MTG says she felt ‘threatened’ by ‘Squad’ member Bowman during Capitol exchange
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she felt “threatened” by Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) after a heated exchange outside the Capitol on Wednesday, claiming it was not the first time the “Squad” member had been “aggressive” toward her.
Greene and Bowman got into an argument outside the Capitol steps on Wednesday after Bowman and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) shouted at Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who was giving a press conference, to resign following his federal criminal indictment. Greene told Bowman that President Joe Biden should be impeached, while Bowman asked her to “save” her party that was “hanging by a thread.”
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During a press conference on Thursday, Greene said she felt “threatened” by Bowman’s actions and that “he approached me.”
“Yelling, shouting, raising his voice. He has aggressive — his physical mannerisms are aggressive,” she said.
“I think there’s a lot of concern about Jamaal Bowman, and I am concerned about it. I feel threatened by him,” Greene continued.
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Outside the Capitol on Wednesday, video of the interaction shows Bowman gesturing and raising his voice at Greene, but he did not appear to cross into Greene’s personal space. Both people were flailing their hands and leaning in to speak to the other person.
Greene claimed on Thursday this was not the first interaction with Bowman that made her fear for her life. She said the New York representative shouted “at the top of his lungs” that Greene was a white supremacist while she was in New York protesting former President Donald Trump’s indictment — a term to which she said she takes “great offense.”
“That is like calling a person of color the N-word, which should never happen,” Greene said. “Calling me a white supremacist is equal to that, and that is wrong.”
“Jamaal Bowman was down there, cursing at me, telling me to get the ‘F’ out of there,” Greene said of the day in New York. “He was leading the mob right outside of the vehicle I was sitting in.”
After hearing Greene’s comments on Thursday, Bowman told reporters he believed Greene was targeting him because of his race.
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“Unfortunately, this country has a history of characterizing black men who are outspoken, who stand their ground, and who push back as being threatening and intimidating,” Bowman said. “She’s not even using a dog whistle; she’s using a bullhorn.”
“Black men have continued to be characterized as aggressive because of our skin color,” the New York representative continued.