Marjorie Taylor Greene launched into an angry tirade against a British journalist yesterday, telling her to "go back to your country" during a heated press conference.
The Georgia Republican confronted Sky News reporter Martha Kelner when she attempted to ask about the controversial "Signalgate" scandal involving Trump administration officials.
The exchange occurred as Greene chaired a Department of Government Efficiency subcommittee hearing where she had accused NPR and PBS of using federal funds to push left-wing propaganda.
The confrontation quickly escalated after Greene demanded to know Kelner's nationality before dismissing her question entirely.
Marjorie Taylor Greene snapped at Martha Kelner
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"Wait, what country are you from?" Greene interrupted as Kelner began her question about the scandal.
When Kelner identified herself as British, Greene responded sharply: "We don't give a crap about your opinion and your reporting. Why don't you go back to your country?"
The congresswoman continued her outburst, saying: "We have a major migrant problem... you should care about your own borders."
As Kelner attempted to press Greene on whether she was concerned about "American lives being put at risk", the representative retorted: "Do you care about people from your country? What about all the women that are raped by migrants?"
Greene then dismissed Kelner's questions as "fake news" before seeking questions from other journalists.
The "Signalgate" scandal refers to an incident where senior Trump administration officials shared details of planned military strikes in Yemen via the encrypted messaging app Signal.
The controversy erupted when Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, was accidentally added to the conversation.
The group chat included Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.
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The Republican refused to answer the question
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Goldberg subsequently published the contents of the messages, revealing the oversight.
Democrats have condemned the incident as a "stunning security and intelligence breach" and called for the resignation of the officials involved.
The scandal has caused controversy both domestically and internationally.
After Greene refused to take Kelner's question, she turned to another journalist who identified himself as American.
This reporter asked Greene to answer Kelner's original question about the Signal scandal.
"I'm not answering her question because I don't care about her network," Greene emphasised.
However, she offered to respond if the American journalist posed the same question, which he did.
The Georgian Congresswoman is known for attacking British journalists
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Greene then replied: "You want to know about complete disregard for operational security? You should talk about the Biden administration and how they ripped our borders open to terrorist cartels, child sex trafficking, human trafficking and drug trafficking across our borders for four years."
She concluded: "The Trump administration is doing a great job, and I stand by their statements."
This is not the first time Greene has told British journalists to return to their country.
In June 2022, she made similar remarks to Channel 4's Siobhan Kennedy after being challenged about American gun laws following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two adults.
Greene has previously used even stronger language with British media.
Last year, she told former BBC journalist Emily Maitlis to "f**k off" when questioned about spreading an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
The theory involved claims that a California wildfire had been started by a laser beam from space.
