CNSNews.com is a huge fan of far-right Republican Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — so much so, in fact, that it keeps censoring for its readers just how far-right she is, and her support for the fringe QAnon conspiracy theory. CNS has continued to promote Greene:
- A Dec. 16 article by Craig Bannister touted how Greene “says America is suffering from “a spiritual blinding” in which truth is denied and untruths are accepted as truths,” adding that she “bills herself on Twitter as ‘Christian, Wife, Mom, Small Business Owner, Proud American, 100% Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Pro-Trump.'” He didn’t mention that Greene accepts the untruth of QAnon as truth.
- On Dec. 23, Bannister gushed that Greene took “a shot at the foreign pork in the COVID-19 stimulus relief bill,” calling it “the biggest F you to the American people.”
- Bannister served up more gushing in a Jan. 4 article a proposal to use gender-neutral language: “Despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) desire to deny it, there are only two genders, new Congresswoman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday, announcing that she will vote against Pelosi’s proposed rules change.”
Susan Jones served up a more full-throated defense of Greene in a Jan. 13 article:
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) told CNN on Wednesday that newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is among the “handful” of lawmakers who are “morally bankrupt,” “depraved,” and “dangerous.”
Crow said House Democrats are looking at ways to “stop” Greene: “And whether this is an expulsion proceeding, a censure, you know, we can’t let this stand,” Crow said.
Crow was reacting to a tweet posted Monday night by Greene, a Trump supporter, who predicted that the latest impeachment effort would fail:
“President Trump will remain in office,” Green tweeted overnight. “This Hail Mary attempt to remove him from the White House is an attack on every American who voted for him. Democrats must be held accountable for the political violence inspired by their rhetoric.”
Twitter labeled the tweet, saying “Election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. Presidential election.”
In addition to censoring Greene’s admiration for QAnon, Jones also omitted other relevant information for context, whereas Politico did not:
After Congress resumed its certification proceedings following the attack, Greene was one of the 147 congressional Republicans who still objected to the election results. She also drew criticism last week after video footage showed her, along with a handful of other House Republicans, refusing to wear a mask while sheltering with other lawmakers amid the violence. At least three House Democrats have since tested positive for Covid-19.
Greene, a freshman congresswoman elected last November, has previously endorsed elements of the dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory and made Islamophobic comments. She has won praise from Trump, who has called her a “future Republican star.”
The next day, Jones cheered that “Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said on Wednesday she plan to file articles of impeachment against Democrat Joe Biden the day after he is sworn in as president,” adding that “Greene is among President Trump’s strongest congressional supporters, and at least one Democrat has mentioned ‘expulsion’ as a way to ‘stop’ her.” Again, Jones forgot to mention that Greene is a right-wing extremist who is an adherent to the QAnon conspiracy theory. (She also forgot to mention any cause Greene has for impeaching Biden.
We don’t see how mainstreaming an conspiracy theory-obsessed extremist — as CNS is trying to do with Greene — is going to end well.