Robert Garcia—a newly elected gay lawmaker who successfully ran to represent California's 42nd District in the House of Representatives—trolled Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene with a viral video demonstrating how he intends to walk past her at orientation.
Garcia posted a now-viral video of television personality Nene Leakes sashaying while wearing a pair of high heels.
He captioned the video with the following message:
"As a reminder this will be me when I walk by Marjorie Taylor Greene in the Capitol next week at orientation."
You can see Garcia's post—and the video—below.
\u201cAs a reminder this will be me when I walk by Marjorie Taylor Greene in the Capitol next week at orientation.\u201d— Robert Garcia (@Robert Garcia) 1668194831
Garcia is the current mayor of Long Beach, California. His term ends next month, after which he will take on his new role as Representative.
He is both the city's youngest and first elected openly LGBTQ+ mayor and several years ago married his longtime boyfriend, California State University, Long Beach professor Matthew Mendez.
His post was his own way of trolling one of the most vocally homophobic members of Congress and Twitter users loved every minute.
\u201cI already love this man.\u201d— \ud83c\udf0a Heather B - \ud83d\ude4f for \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@\ud83c\udf0a Heather B - \ud83d\ude4f for \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1668447765
\u201cwow I will finally be represented in Congress\u201d— Taj Magruder (@Taj Magruder) 1668268574
\u201cI have never loved a tweet more.\u201d— JIll \u262e\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9b (@JIll \u262e\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9b) 1668298440
\u201cCan\u2019t wait for you to show that \u201clovely lady\u201d what a true leader looks like. @RobertGarcia\u201d— Tony Ramirez (@Tony Ramirez) 1668309625
\u201cThis is exactly why I want Twitter to LIVE! Ha Ha! How would I see this without Twitter?\u201d— Julia Sweeney (@Julia Sweeney) 1668315139
\u201cThe new congresspeople have SASS and I\u2019m here for it!\u201d— Phil \ud83e\udd7d\ud83c\udfd4 (@Phil \ud83e\udd7d\ud83c\udfd4) 1668286321
\u201cOh God\u2026.please PLEASE have someone record that.\u201d— Lisa Ann Walter (@Lisa Ann Walter) 1668306793
\u201clove that Robert Garcia is not just a gay politician but a \u2728gay\u2728 politician.\u201d— Jannik \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Jannik \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1668371120
\u201cTHISSSSS is the representation we needed. Can't wait to see the Republicans seethe with anger \ud83d\ude0d\u201d— ANGEL BANK$ (@ANGEL BANK$) 1668424044
Greene is one of the more vocally anti-LGBTQ+ members of Congress.
In March, she was criticized after she launched into an attack against Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten, demanding they “stay out of our girls' bathrooms" and suggested that they are both sexual predators. She has attacked him numerous times since.
Greene also has a history of dehumanizing transgender people.
She made headlines last year after she raised the anti-trans flag outside her office, which happens to sit directly across from the office of Representative Marie Newman, an Illinois Democrat. Earlier, Newman had raised a trans flag to support her transgender daughter following a contentious debate about the Equality Act, which Greene opposed.
Greene's behavior drew bipartisan criticism, including from Republicans who'd earlier voted to strip her of her committee assignments after she made anti-Semitic remarks and promoted violence against Democrats.
She recently garnered significant criticism after she melted down after someone vandalized an anti-transgender sign she displays outside her office, referring to the culprits as "crazy and deranged."
