NBC’s Kristen Welker grilled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday for likening COVID-19 mask mandates during the coronavirus pandemic to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.
On “Meet the Press” a day before Greene’s last day in Congress, Welker mentioned the Georgia lawmaker’s highly condemned appearance at the America First Political Action Conference.
“In 2022, you did speak at a conference organized by Nick Fuentes. He’s a white nationalist. He recently said that Hitler is, quote, ‘Cool,’” Welker began. “Let me ask you about your perspective right now. Do you believe there is room in the Republican Party for Nick Fuentes and anyone who shares that ideology, that Hitler is cool?”
Greene, who announced her resignation from Congress in November following a public falling-out with President Donald Trump, totally dodged the question.
“Here’s my situation, and here’s my belief on people’s speech. I will always defend the First Amendment and free speech, no matter what kind of speech it is,” she replied. “Even speech that I find abhorrent or I disagree with, because I think that makes us uniquely American.”
