Marjorie Taylor Greene Declares America in 'Spiritual War' After Swatting
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, spoke on a Sunday podcast about her stance on gender-affirming treatment for transgender children, saying that the country is in a "spiritual war" as some critics consider some of her opinions controversial."I don't know how we got in a place where my stance is controversial," she said during an interview with Human Events Daily podcast host Jack Posobiec. "I think it just shows you, we are in a true spiritual war in America.
And you can see the attacks on me are proof of it."The congresswoman was referring to the alleged "swatting" calls that she says were targeting her this week.
Swatting is the act of making hoax emergency calls that are meant to bring in a SWAT team and emergency personnel to a location.Police officers were sent to Greene's home Wednesday morning after receiving an emergency call reporting that a man was shot five times in a bathtub and that a woman was inside the house possibly in the presence of children.
The GOP lawmaker's office said the incident was a "political attack on her family and home," while her spokesperson Nick Dyer said that Greene was safe and that "whoever committed this violent crime will face the full extent of the law."One of the suspects, who made the call, allegedly told police that the original 911 call was made using a computer-generated voice, adding that the motive behind it was related to the congresswoman's statements about "transgender youth rights," and that "they were trying to SWAT her."Earlier this month, Greene said that she will introduce a bill that would federally ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender children.
