Reserved for subscribers
The elected Republican from Georgia, known for her outrageous and conspiratorial remarks, has been appointed to two influential positions in Congress. A sign of normalization of the extremes.
From our correspondent in the United States, Claire Meynial
Published on
L’stubbornness and the exchange of good practices ended up paying off. Marjorie Taylor Greene has just been appointed to two House of Representatives committees. The chosen one of 14e district of Georgia, known for its extreme positions, will sit on the National Security and Oversight Committees.
The Commission on National Security is the most recent of all, created in June 2002, after the attack on the twin towers in New York, on September 11, 2001. It became permanent in 2005 “to ensure that Americans are protected from attacks terrorists,” as explained on its website. It “will firmly combat all forms of terrorism, both abroad and here at home. This work will require thoughtful, non-impulsive debate to tackle…