse of power.
#ImpeachBiden… https://t.co/71su8vbUvl
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸)1610584223.0
“On January 21, 2021, I’ll be filing Articles of Impeachment against Joe Biden for abuse of power,” she tweeted.
When TheBlaze reached out to Greene’s office to clarify her motivation for filing impeachment articles, her spokesperson offered the following response:
Rep. Greene simply wants to be a voice for the voiceless. American conservatives have been banned, censored, deplatformed and physically attacked. Unfortunately that removes hope from the people. Congresswoman Greene wants to defend these Americans and represent the Silent Majority.
Greene made the announcement on the same day as a vote in the House to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time.
Critics of Greene, including other Republicans, have accused her of employing inflammatory rhetoric in order to raise campaign funds and to gain political prominence. Greene has also been criticized for previously supporting the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Here’s the video of Greene’s announcement:
BREAKING: New Rep. announces IMPEACHMENT mission against Joe Biden
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About time. Please follow through.
Appropriate action by a Republican. We need righteous representation in government and reason for hope. The conditions of our US economy tells citizens everything they need to know about a government left unchecked and out of control.
Rep. Greene, you will have my family’s full support and as well as Cruz, Gaetz, and Jordan. I hope and pray, they continue our fight. 75,000,000 voters will support this team.
I applaud her courage and bravery to stand up to this dictators but they will run everything so it will just be lots of hot words but a big dead end Very scary times when an election has been stolen and if they remove the electorial college you won’t ever see a conservative side in power
How can I help fund her plans to impeach Biden?
blah blah blah…..corruption exposed…Spygate exposed…cheating of the election exposed… corruption has been placed in the courts by… ‘the corrupt’ left…..when law makers become law breakers…..nothing will change
He should not be allowed to take office. The man is a criminal and Harris hates America
The gesture is appreciated. Will we ever be able to get beyond gestures, though, and find people actually being held accountable?!
Good for her! We are behind you and we need to let the liberal dems know that we do not support them and their destructive agenda. Biden is the criminal here – him, his son and his brother.
Thank you Ms. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
Look at this, finally ONE Republican “A WOMAN” with some guts to stand against these criminals. And; you Males call yourselves Men????????????
Start squatting to P………. You COWARDS, PARASITES,!
One voice is good…more than one would be better.
I admire your stance and support you wholeheartedly.
It’s interesting to see the last 4 years have already been totally forgotten.
well I think there is a simple way to fix all of this just have a another election
The demoncraps will steal that one too… SMFH
United States Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has humungous, brass gonads, bigger and brassier than most non-representative “Representatives” in the united States House of Representatives. (Tangentially, why is that chamber of Congress designated the “House of Representatives” when so many Representatives don’t represent the will of the People?) Kudos to you, Representative Greene! The issue is not whether the Articles of Impeachment result in a vote impeaching SloJoe Bidet; it’s a matter of standing up for what is right, principled, and fair across political party lines. That you, as an elected Georgia Peach, are sufficiently courageous to file these Articles of Impeachment, helps rehabilitate the impression so many have of the State of Georgia (GA) being corrupt across the board. Thank you, ma’am! Airborne!
De Oppresso Liber
Rep. Marjorie Greene, my new hero. You go girl. Sounds like this lady has a steel spine and big brass ovaries.