Marjorie Taylor Greene says police were called to her house amid hoax threat on Christmas Day: ‘This is the 8th time I’ve been swatted’
- The pro-Trump lawmaker said her home in Rome, Georgia was 'struck'
- She said it was “the eighth time” her home had been targeted
- It happened while her family was inside enjoying the Christmas festivities
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims her home was hit with false threats on Christmas Day.
The pro-Trump lawmaker said her home in Rome, Georgia was “hit” for the “eighth time” on December 25 as her family enjoyed the festivities inside.
'I was just beaten. This is about the 8th time. Here at Christmas with my family,” MTG wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“My local police are the BIGGEST and shouldn't have to deal with this. I appreciate them immensely and my family and I are joyfully celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ!”
The congresswoman did not elaborate on the nature of the threats, but she has previously been the target of what her office described as “political attacks.”
Controversial Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said her home was hit with false threats on Christmas Day
The pro-Trump lawmaker said her home in Rome, Georgia was “hit” for the “eighth time” on December 25 as her family enjoyed the festivities inside.
The 49-year-old politician was beaten twice in August this year. On August 23, Rome police said officers “responded to a 911 call reporting a person shot multiple times at an address within the city limits.”
According to the police report, the caller said a man had been shot inside the MTG home and that a woman and children could still be inside.
When the police showed up at her home, she assured them there was no problem and that the call was a swatting incident.
The police report further stated that officers “received a second phone call from the suspect who used a computer-generated voice stating that he/she was angry about Ms. Greene's political views on the rights of transgender youth.”
The next day, her home was again targeted by a prank caller who told police they had shot her family and threatened to kill any officers who came to the door.
MTG thanked its local police in a tweet about the incident. 'Last night I was beaten up just after 1am.
“I cannot express enough gratitude to my local law enforcement officers here in Rome, Floyd County. More details to follow.'
Her office confirmed in a statement to DailyMail.com that a “political attack” had taken place on Greene's home.
'I was just beaten. This is about the 8th time. Here at Christmas with my family,” MTG wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter
The 49-year-old politician was beaten twice in August this year. On August 23, Rome police said officers “responded to a 911 call reporting an individual shot multiple times at an address within the city limits.”
Greene has led the Republican Party's criticism of federal law enforcement since the FBI's unannounced search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in early August.
The act of “swatting” typically involves joking at emergency responders to get law enforcement to enter someone's home.
Greene has led the Republican Party's criticism of federal law enforcement since the FBI's unannounced search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in early August.
In the early hours of August 8, the FBI executed a search warrant at the Palm Beach mansion in an operation related to classified documents sought by the National Archives.
Trump's allies, such as Greene and GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik, labeled the raid as a weaponization of the Justice Department and demanded consequences for Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
It has drawn criticism from other Republicans who cited federal warnings of a growing wave of violent threats against federal law enforcement officers due to the fallout from the FBI raid.
She was also beaten 'for the sixth time' in October 2022. MTG said at the time that the callers “want their victim killed by the police.”
“But it is also a massive misuse of police resources and time, which is another reason why it is a serious crime,” she said.