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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 'swatted' second night in a row, police report

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was swatted for the second time in a row due to a fake 911 call.

Published: August 25, 2022 12:24pm

Updated: August 25, 2022 7:50pm

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene early Thursday morning was "swatted" for the second time this week, according to police.  

Police reports state two officers came to the congresswoman's Georgia home at 2:53 a.m. in response to a call of "a male possibly shooting his family members and then himself," according to CNBC.

The practice of swatting is typically calling a police department to the home of somebody whom the caller doesn't like to report a violent crime in progress. It could send officers to the location, prepared to draw their guns, which would increase the likelihood of the person in the home getting harmed.

The suspected caller Thursday morning called through an internet chat and falsely told police that a man "came out as trans-gender and claimed they shot the family" at Greene’s home, according to CNBC, based on police information. 

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Greene was first swatted this week early on Wednesday morning when the suspect used a computer-generated voice stating that he/she was upset about her political views on transgender youth rights.

Greene has recently introduced a bill that would make "gender affirming care" for minors a felony. 

She said on Just the News, Not Noise on Wednesday that she would not be backing down from her bill and that children needed to be protected.  

"I'm not going to stop," she said. "I am convicted even more so in this legislation and how important it is. Kids need to be protected and their innocence needs to be protected and their bodies need to be protected until they become adults and they can make rational decisions."

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