Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) made an appearance on former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon’s podcast Thursday, and claimed liberal media outlets are to blame for her home being “swatted” twice in the last two days.
“Swatting” is the practice of reporting a serious violent crime at a location no crime has occurred, hoping to send an expanded police presence, or SWAT team, to the location. It is a tactic used to increase the likelihood of an officer-involved shooting in response to the alleged violent crime.
An op-ed posted to MSNBC.com responded to Greene introducing a bill banning “gender-affirming care for transgender minors across the country”. The headline of the story reads “Marjorie Taylor Greene officially declares war on the trans community”.
“NBC News. all these articles coming up saying you ‘declared war’ on trans kids and you are a hater,” Bannon said. “Are you a hater?”
“They are trying to get me killed. Those media companies, they are responsible for trying to get me killed by those horrific headlines,” Greene said before saying she should sue MSNBC and NBC.
She later concluded “The liars in the media are the biggest enemy we have Steve, and I thank God for you as you fight them every single day. And we have to continue to do it because the liars in the media, you know, here’s one thing. You think about this. The freedom of press is not the freedom to lie. And that is the absolute truth.”
