Rep.-Elect Greene Bashes Masks During Congressional Orientation

DALLAS-HIRAM, GA — U.S. Representative-elect from Georgia and QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced herself to Washington D.C. Friday by denouncing masks during her Congressional orientation.

“Masks, masks masks….” Greene tweeted Friday morning. “I proudly told my freshman class that masks are oppressive. In GA, we work out, shop, go to restaurants, go to work, and school without masks.”

She concluded her tweet with the hashtag #FreeYourFace and “My body, my choice,” a slogan long associated with pro-choice abortion activists.

A short time later, Greene, a Republican, tweeted a picture of herself watching coverage of her comment on CNN. “Looks like I triggered @mkraju (CNN reporter Manu Raju) and @CNN during lunch today,” Greene gloated. “Enjoy!”

Medical experts have long agreed that a mask helps slow the spread of the coronavirus by preventing droplets from leaving the wearer’s mouth. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took it a step further, announcing that masks benefit those who wear them as well.

In July, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made masks mandatory for the floor of the House of Representatives.

Georgia has not yet experienced the kind of COVID-19 surge currently ravaging the Midwest, but its infection and death rates have been accelerating. On Thursday, Georgia’s health department reported 380,190 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, with 8,403 confirmed deaths. Rates of infection are heating up especially near Macon and in the northwest corner of the state, next door to Greene’s home district.

Our first session of New Member Orientation covered COVID in Congress.

Masks, masks, masks....

I proudly told my freshman class that masks are oppressive.

In GA, we work out, shop, go to restaurants, go to work, and school without masks.

My body, my choice.#FreeYourFace
— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) November 13, 2020

Looks like I triggered @mkraju and @CNN during lunch today. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/XnQQNRfNM0
— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) November 13, 2020