April 17, 2024

Controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has continued to politicize the murder of 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Lakin Riley, even though her family has requested that politicians stop doing that. I framed that too nicely. Lakin Riley's father is pissed off, but that hasn't stopped Republicans.

Greene looked angry on Tuesday when addressing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who was appearing before the House Homeland Security Committee to testify on the budget. Yes, this isn't to be confused with his appearances with Republicans trying to impeach him even though he has not committed any crimes.

The young Georgia student was killed by an undocumented immigrant while out jogging, but somehow, Greene said that she should have been deported.

"Like Lakin Riley?" a visibly angry Marge asked Mayorkas. "You're familiar with her, right?"

"Congressman, our heart breaks," Mayorkas said.

"Are you familiar with Lakin Riley?" Greene interrupted the Homeland Secretary to say.

"I am familiar with the case," he said.

"You should have deported her so that she could be alive today," Greene said. "Her parents would have appreciated that."

She's wrong, but at least she's consistent. Just ask Lakin's father, Jason Riley.

"I feel like she's being used somewhat politically ... It makes me angry," Jason Riley told NBC News last month. "She was much better than that. She should be raised up for the person that she is."

She is constantly seeking attention:

The Senate will not impeach Mayorkas. She knows that. This was just her show to get a Fox "News" clip on the evening "news."

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