Marjorie Taylor Greene Reportedly Complained to House Speaker That GOP Colleague Aggressively Shook Her

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reportedly complained to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that Rep. Richard McCormick (R-GA) “grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her,” according to a report from CNN.

Unnamed sources told CNN on Tuesday that Greene complained about McCormick’s behavior during a private meeting with Johnson last week.

Johnson allegedly shook Greene last week following an argument over the recent resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). After Greene’s resolution to censure Tlaib for “antisemitic activity” failed to secure enough votes, McCormick introduced a more specific resolution to censure Tlaib, which then passed. Greene publicly criticized McCormick at the time for refusing to vote for her own resolution.

McCormick denied acting aggressively towards Greene in a statement to CNN and claimed he had merely been making a “friendly gesture” in light of their argument.

“I understand why there would be a lot of raw emotions following the censure vote given that her censure was tabled and mine passed. My intention was to encourage Rep. Greene by making a friendly gesture,” the congressman claimed. “I said to her, ‘at least we can have an honest discussion,’ to which she said she did not appreciate that. For that I immediately apologized and have not spoken to her since.”

Greene, however, told CNN that McCormick’s behavior was “serious.”