Despite the disruptions, Republicans voted to allow Greene to continue speaking. However, Lauren Boebert later apologized for the embarrassment caused by the incident and joined Democrats in voting against a motion that would have allowed Greene to speak further.
Greene commented on Crockett's appearance, stating that her fake eyelashes were interfering with her reading, which sparked outrage among Democrats.
Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett had a heated exchange during a House Oversight Committee hearing on May 16, 2024.
The exchange became increasingly heated as both parties accused each other of engaging in personal attacks.
The hearing ultimately resulted in a vote to advance contempt proceedings against Garland.
The incident occurred during a markup session to consider holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
A heated exchange between Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett during a House Oversight Committee hearing on May 16, 2024, resulted in chaos as personal insults were exchanged. The incident occurred during a markup session to consider holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The tension began when Greene commented on Crockett's appearance, stating that her fake eyelashes were interfering with her reading. This remark sparked outrage among Democrats, who demanded that Greene retract her words. However, Greene refused to apologize and instead engaged in a back-and-forth with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The exchange became increasingly heated as both parties accused each other of engaging in personal attacks. The committee was forced to repeatedly vote on procedural matters and even go into recess to regain control of the proceedings. Tensions reached a fever pitch when Melanie Stansbury complained about members drinking inside the hearing room who were not on the committee.
Despite the disruptions, Republicans voted to allow Greene to continue speaking. However, Lauren Boebert later apologized for the embarrassment caused by the incident and joined Democrats in voting against a motion that would have allowed Greene to speak further.
The hearing ultimately resulted in a vote to advance contempt proceedings against Garland.
House Oversight Committee held a markup on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sparked outrage by commenting on Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s appearance during the meeting.
Greene asked if any Democrats employed the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the criminal trial in New York of former President Donald Trump.
Crockett made a dig at Greene by asking if commenting on someone’s bleach blonde bad built butch body would not be engaging in personalities.
Accuracy
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez intervened to have Greene’s words taken down, stating that attacking someone’s physical appearance is unacceptable.
Greene refused to apologize and a motion was made to strike her words but allow her to continue speaking.
Deception
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Annie Grayer's article contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author chooses to focus on the heated exchange between Greene and Ocasio-Cortez, while ignoring the underlying issue of contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Additionally, the author uses emotive language such as 'heated back and forth' and 'outrage' to manipulate readers' emotions. Furthermore, Grayer reports Greene's comments about Crockett's appearance without providing any context or justification for why Greene made those remarks.
Annie Grayer: Proceedings quickly devolved Thursday night during a House Oversight Committee markup on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt, with GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez getting briefly locked in a heated back and forth.
Annie Grayer: Greene said, I’m not apologizing.
Annie Grayer: Greene shot back: I don’t think you know what you’re here for … I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.
Annie Grayer: Crockett made a dig that appeared to be directed at the Republican. … Crockett said: I’m just curious. Just to better understand your ruling. If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach blonde bad built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?
Annie Grayer: Ocasio-Cortez immediately jumped in to get Greene’s words taken down. … Greene said to Ocasio-Cortez: Are your feelings hurt?
Annie Grayer: With her microphone still on, Ocasio-Cortez told her Democratic colleagues during a break that Greene’s ego is bruised, adding, she doesn’t want to say sorry to nobody for nothing. She is going to learn.
Fallacies
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Annie Grayer's article contains two instances of Ad Hominem fallacies. The first one is when Greene makes a comment about Crockett's fake eyelashes and Ocasio-Cortez's feelings being hurt. The second one is when Greene calls Ocasio-Cortez 'baby girl' and accuses her of not having enough intelligence. These fallacies reduce the substance of the debate to personal attacks, detracting from a productive discussion.
“I don’t think you know what you’re here for … I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.”
“Yeah, you don’t have enough intelligence.”
Bias
(50%)
The author, Annie Grayer, demonstrates a lack of impartiality by describing Greene's comments about Ocasio-Cortez's appearance as 'heated back and forth.' This implies that both Greene and Ocasio-Cortez are equally at fault for the incident when in fact it was Greene who initiated the attack on Ocasio-Cortez's appearance. The author also uses derogatory language such as 'explosive rhetoric' to describe Greene's comments, further demonstrating a bias against Greene.
