Greene casts blame on Dems for ‘selfish’ town hall disruption

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) blamed Democrats for the disruption of her town hall Tuesday, calling the incident “selfish” and saying opinions should be expressed “at the voting booth.”

“I’m not intimidated by the Democrats who tried to shut down my town hall tonight,” Greene wrote in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday.

“I refused to tolerate their selfish attempts to disrupt an event that was for all of my constituents, not just the ones who could make the most noise,” she continued. “This is the type of business that should be handled at the voting booth.”

At least six protesters were removed during Greene’s town hall in Cobb County, Ga., on Tuesday. Three were arrested, including two individuals whom police used stun guns to detain.  

Greene spoke to reporters after the event, saying, “it shouldn’t be this way,” when asked about the disruption.

“There’s no reason for screaming, yelling, ridiculous outrageous protesting,” she said. “That disrupts the entire event for every single person that is there. And, you know, one of the most important things I do is offer constituent services, and that was exactly what I wanted to be able to promote and talk about tonight.”

Greene, an outspoken far-right ally of President Trump, told reporters she gets the most death threats of anyone in Congress, even sometimes more than Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

She condemned political violence broadly, pointing to the recent arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) mansion on the first night of Passover.

“It shouldn’t be this way for any elected leader, no matter what political party they represent,” Greene told reporters.

During the nearly hourlong town hall, in which she took questions submitted by the audience, Greene defended Trump’s tariff agenda, the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) work that she said was focused on rooting out waste and abuse in the federal government and called, again, for federal funding for public broadcasters PBS and NPR to be revoked.

House Republicans were advised early last month to refrain from hosting town halls with constituents in their districts. But some have done them anyway, facing backlash.

Democrats have also faced irritated constituents, with attendees contending that liberal lawmakers are not doing enough to counter Trump’s agenda. 

Updated at 9:49 a.m. EDT