Controversial House member Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is pushing for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden’s business dealings.
Rep. Greene accuses President Biden of lying to the American public, weaponizing the Department of Justice, wrongly attacking former President Trump and his associates and having illegal involvement in foreign business dealings.
On Saturday, Greene responded to critics of her threat to not participate in an upcoming government debt ceiling vote unless the House first votes to open an impeachment inquiry against Biden.
Greene posted her response on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter: “The White House is attacking me for demanding an impeachment inquiry before I’ll vote to fund one penny to our over bloated $32 TRILLION dollar in debt failing government.”
“We have the evidence they have desperately been trying to hide.” Greene added. “Should we inquire? Should we just take a look? Dare we investigate further? The answer is YES but the White House is outraged at my audacity to demand it.”
The Hill reported that last Thursday, the White House criticized Greene for threatening to hold up financial talks, referring to her plan as part of the “hardcore fringe” of the Republican Party.
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates criticized Greene, saying, “The last thing the American people deserve is for extreme House members to trigger a government shutdown that hurts our economy, undermines our disaster preparedness, and forces our troops to work without guaranteed pay.”
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) accused Greene of “carrying water for Trump” and doing anything she could to “distract from Trump’s indictments.”
On Thursday, Greene placed conditions on her vote, including discontinuing funding for Ukraine, eliminating COVID-related mandates and “withholding funding for Biden’s weaponization of government.”
Greene seems clear on what she will and will not do. Last week she said: “I will be happy to work with all my colleagues. I will work with the Speaker of the House. I will work with everyone. But I will not fund those things.”
The deadline to fund the government is September 30. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has indicated he will present a bridge stopgap proposal to temporarily avert a shutdown.
McCarthy has to date resisted calls to move forward with impeachment hearings. However, recently the speaker has signaled his intent to move forward with an inquiry into Biden’s foreign business dealings.
The Hill reported that McCarthy stated moving forward with an impeachment inquiry is “contingent on a full House vote when session resumes in September.”
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