Conservative Congresswoman Nancy Mace spent the weekend facing criticism for contradictory statements regarding COVID-19 vaccines in two separate interviews for Fox News and CNN.
But far-right Congresswoman and prominent conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia had another bone to pick with Mace.
Earlier this week, right-wing Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado faced widespread rebuke after a video of her Islamophobic screed to constituents went viral. In the video, Boebert suggested Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota—one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress—was a terrorist-allied suicide bomber.
Mace decried Boebert's comments on a CNN appearance, saying:
"I have, time after time, condemned my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for racist tropes and remarks that I find disgusting, and this is no different from any others. ... We have a responsibility to lower the temperature, and this does not do that. I didn't come to Congress to throw bombs on Twitter, to take advantage of people by saying crazy things to raise money, or to be a comedian. I'll leave the comedy to Dave Chapelle."
Boebert apologized to "anyone in the Muslim community [she] offended," but not an apology to Omar. After a direct call to Omar in which she still refused to apologize, Boebert then said it was Omar who should apologize.
Mace's condemnation of Boebert's diatribe enraged Greene.
.@NancyMace is the trash in the GOP Conference.
Never attacked by Democrats or RINO’s (same thing) because she is not conservative, she’s pro-abort.
Mace you can back up off of @laurenboebert or just go hang with your real gal pals, the Jihad Squad.
Your out of your league.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) November 30, 2021
Mace fits right in on @CNN https://t.co/MjuGU52rC7
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) November 30, 2021
It wasn't long before Mace issued a brutal response.
*you’re
And, while I’m correcting you, I’m a pro-life fiscal conservative who was attacked by the Left all weekend (as I often am) as I defied China while in Taiwan.
What I’m not is a religious bigot (or racist). You might want to try that over there in your little “league.” https://t.co/nIbqjiJaFH
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) November 30, 2021
A contentious Twitter back-and-forth soon ensued.
Pretty sad when a member of your own conference chooses to tell lies.
All in the name of grifting. That I am certain.
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) November 30, 2021
Just had a great conversation with President Trump about @NancyMace.
I absolutely love President Trump. He’s our leader!
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) November 30, 2021
I like my freshman colleagues who don’t think 9/11 was a hoax…
This one on the other hand… totally 🥜! https://t.co/em1hBB5DXF
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) November 30, 2021
Their exchange made waves on social media, even with a reaction from anti-Trump Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
I love this, but worth noting that while this battle between Nancy Mace and the unserious circus barker McSpacelaser, @GOPLeader continues his silent streak that would make a monk blush. https://t.co/iqWJG9wMmo
— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) November 30, 2021
Y'ALL! https://t.co/Up2wETlc9e
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) November 30, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene gets a taste of her own medicine from a fellow southern Republican #gapol https://t.co/ryvPEVm6gJ
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) November 30, 2021
No fan whatsoever but at least she says exactly what we all have said about Greene and she did it on a public platform.. https://t.co/ONAJNmNsAL
— Sailor Michael⚓✈ (@Megawatts55) November 30, 2021
It is not the least bit inspiring or interesting to me to watch members of Congress snipe at each other on twitter.
What I'd like to see is a few hundred adults talking about what laws are being considered, and what their thoughts are.
What I'm getting is NextDoor. https://t.co/a0pzMFaFN2
— Andrew Fleischman (@ASFleischman) November 30, 2021
Others joined her in slamming Greene's latest unhinged rant.
"...There are other qualities in human nature which justify a certain portion of esteem and confidence. Republican government presupposes the existence of these qualities in a higher degree than any other form."
-- Federalist #55 https://t.co/0EthTF9UlZ
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 30, 2021
This is nutso. It has nothing to do with ideology, nothing to do with conservaties vs RINOs, and nothing to do with anything sensible.
It has everything to do with MTG not knowing how to treat people or be reasonable.
Her attack on @NancyMace is totally out of bounds. https://t.co/tQbFaxyFwz
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) November 30, 2021
"Your out of your league" - from a member of Congress. To a colleague who was duly elected just as she and 433 others were. And a grammatical error as the topping. Says all you need to know about this poster: Anger & ignorance & intolerance all in one tidy ungrammatical tweet https://t.co/XjYblDomux
— craasch - author of "Imperfect Union" (@craasch) November 30, 2021
From Boebert's bigotry to Greene's belligerence, there are growing calls for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to get his House in order.
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