]The author describes the exchange between Greene and Ocasio-Cortez as a 'heated back and forth.'[
']The author uses the term 'explosive rhetoric' to describe Greene's comments.[
House Oversight Committee hearing to mark up a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland on December 5, 2023 was marked by disorder.
Republicans plan to vote on a resolution to refer Garland for contempt after the Justice Department refused to turn over audio of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
Greene got into a heated exchange with Rep. Jasmine Crockett during the hearing, making personal attacks and causing loud groans from Democrats.
The committee had to repeatedly vote on procedural matters and even go into recess in order to get proceedings under control.
Tensions reached a fever pitch when Rep. Melanie Stansbury complained about members drinking inside the hearing room who were not on the committee.
Rep. Lauren Boebert voted with Democrats against a motion to allow Greene to speak and apologized for the embarrassment caused by the disruptions.
Accuracy
House Oversight Committee held a markup on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The committee eventually voted to advance contempt proceedings against the attorney general.
Deception
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The article contains several examples of deception through emotional manipulation and selective reporting. The author uses phrases like 'new normal', 'pitched partisan battles', and 'disruptions' to elicit an emotional response from the reader. The author also selectively reports details that support their position, such as the interruptions by Greene and Luna during Raskin's opening remarks, while omitting information that contradicts it, like Biden's assertion of executive privilege and the postponement of proceedings due to Trump's trial. The author also quotes Crockett's comment about body appearance without disclosing that it was in response to Greene's personal attack.
Republicans plan to vote on a resolution to refer Garland for contempt after the Justice Department refused to turn over audio of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
The Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee's hearing to mark up a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday was routinely mired in disorder.
Crockett arguably had the most memorable comment after the committee ruled that Greene’s personal attacks on her were allowed.
Greene got into a stunning back-and-forth with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) at one point during the hearing.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) demanded Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) be 'get her under control' after one of her interruptions of Raskin.
Fallacies
(100%)
None Found At Time Of
Publication
Bias
(5%)
The author uses derogatory language towards Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and her appearance in the article. This is an example of religious and ideological bias as it demonstrates a negative attitude towards Greene's beliefs and her physical appearance.
"I'm just curious, just to better understand your ruling: If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody's bleach blonde bad built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?"
"That remark prompted loud groans from the Democratic side, with Raskin telling Greene the comment was "beneath even you."
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked the physical appearance of Rep. Jasmine Crockett by commenting on her fake eyelashes
Greene taunted Ocasio-Cortez and called her intelligence into question during the meeting
Democrats sought to enforce committee rules that would have prevented Greene from speaking for the rest of the hearing, but Republicans voted to allow her to speak
Accuracy
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene commented on Rep. Jasmine Crockett's fake eyelashes
The exchange between Greene and Crockett was triggered by an argument over eyelashes
Deception
(30%)
The article contains selective reporting as it only reports the personal attacks made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene towards other members of Congress without mentioning any counter-attacks or context that may have led to these exchanges. The author does not provide any evidence or quotes from peer-reviewed studies to support their claims, instead relying on direct quotations from the House meeting.
The already tense hearing was derailed when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., responded to a question from Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, by saying, “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you're reading.”
Greene attacked a second member just minutes after she criticized Crockett, asserting that Ocasio-Cortez did not have "enough intelligence" for a debate.
Fallacies
(75%)
The article contains a few informal fallacies and an example of ad hominem. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene engaged in personal attacks against other members, including insulting one's physical appearance and intelligence. This is an example of ad hominem as she attacked the character rather than addressing the substance of their arguments.
I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you're reading.
Why don't you debate me?
You will never get an apology out of me.
Bias
(15%)
The article describes personal attacks between Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a House Oversight Committee meeting. Greene made derogatory comments about Ocasio-Cortez's intelligence and physical appearance, to which Ocasio-Cortez responded in kind. The article also mentions that Democrats attempted to strike Greene's words from the record and make her apologize for her comments.
Democrats, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, immediately moved to strike Greene’s words from the record and make her apologize to Crockett.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., had asked Ocasio-Cortez, "Why don't you debate me?" Ocasio-Cortez responded that she thought "it's pretty self-evident."
Greene attacked a second member just minutes after she criticized Crockett, asserting that Ocasio-Cortez did not have "enough intelligence" for a debate.
