Wash. Post’s Alemany: Marjorie Taylor Greene Screamed at AOC; She’s Bringing Alive the Hatred We’ve Witnessed at Trump Rallies

RUSH TRANSCRIPT So Outfront ░░░░░░░░ one of The Washington ░░░░░░░░ reporters that was there ░░░░░░░░ witnessed the episode between ░░░░░░░░ Taylor Greene and Alexandria ░░░░░░░░ Cortez So Jackie thanks ░░░░░░░░ much So you re ░░░░░░░░ every day You see ░░░░░░░░ they interact with each ░░░░░░░░ You see Congress people ░░░░░░░░ their best and worst ░░░░░░░░ tell me what happened ░░░░░░░░ were you surprised by ░░░░░░░░ you witnessed Yeah Erin ░░░░░░░░ for having me tonight ░░░░░░░░ colleague and I were ░░░░░░░░ out outside of the ░░░░░░░░ chamber waiting for lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ come out and we ░░░░░░░░ shocked by the behavior ░░░░░░░░ saw from Margorie Taylor ░░░░░░░░ So much so that ░░░░░░░░ honestly didn t even ░░░░░░░░ the presence of mind ░░░░░░░░ record the interaction because ░░░░░░░░ was so taken aback ░░░░░░░░ surprised by Greene s ░░░░░░░░ at the moment But ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman Ocasio Cortez walked ░░░░░░░░ and Greene started chasing ░░░░░░░░ down and shouting at ░░░░░░░░ hey Alexandria in order ░░░░░░░░ get her attention in ░░░░░░░░ very aggressive tone Far ░░░░░░░░ aggressive than I think ░░░░░░░░ saw this that video ░░░░░░░░ her accosting David Hogg ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez didn t ░░░░░░░░ walking Greene picked up ░░░░░░░░ pace continued to shout ░░░░░░░░ asking her why she ░░░░░░░░ antifa and Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ which she falsely referred ░░░░░░░░ as terrorist groups So ░░░░░░░░ Greene denies you know ░░░░░░░░ you saw She denies ░░░░░░░░ screamed at Alexandria Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ And a reporter asked ░░░░░░░░ about the way she ░░░░░░░░ Alexandria Ocasio Cortez I ░░░░░░░░ to play for you ░░░░░░░░ for our viewers what ░░░░░░░░ Taylor Greene responded By ░░░░░░░░ to her talking to ░░░░░░░░ She said Screaming Do ░░░░░░░░ know what screaming is ░░░░░░░░ s what people do ░░░░░░░░ rockets are fired at ░░░░░░░░ like Hamas terrorists are ░░░░░░░░ into Israel That s ░░░░░░░░ people do they scream ░░░░░░░░ that happens I was ░░░░░░░░ to her saying you ░░░░░░░░ to debate me about ░░░░░░░░ green new deal So ░░░░░░░░ Jackie you were there ░░░░░░░░ she in fact screaming ░░░░░░░░ is in fact not ░░░░░░░░ happened She was screaming ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ more shocking considering the ░░░░░░░░ that we re working ░░░░░░░░ right now As you ░░░░░░░░ it s the halls ░░░░░░░░ Congress There s a ░░░░░░░░ standard of behavior but ░░░░░░░░ are also working in ░░░░░░░░ environment where lawmakers and ░░░░░░░░ are scared to go ░░░░░░░░ work every day They ░░░░░░░░ to hold town halls ░░░░░░░░ of the potential threat ░░░░░░░░ violence This is the ░░░░░░░░ of behavior that would ░░░░░░░░ you expelled from school ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t tolerate it ░░░░░░░░ a child let alone ░░░░░░░░ member of Congress Again ░░░░░░░░ have been in Washington ░░░░░░░░ a decade now I ░░░░░░░░ never seen a political ░░░░░░░░ an elected official or ░░░░░░░░ behave in this manner ░░░░░░░░ think cumulatively when we ░░░░░░░░ at the series of ░░░░░░░░ that happened on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ this week it s ░░░░░░░░ latest series of data ░░░░░░░░ of a disturbing trend ░░░░░░░░ I think we re ░░░░░░░░ which is in some ░░░░░░░░ circles there s been ░░░░░░░░ emotion of political and ░░░░░░░░ norms This is a ░░░░░░░░ earn of behavior with ░░░░░░░░ Taylor Greene enabled by ░░░░░░░░ Leader McCarthy claimed he ░░░░░░░░ t seen the reports ░░░░░░░░ have been on The ░░░░░░░░ Post for almost 24 ░░░░░░░░ now But MTG has ░░░░░░░░ lied about her behavior ░░░░░░░░ though we s had ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers claim they have ░░░░░░░░ threatened by this And ░░░░░░░░ was almost like she ░░░░░░░░ bringing alive the hatred ░░░░░░░░ witnessed at Trump rallies ░░░░░░░░ the halls of Congress ░░░░░░░░ think that the rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ that kind of behavior ░░░░░░░░ varies from you know ░░░░░░░░ January 6 riots in ░░░░░░░░ five people died To ░░░░░░░░ the heated rhetoric that ░░░░░░░░ former president really endo ░░░░░░░░ remembered from his supporters ░░░░░░░░ you very much Jackie ░░░░░░░░ us exactly what she ░░░░░░░░ and the significance there ░░░░░░░░ you.