
In a controversial interview with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes, QAnon Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called Democrats “the party of pedophiles” among other things with little push-back from Stahl.
Via The Daily Beast:
To open the 60 Minutes interview, which was filmed prior to Donald Trump’s indictment, Stahl told Greene: “We looked up some words that have been said about you… Crazy, Q-clown, Looney Tune, unhinged, moron. Pretty ugly stuff.”
Then the congresswoman took the opportunity to double down on some of her own verbal taunts.
When Stahl prompted her on a prior claim that “the Democrats are a party of pedophiles,” Greene hastened to confirm the baseless assertion.
“I would definitely say so,” she said. “They support grooming children. Democrats support, even Joe Biden, the president himself, supports children being sexualized and having transgender surgeries,” Greene spewed, invoking an alt-right applause line that has been repeatedly debunked. “Sexualizing children is what pedophiles do to children.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she stands by some of her unfounded, polarizing claims, like Democrats are “a party of pedophiles" and the 2020 election was stolen. https://t.co/33pUe30EDl pic.twitter.com/lYHaNKMYJN
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) April 2, 2023
Many on social media felt giving Taylor the 60 Minutes treatment was a bad idea because it could be seen as giving her a platform to spread her conspiracy theories, as well as normalizing racism and insurrection.
According to ShowBiz411, 60 Minute’s episode featuring MTG was the 2nd lowest-rated of the season.
About a minute in, Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she never said Parkland was a false flag and gets fact checked. A post of hers is shown on the screen while she is denying it pic.twitter.com/pRfkO4f4kj
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 2, 2023
I’m disgusted. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 60 Minutes interview was replete with lies. She offered the same, dangerous nonsense as always & it was sickening. We should all be outraged that she was given a national platform by CBS to do this. Unforgivable on every level.
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) April 2, 2023
Why again is @60Minutes giving her a megaphone?
— Ben Estes (@benestes) April 2, 2023
What a JOKE.
I can no longer take 60 Minutes seriously.Who thought legitimizing a white supremacist terrorist was a good idea?
— ❤️🧡💛ᗰia💚💙💜 (@mommamia1217) April 3, 2023