Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is so staunchly opposed to taking down statues that she told a city council she would not advocate for taking down a statue of Adolf Hitler or Satan.
During a Dalton City Council meeting in June 2020, Greene noted the trend at the time of protesters tearing down statues of controversial historical figures such as Christopher Columbus. She also noted that figures of more revered figures such as George Washington were vandalized.
“Whether I see a statue that may be something that I would fully disagree with, like Adolf Hitler, maybe a statue of Satan himself, I would not want to say take it down,” Greene said.
She continued, “But again, it’s so that I can tell my children and teach others about who these people are, what they did, and what they may be about.”
“So, as a Congressional candidate, I just wanted to come forward and make a statement. And thank you all for hearing everyone in your community, and also let voters know where I stand on the matter,” she added.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed during remarks last year that she wouldn't support the removal of hypothetical statues of Hitler or Satan "so that I could tell my children and teach others about who these people are."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 25, 2021
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The video of Greene surfaced after someone sent it to Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman.
It comes as Greene is facing criticism after she compared the mask mandate in the House to the Holocaust.
During an interview on Real America’s Voice, Greene said, “You know, we can look back at a time in history when people were told to wear a gold star, and they were definitely treated like second-class citizens, so much so that they were put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany.”
“And this is exactly the type of abuse that Nancy Pelosi is talking about,” she added in regards to the House mask mandate.
Lawmakers are still required to wear masks in the House chamber even if they are fully vaccinated, despite guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear masks indoors in most situations.
Republican lawmakers including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) denounced her Holocaust comparison.
The Georgia Congresswoman denied that she compared COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust, as IJR reported.
“I never compared it to the Holocaust, only the discrimination against Jews in early Nazi years. Stop feeding into the left wing media attacks on me,” she tweeted on Tuesday, adding, “Everyone should be concerned about the squads support for terrorists and discrimination against unvaxxed people. Why aren’t they?”