Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has gained a reputation for speaking her mind, regardless of how her opinions might be received, but she was the one taking offense this week after finding herself the target of a joke by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Greene tweeted out footage of Kimmel’s quip and reported him to Capitol Police.
“this threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the @CapitolPolice,” Greene initially tweeted alongside a clip containing the joke.
“Marjorie Taylor Green, this Klan mom, is especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they'll vote ‘yes’ on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is nominated for the Supreme Court,” Kimmel said in the clip. “She tweeted 'Murkowski, Collins and Romney are pro-pedophile. They just voted for KBJ.’”
“Wow,” Kimmel said. “Where is Will Smith when you really need him?”
The joke of course references Smith’s infamous slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars telecast, act Greene applauded via Twitter.
She would later tweet the Kimmel clip again, adding, “.@jimmykimmel your fans called my office today in direct response to you inciting physical violence towards me. It’s not a joke. You knew exactly what you were doing. @ABC and their parent company @WaltDisneyCo should not allow your misogyny & threats of violence.”
Kimmel, undeterred, responded in kind, tweeting, “The only fantasies you inspire are of silence. Maybe you should report this to Animal Control?”
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