'Wouldn't let her name a post office': House Dem bashes MTG as 'most unproductive member'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) chaotic insult-lobbing in the House of Representatives Thursday night led to additional insult-lobbing by a Democratic colleague on Friday morning.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) joined the fray during a CNN interview in which he bashed Greene for her behavior in the House and her headline-making campaign tactics outside of it.
"If you want to know why gerrymandering is bad, just watch last night," Moskowitz dead-panned. "We wouldn't let her name a post-office."
Moskowtiz was condemning Greene for comments made during a House Oversight Committee contempt hearing for Attorney General Merrick Garland over the blocked release of audio tapes tied to President Joe Biden's impeachment inquiry.
Greene faced staunch opposition from Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) when the Georgia Republican referenced the unsubstantiated claim that former President Donald Trump's hush money trial has been corrupted by the judge's daughter's political leanings.
"I would like to know if any of the Democrats on this committee are employing Judge Merchan’s daughter," Greene snapped.
Crockett countered: "What does that have to do with Garland?".
"I don’t think you know what we’re here for," retorted Greene. "I think your fake eyelashes are messing up your reading."
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Faced with the footage of a livid Crockett slamming Republicans who tried repeatedly to silence her, Moskowitz backed up his fellow Democrat by pointing to the late hour of a hearing he said was rescheduled to accommodate a select group of Republicans.
"They moved the hearing so members could go to New York and snuggle with Donald Trump in the courtroom to keep him warm because he's very chilly," Moskowitz quipped. "They're keeping it cold and purpose."
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This none-too-subtle slam of Trump's frequent courtroom claim that he is purposefully being made cold spurred CNN anchor Kate Bolduan to burst out laughing.
Moskowitz then took a broader view and slammed the hearing itself as a political stunt to distract from Republican's failed effort to impeach President Joe Biden, noting their demand for audio recordings — the transcripts of which have already been received — goes directly against Justice department policy.
"We're still waiting for the audio tape from Dick Cheney in the Valerie Plame case," he noted. "The DOJ doesn't release audio tapes."
The Florida Democrat suggested the House antics represented a fundraising opportunity for representatives such as Greene, who also recently pursued a high-profile, yet-to-pass motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson.
"She's raises money off of it," Moskowitz said. "She's the most unproductive member of Congress...she has no friends here."