Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed his fellow colleague, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), after she made a cryptic publish alluding that the “foreign government or powerful people” are gunning for her.
Over the weekend, Greene shared a publish on X through which she advised that she could possibly be at risk following threats to disclose intercourse offenders related to the intercourse trafficking investigation into the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
“I am not suicidal and one of the happiest healthiest people you will meet,” she started her publish. “With that said, if something happens to me, I ask you all to find out which foreign government or powerful people would take heinous actions to stop the information from coming out.”
She continued, “Not only about this issue, but because of the truth that I have been speaking.”
Greene wrapped up her message by including, “The People understand what I’m saying.”
The Trump administration got here beneath hearth earlier this yr after the Division of Justice introduced in July that it will not be releasing extra data about Epstein regardless of beforehand committing to take action.
Trump initially confirmed assist for releasing the Epstein information, however later repeatedly claimed that the Epstein information are a “Democrat hoax.”
Whereas Greene didn’t identify which “foreign governments” she was referring to in her publish, Cruz replied, writing, “Why do crazy people keep thinking ‘the Jews’ are trying to kill them?”
After dealing with backlash from X customers, Cruz expanded on his feedback.
“To all the bots saying she never mentioned the Jews, it says ‘find out which foreign government or powerful people would take heinous actions,’” Cruz wrote in a separate publish. “She’s talking about Belgians? Argentinians? As she said, ‘the People understand.’ Yes, we do.”
“And no, Israel didn’t murder Charlie,” he added, referring to one of many many debunked conspiracy theories that circulated on-line following the homicide of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Greene has confronted criticism previously for her feedback on anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Reps for Greene didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.
Cruz wasn’t the one right-wing political determine to blast Greene’s publish.
“This is what happens when you destroy your family with an affair & you’re having a midlife crisis at 51 years old because nobody takes you seriously anymore,” Greene’s foe and staunch Trump loyalist, Laura Loomer, wrote in a publish on X.
Loomer added: “Nobody is trying to kill you, @mtgreenee. Put the alcohol down. If you are suffering from alcoholism, there is help.”
Greene together with three different Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.) and Nancy Mace (S.C.) — have to this point signed a discharge petition that may pressure a vote on the total launch of the so-called Epstein case information.
In a separate X publish on Saturday, Greene argued that her push to get the Epstein information launched is “not about a pissing contest between political parties or political enemies.”
“The Epstein rape and pedophile network must be exposed,” she declared.
