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Right-wing conspiracist and congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing backlash online after calling New York City disgusting, filthy and repulsive.
Following Greene’s visit to the city in support of Donald Trump during his arraignment on Tuesday, the Georgia representative went on Fox News and told host Tucker Carlson:
“I compared it to what I called Gotham City… The streets are filthy, they’re covered with people basically lying, on drugs. They can’t even stand up. They’re falling over. There’s so much crime in the city. I can’t comprehend how people live there.”
“Justice Thomas accepted and failed to disclose lavish vacations gifted to him by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in a shameless abuse of power and an affront to the American people. Sadly, these actions are part of a pattern of corruption that betrays Thomas’ deep-seated contempt for the rule of law. No one is above the law–not even Supreme Court justices,” said Brett Edkins, the organization’s managing director of policy and political affairs.
“Our highest court must be held to a higher ethical standard. Congress has a constitutional duty to act quickly by passing a Supreme Court code of ethics and investigating the full extent of Justice Thomas’ wrongdoing,” he added.
