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MTG’s Boyfriend Scrambles To Back Up Her Absurd Weather Lies—And People Think He’s ‘Dumber’ Than His Girlfriend

The partner of the controversial Georgia Congresswoman has doubled down on wild weather conspiracies.

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Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was propelled to Congress by conspiracy theories, including her belief in QAnon and the existence of “space lasers” controlled by the Rothschild family. And she has not, after becoming a national figure, tamped down her conspiratorial beliefs.

Greene, last week, went viral for claiming on X that “yes, they can control the weather,” which was one of those messages where the community note was much longer than the tweet:

In the days since, Greene has not even dreamed of backing down. She reiterated the claim, attached to a video of former CIA director John Brennan speaking, in 2016, about theoretical climate change mitigation technologies which are a very far thing from “controlling the weather”:

To post such things, during the height of a hurricane season, is pretty irresponsible, not to mention obviously wrong. If “they” had the power to create hurricanes, why do it? Who does it help?

Later in the weekend, Greene returned to her favorite topic of lasers.

Then on Monday Brian Glenn, a radio personality who is said to be dating Rep. Greene, chimed in with a wild weather conspiracy of this own, this time involving “cloud seeding” and also endorsing raw milk for good measure.

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To be clear, all of this is nonsense. It’s not clear who ordered the supposed laser-directed hurricane, or what motivation they would have to do so.

The reactions were incredulous

The White House has weighed in on hurricane conspiracy theories.

“Disinformation of this kind can discourage people from seeking critical assistance when they need it most,” a White House memo obtained by Reuters said. “It is paramount that every leader, whatever their political beliefs, stops spreading this poison.”
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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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