Meghan McCain has branded Marjorie Taylor Greene "a freak" after the GOP congresswoman bizarrely advised Transportation Secretary Peter Buttigieg and his husband to "keep out of our women' loos."
Greene took goal at Buttigieg throughout a rally in Commerce, Georgia, headlined by former president Donald Trump on Saturday.
"You already know what? Pete Buttigieg can take his electrical autos and his bicycle, and he and his husband can keep out of our women' loos," she mentioned, eliciting cheers.
It isn't clear what precisely Greene meant by the remark, however she has a historical past of spouting excessive and hateful rhetoric and embracing conspiracy theories, which has seen her stripped of committee assignments and her private Twitter account completely banned.
Simply remember Trump supporters and GOP management have extra of an issue with @Liz_Cheney than this freak. https://t.co/LBarl9bpiK
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) March 26, 2022
Throughout her speech on Saturday, she additionally spoke about transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, saying "he" wants to return to the boys's workforce "as a result of we'll kick the organic males out of the ladies's sports activities."
McCain, a former panelist on The View and the daughter of the late John McCain, shared a clip from Greene's speech on Twitter, including: "Simply remember Trump supporters and GOP management have extra of an issue with @Liz_Cheney than this freak."
Final yr, the Wyoming GOP voted to now not acknowledge Cheney as a member of the Republican Celebration on account of her criticism of former president Donald Trump, and vote to question him for his position in inciting the January 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol.
In Might final yr, Republicans in Washington, D.C., voted to take away Cheney from a prime congressional management place over her criticism of Trump.
Others on Twitter additionally criticized Greene's feedback about Buttigieg.
Marcus Flowers, an Military veteran operating in opposition to Greene, tweeted: "Marjorie Taylor Greene's blatant homophobia is disgusting. The individuals of Georgia deserve higher, and that is why I'll unseat her."
One other challenger, Holly McCormack, wrote: "Homophobia and transphobia don't have any place in the USA Congress. I will beat Marjorie Taylor Greene this November."
Rep. Ted Lieu wrote: "Majorie Taylor Greene is the face of the @GOP. I'll proceed to spotlight @RepMTG's homophobia, hatred, and unAmerican views."
Journalist Aaron Rupar known as Greene's remarks "unvarnished homophobia" that "will get large cheers from Trump followers at his rally in Georgia."
Some recommended that Greene seemed to be complicated homosexuality with being transgender. Buttigieg and his husband Chasten, an LGBTQ rights advocate, are cisgender homosexual males.
"Um, can somebody inform Marjorie Taylor Greene that homosexual males are...the final individuals who'd need to prey on ladies?" Billy Binion tweeted.
It comes as a bunch of Georgia voters is searching for to bar Greene from operating for reelection, saying she supported January 6 rioters.
Buttigieg and Greene's workplaces have been contacted for extra remark.
McCain has additionally been contacted for extra remark.
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