Marjorie Taylor Greene defends calling Biden a 'liar' trends now
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she is not sorry 'one bit' for calling Joe Biden a 'liar' during his State of the Union address, adding the president got 'exactly what he deserved.'
Greene showed no remorse for her actions, despite being slammed on social media for disrupting the president's annual address.
'People are p***ed off,' she told CNN on Wednesday. 'He got exactly what he deserved. And I'm not sorry one bit.'
She again accused Biden of lying about the economy and the border. Republicans were infuriated on Tuesday night when Biden, in his remarks, accusing the GOP of wanting to 'sunset' Medicare and Social Security.
The president was referring to a plan by Republican Sen. Rick Scott to automatically sunset laws if they're not renewed, which Democrats say would include Medicare and Social Security.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, earlier Tuesday, had implored Republicans to behave during the president's remarks.
During the speech, when Republicans started to shout 'secure the border' at Biden, McCarthy shushed them from his spot on the dias of the House.
But Greene said she didn't think the speaker was mad about the disruptions.
'I don't think Speaker McCarthy is upset with any of us for for expressing our views and being unwilling to allow the President to lie. What am I gonna do stand up and give golf claps? No thank you. I don't clap for liars,' she said.
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene said she is not sorry 'one bit' for calling Joe Biden a 'liar' during his State of the Union addresss
She's not the only Republican doubling down on their attacks on the president.
Scott, the Republican senator from Florida, is running a new ad in his state that calls on Biden to step down from office.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused Biden of making outrageous claims about Republicans' plans for these social spending programs as a 'political ploy' in order to 'goad' a reaction out of GOP lawmakers.
After Biden spent much of his State of the Union on Tuesday night touting that he rebuilt the economy and quelled inflation after the pandemic, he struck a sore spot when he claimed Republicans want to 'hold the economy hostage.'
It comes as polls show that most Americans feel they are worse off financially and that the economy is in worse shape due to Biden's policies.
Florida Senator Rick Scott started running an ad Wednesday in his state calling on President Joe Biden to resign. Lawmakers are demanding he step down after claiming he is 'lying' about the GOP wanting to get rid of Medicare and Social Security
President Joe Biden earned the biggest reaction of the night when he said: 'Some of my Republican friends want to take the economy hostage... Instead of making wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security sunset'
The president's claims quickly sparked the largest response of the night from Republicans who booed, jeered and shouted he was 'lying.'
