Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) shocked CBS News’ Leslie Stahl after making a claim about President Joe Biden and Democrats.
During a “60 Minutes” interview that aired on Sunday, Stahl mentioned a previous claim made by Greene that Democrats are a “party of pedophiles.”
Greene replied, “I would definitely say so. They support grooming children.”
Stahl responded, “They are not pedophiles. Why would you say that?”
Greene explained, “Democrats support – even Joe Biden, the president himself – supports children being sexualized and having transgender surgeries. Sexualizing children is what pedophiles do to children.”
After a pause, Stahl said, “Wow. OK.”
She then asked Greene, “Can’t you fight for what you believe in without all that name-calling and without the personal attacks?”
The lawmaker said she would “ask the same question to the other side, because all they’ve done is call me names and insult me nonstop since I’ve been here, Lesley. They call me racist. They call me anti-Semitic, which is not true. I’m not calling anyone names. I’m calling out the truth basically.”
After Stahl reminded her of the pedophile claim again, Greene said, “Call it what it is.”
Watch the conversation below:
“Wow.” 60 Minutes uses their prestigious platform to showcase Marjorie Taylor Greene. Then Lesley Stahl seems surprised when Greene calls President Biden and Democrats “pedophiles”. pic.twitter.com/mG4Wevmr9Z
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) April 3, 2023
While speaking to Real America’s Voice’s “Prime Time” with Dr. Gina Loudon in 2022, Greene called Democrats of “party of pedophiles and the party of “Princess predators from Disney.”
Despite the back and forth between the lawmaker and CBS News correspondent, Greene appeared to enjoy the interview.
“It was an honor to spend a few days with the legendary icon Leslie Stahl and talented crew [60 Minutes]. Leslie is a trailblazer for women in journalism. And while we may disagree on some issues, I respect her greatly,” Greene tweeted.
It was an honor to spend a few days with the legendary icon Leslie Stahl and talented crew @60Minutes.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 1, 2023
Leslie is a trailblazer for women in journalism.
And while we may disagree on some issues, I respect her greatly.
Tune in tomorrow 7 pm ET on CBS. https://t.co/GpqTHxposb
Several on Twitter criticized the network’s decision to interview Greene given her history of making controversial claims.