The Notorious MTG: Marjorie Taylor Greene, CrossFit-loving Trump supporter

According to Business Insider, Greene’s political career began online. The publication reported that she turned her attention away from her love of CrossFit to focus on her new professional path.

She started gaining the attention of conservative Republicans as she posted on social media supporting the QAnon conspiracy and supporting the execution of prominent Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi. QAnon is a conspiracy theory and political movement that spreads false claims about a cabal operating a sex trafficking ring, which the Trump administration has been secretly fighting against.

By 2021 though, she was widely reported as having renounced her support of QAnon, claiming in 2023 that “the internet” was to blame for her former views, per Rolling Stone.

She first entered Congress in 2020 after winning Georgia’s 14th Congressional district and was re-elected in 2022, per The New York Times.

MTG recently made headlines after filing a motion for Speaker Mike Johnson to vacate his position. The move could see Republicans lose their power in the chamber – which claims would not be her fault, per The Hill.

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MTG’s long list of controversial statements

Since winning the Georgia seat, Greene’s past statements on social media have come back to haunt her. She had agreed with a commenter who claimed that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a “false flag planned shooting”, saying in response, “Exactly”.

Greene, who was previously banned from Twitter (now X), has also claimed that 9/11 was a hoax, that Jewish space lasers were used to cause wildfires, and the 2020 election was “stolen” by Democrats. She has also called the Democrats a “party of paedophiles”, asserting during an interview on CBS that “they support grooming children”.

The outrage

In 2021, Greene was stripped of her committee duties by the Democrat-led House because of her comments, reported The New York Times.

But then, in 2023, USA Today reported that her committee work was reinstated by the Republicans, who have the majority in the chamber.

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Yes, she does love CrossFit

Per The New York Times, before entering politics in 2019, she spent her life working at the family construction business. But she also had other business interests, including the fitness industry.

Per Newsweek, Greene co-founded a CrossFit affiliate gym in 2013. She apparently left the business in 2017, but continued to promote the brand after entering politics.

CrossFit has famously distanced itself from the politician though, writing in a statement that “we strongly oppose the loathsome and dangerous lies attributed to Ms. Greene”. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Greene showed footage of herself working out in her hotel room, slamming lockdown restrictions in Washington DC.

She has a privileged life

Last year, Greene made headlines after complaining about her US$174,000 annual salary, saying that “I made a lot more money before I got here”.

In 2022, her 27-year-marriage to Perry Greene came to an end, with UK media reporting that she had several extramarital affairs. Greene and her now ex-husband reportedly have homes in Alpharetta and Rome in Georgia.

Her father’s company, which her ex-husband became CEO of in 2006, makes a profit of US$1 million a year, with Perry earning a US$200,000 a year salary. The former couple also have shares in companies like Apple, NextEra Energy and Aflac insurance. It is unclear how – or if – their split has impacted Perry’s position at the company.