WASHINGTON — A Democratic congressman from California on Friday introduced a resolution to expel Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress, charging the Georgia Republican with a history of trafficking in conspiracy theories that “advocated violence against our peers, the speaker and our government.”
It’s unclear if Rep. Jimmy Gomez’s resolution will be put up for a vote, and even if it is, it’s unlikely to get the high benchmark needed to give Greene the boot. Greene’s incendiary social media history got her removed from her committee posts last month by a vote of 230-199, which is well below the two-thirds vote that would be needed to expel her.
Gomez said Friday on the House floor that he was compelled to put forward the resolution because, “I believe some of my Republican colleagues, and one in particular, wish harm upon this legislative body.”
“It is what I believed after this chamber was turned into a crime scene just 10 weeks ago,” Gomez said, referring to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters.
“I take no joy in introducing this resolution but any member who incites political violence and threatens our lives must be expelled. And I will do everything I can in my power to protect our democracy and keep all my colleagues safe,” he said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters at her weekly press conference that Gomez’s resolution doesn’t reflect leadership’s position, but, “members are very unhappy about what happened here and they can express themselves the way they do. What Mr. Gomez did is his own view.”
Greene’s office had no immediate comment on the resolution, and while she frequently comments on Twitter, the congresswoman’s campaign said her account had been suspended for 12 hours. The campaign said they were not given any explanation for the suspension, which Twitter said later was the result of a mistake.
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