Marjorie Taylor Greene, the controversial Republican nominee in a Georgia congressional race, posted a photo on social media of her invitation to Washington to watch President Donald Trump speak on the final night of the party’s national convention.
She is now set to watch the speech live along with Republican members of Congress, possibly some who have said in the past that they don’t think she is fit to serve in Congress.
Numerous state party leaders endorsed her opponent in the Aug. 11 GOP runoff after videos surfaced of Greene making racist and anti-Muslim comments. But she still won the race easily and is expected to coast to a general election win in November in the conservative 14th Congressional District. Trump has since said Greene, who also has spread the false QAnon conspiracy theory, is a “future Republican star.”
After winning the runoff, Greene received national attention for her controversial remarks, which include calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “bitch” in her victory speech. Some Republicans have said they’re ready to welcome Greene in Washington while others have kept her at arm’s length.
She posted a picture late Tuesday afternoon of the blue invitation with gold lettering from Trump.
“I’m honored and thrilled to be invited to attend President Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday evening at the White House,” Greene wrote on Twitter. “I’m also equally excited to vote for him again November 3rd, and I’m working hard all over Georgia to help him win.”
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Georgia congressmen also accept Trump’s invitation
Several members of Georgia’s congressional delegation plan to attend President Donald Trump’s convention keynote speech in person Thursday at the White House, accepting the invitation extended to most Republican members of Congress.
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffer will attend the event, along with U.S. Reps. Rick Allen of Evans, Buddy Carter of Pooler and Jody Hice of Monroe.
U.S. Rep. Doug Collins’ campaign said he won’t be attending but may be hosting a viewing party Thursday as he competes against Loeffler in November’s special election for the seat she holds. He also recorded a video in support of Trump that is scheduled to air on social media or the GOP website some time during the week.
The other members of Georgia’s GOP House delegation — U.S. Reps. Drew Ferguson, Tom Graves, Barry Loudermilk, Austin Scott and Rob Woodall — did not immediately respond. U.S. Sen. David Perdue said Tuesday that he is recovering from knee surgery and expects to return to the campaign trail soon.
Trump’s speech was initially described as an acceptance address, but he delivered a roughly 54-minute speech to delegates in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday morning after they formally re-nominated him to a second term.
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‘He got blocked.’ Jones faces criticism, support
A day after Democratic state Rep. Vernon Jones of Lithonia delivered a ringing endorsement of President Donald Trump, he was on the receiving end of a swirl of criticism and support.
Dinesh D’Souza, a pro-Trump author, praised Jones’ “spine of steel,” and Fox News host Laura Ingraham exclaimed that he was “rocking” the convention.
Democrats reacted with a collective groan. Keith Boykin, a CNN commentator and Joe Biden supporter, said Jones and other Black Trump supporters can’t “erase Donald Trump’s decades-long history of racism.”
And state Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick, a fellow Democrat, told her Twitter followers not to bother asking her to relay any messages to Jones. “He got blocked three months ago,” she said.
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State Rep. Vernon Jones’ claim that President Donald Trump “ended, once and for all, the policy of incarceration of Black people” caught the eye of fact-checkers.
It was ruled false or an exaggeration by fact-checkers, who said Trump’s signing of the First Step Act in 2018 took steps to overhaul the criminal justice system but didn’t end mass incarceration.
Looking ahead: Pence to give acceptance speech
Vice President Mike Pence will give his acceptance speech Wednesday from Fort McHenry, the historic military installation in Baltimore that inspired the “Star Spangled Banner.”
Other scheduled speakers include Pence’s wife, Karen; former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway; U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas; and Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law.
