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148 quotes from Marjorie Taylor Greene
“Murkowski, Collins, and Romney are pro-pedophile.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
April 4, 2022   •   PolitiFact rated the claim Pants on Fire.
X/Twitter
“Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
October 7, 2024   •   PolitiFact rated Greene's claim Pants on Fire.
X post
“What would that look like anyway? A laser beam or light beam coming down to Earth I guess. Could that cause a fire?”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
November 17, 2018   •   From Greene’s Facebook post speculating about the cause of the 2018 California Camp Fire.
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“I'm not addressing him as doctor.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
June 3, 2024   •   Said after the committee chair instructed Greene to address Anthony Fauci as "Doctor."
House hearing
“I think they are terrified to step out of line.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
December 1, 2025   •   Referring to other congressional Republicans and Donald Trump.
CBS 60 Minutes
“Trans terrorism against Americans.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
May 16, 2023   •   Greene used the phrase while discussing political violence and transgender issues.
House Homeland Security Committee hearing
“I believed in crashing the system and I thought Trump was the vehicle — boy, was I wrong.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
June 30, 2026   •   Reflecting on her earlier support for Donald Trump after leaving Congress.
Reason interview
“Looks like the average troll in my Twitter feed, so I don't really care.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
April 1, 2023   •   Responding to insults that had been directed at her.
CBS 60 Minutes
“Could that cause a fire?”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
November 17, 2018   •   From the same Facebook post speculating that a beam associated with space-based solar generation might have caused a California wildfire.
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“If you think gas prices are high now, just wait until you’re forced to drive an electric vehicle.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
June 9, 2024   •   Remarks at a rally in Las Vegas.
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“Not only do we have the D.C. jail, which is the D.C. gulag, but now we have Nancy Pelosi’s gazpacho police spying on members of Congress.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
February 8, 2022   •   OAN interview; Greene apparently meant the Gestapo.
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“You're not a doctor.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
June 3, 2024   •   Directed at Dr. Anthony Fauci during a congressional hearing. Fauci received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College.
House hearing
“Mark I was just told there is an active shooter on the first floor of the Capitol Please tell the President to calm people This isn’t the way to solve anything.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
January 6, 2021   •   Text message to Mark Meadows during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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“I really started looking at my faith.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
December 1, 2025
New York Times interview, reported by The Guardian
“You have to accept the fact that the government totally wants to provide surveillance of every part of your life.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
May 1, 2022
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