Georgia Republican Representative Majorie Taylor Greene was widely mocked after she accidentally compared her "enemies" to ducks due to an awkward Twitter typo.
Remarking on the midterm elections—which failed to develop into the "red wave" Republican legislators and pollsters had projected would happen—Greene said:
"I'm sure our enemies are quacking in their boots while we are still over here trying to count ballots."
You can see her tweet below.
\u201cI\u2019m sure our enemies are quacking in their boots while we are still over here trying to count ballots.\u201d— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1668082776
The word Greene meant to use was clearly "quaking," which means to shake or tremble, especially in fear. "Quacking" is the sound a duck makes, though the word can also be used to describe those who speak loudly and foolishly—much like Greene herself.
Greene even issued a follow-up tweet later once she realized her mistake, though she didn't delete her original tweet.
None— Michael Voss (@Michael Voss) 1668083104
But the damage was already done and Greene's failure to keep her ducks in a row opened her up to significant mockery online.
The duck jokes were endless.
\u201cWhat the duck?\u201d— David Roth (@David Roth) 1668109383
\u201cNow Marj stop ducking the issue, the red wave was a pink flush of embarrassment.\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\n\n@RepMTG\u201d— Malcolm1234567 (@Malcolm1234567) 1668121066
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be ducking kidding me\u201d— Grant Addison (@Grant Addison) 1668097262
\u201cDucking autocorrect\u201d— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1668097675
\u201cWhen your default is goose stepping\u201d— Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC (@Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC) 1668099553
\u201cGet the duck out of here.\u201d— Rick Wilson (@Rick Wilson) 1668104819
\u201cThis is such a ducking stupid thing to say.\u201d— Daniel W. Drezner (@Daniel W. Drezner) 1668107362
\u201cDon't quack while you eat your gazpacho, or you might get zapped by the Rothschild space lasers.\u201d— James Surowiecki (@James Surowiecki) 1668107711
\u201cGuess we know which side of the duck-sized horses/horse-sized duck question she's on\u201d— Back to Unhinged LSU Football Jaqdson (@Back to Unhinged LSU Football Jaqdson) 1668107783
\u201cNever one to duck the hard questions.\u201d— . (@.) 1668109288
Greene is no stranger to making foolish spelling mistakes online and has been called out for at least one of them in the past.
Earlier this year, Greene was mocked by New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after Greene criticized the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the events of January 6, 2021, the day a mob of former Republican President Donald Trump's supporters attacked the United States Capitol on the false premise that the election had been stolen.
Greene claimed ahead of a vote on a gun control measure that the committee and the federal government at large had "fragrantly" violated the rights of January 6 defendants who have been detained pre-trial, which made it sound as if these violations had a pleasant or sweet smell.
Unfortunately for Greene, Ocasio-Cortez noticed her verbal gaffe immediately, pointing out that Greene should have used the word "flagrantly," which is used to described actions that are considered wrong or immoral as conspicuously or obviously offensive.
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