Greene attacks former Georgia lieutenant governor over Trump criticism

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attacked former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) over his criticism of former President Trump and his allies’ alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. 

“For everyone outside of Georgia, this is our former Lt. Governor. We do not consider him [Duncan] relevant. He is not a leader by any means, no one listens to him or cares what he has to say,” Greene wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to a clip of Duncan’s Monday night interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. 

Responding to Trump’s latest indictment from a Georgia grand jury, Duncan told Collins the former president “did his most damage in Georgia” and “sucked the soul of the Republican party” in the state. 

Duncan had testified earlier Monday before the Fulton County grand jury, which later handed down the indictment against Trump and 18 other co-defendants. In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett on “Erin Burnett OutFront,” Duncan described his testimony as “very serious” and “intense.” 

Greene went on to call Duncan a “RINO in retirement that loves to go on CNN.” RINO, meaning, “Republican in name only,” is a term used for Republicans whose views are seen as deviating from the party. 

In a series of other posts Tuesday, Greene, a close ally of Trump, railed against the indictment, writing: “Why hasn’t a Republican state AG or Republican county DA arrested Democrats for crimes they’ve committed? Ken Paxton was trying to until the Texas RINOs impeached him. Democrats have gone full communism and are playing for keeps, it’s time for Republicans to grow a spine.”

In the posts, Greene referred to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who will face impeachment proceedings in the state Senate in September in connection with multiple allegations including bribery, obstruction of justice and making false statements.

In another tweet, the Georgia representative urged people against going to the Fulton County courthouse to not “give them an ounce of our flesh. Let them have their empty streets, barricades and media circus.” 

Georgia’s indictment against Trump is the fourth criminal case brought against the former president since April. The case in Georgia includes a broad range of charges, with a total of 41 counts against the 19 defendants, including racketeering and conspiracy to commit election fraud. Trump faces 13 counts related to making false statements and impersonating a public officer.