Her antics during President Joe Biden’s speech are indefensible, and the fact that Democrats have behaved equally badly in the past doesn’t justify her behavior.īut Greene’s shouted accusations that Biden was lying ( nine times, by the count of a Politico reporter) offer a chance for sober reflection on when, if ever, we should use that word.įive years ago, NPR had to defend its policy of not using the word “lie” in its news coverage about former President Donald Trump. Marjorie Taylor Greene often acts as if Congress is a circus - to the point of carrying around a white balloon on Capitol grounds before Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
