During a televised debate on Sunday night, Democratic candidate Marcus Flowers accused House Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of being at least partially responsible for the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S.
Capitol, citing as evidence Greene’s false and oft-repeated stance that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. “You cannot accuse me of insurrection.
I was a victim of the January 6 riot as any other member of Congress,” Greene said. “That was the third day I had on the job, I had nothing to do with what happened there that day, and I will not have you accuse me of that.
That is wrong of you to do, you are lying about me and you will not defame my character in that manner.” Flowers then sought to make his point by directly asking Greene a question. “Did Joe Biden win the [2020] election, Congresswoman Greene?” Greene replied, “Joe Biden is the President of the United States, Marcus” “Absolutely,” he responded. “But you pushed a big lie that said he did not win the election.
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