Georgia Republican congressional candidate — a QAnon whacko — that Donald Trump praised as a “future Republican star,” posted an image on Facebook that sends a dangerous message. Facebook removed the image that Greene posted featuring herself posing with a gun alongside images of Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaid (Mich.), and Ilhan Omar (Minn.), who are members of the group of freshmen House lawmakers that are referred to as “the Squad.”
QAnon, for the record, is a conspiracy theory that falsely claims that Trump is facing down a shadowy cabal of Democratic Satan-worshipping pedophiles. The FBI has warned that QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracies pose a domestic terrorist threat. And Greene’s image seems to confirm that.
This post on Facebook by Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon adherent & likely winner of House seat in Congress, shows her holding a rifle gun & seemingly threatening @AOC @RashidaTlaib @IlhanMN. It has 4.6k likes and comments, and nearly 1,500 shares on Facebook, per CrowdTangle. pic.twitter.com/Lk2c5kK8vb
— Davey Alba (@daveyalba) September 4, 2020
Rep. Omar responded.
Posting a photo with an assault rifle next to the faces of three women of color is not advertising. It’s incitement.
There are already death threats in response to this post.
Facebook should remove this violent provocation. https://t.co/VYKzRv6VcB
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 4, 2020
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More importantly: @realdonaldtrump @GOPLeader, this rests squarely on your shoulders. You have incited attacks on us since we were sworn in. You have told us to “go back” where we came from.
This is your party now. Dangerous and disgraceful.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 4, 2020
Facebook removed the startling image.
Thank you for raising this, Congresswoman. The image violates our policies and we’ve removed it.
— Andy Stone (@andymstone) September 4, 2020
When Trump was asked about the QAnon conspiracy movement last month, he said, “I don’t know much about the movement, other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate.” After Greene’s victory, he tweeted, “Marjorie is strong on everything and never gives up – a real WINNER!” During her victory speech, she referred to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a “bitch.” Last week, Greene said that Pelosi should be charged with “treason” and suggested that it’s “punishable by death.”
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