MTG Becomes The First Republican Lawmaker To Declare A Genocide Is Occuring In Gaza

This is a first.

Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has become the first active Republican lawmaker to declare that a genocide is occurring in Gaza.

In a post on X, Greene shared that what happened on October 7th in Israel was horrific, but so is the starvation and the genocide occurring in Gaza among the Palestinians.

The New York Times reported on Rep. Greene’s comments more in depth:

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who often casts herself as the standard-bearer of MAGA politics on Capitol Hill, said a “genocide” is underway in Gaza, becoming the first member of her party in Congress to use the term as she condemned the humanitarian disaster unfolding there.

“It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct. 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza,” Ms. Greene said in a social media post on Monday evening.

It was the strongest in a series of escalating statements she has made in recent weeks criticizing Israel’s conduct of the war and calling for action to end the suffering in Gaza. The stance is a clear break with the vast majority of Republicans in Congress, who have made unconditional support for Israel a hallmark of their foreign policy approach.

Ms. Greene’s comments were a direct rebuke of one Republican colleague in particular, Representative Randy Fine of Florida, who has drawn intense criticism for comments he made on social media last week calling the images of starving children in Gaza a campaign of “Muslim terror propaganda.”

“Release the hostages,” Mr. Fine wrote, adding, “until then, starve away.”

Mr. Fine, a first-term lawmaker who has been outspoken in Congress about his Jewish faith and staunchly pro-Israel views, made the remarks the same day that he was elevated to a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the influential panel that focuses on international policy.

Mr. Fine made his comments before President Trump said there was “real starvation” happening in Gaza and made commitments to offer additional support to increase aid.

“That’s real starvation stuff — I see it, and you can’t fake that,” Mr. Trump said on Monday after a series of meetings with European leaders while in Scotland. “We have to get the kids fed.”

Take a look at her full quote here:

I remember the first time I met Randy Fine when he was a candidate before he barely won Florida’s deep red 6th district seat, as we were being told he might actually lose the seat because the strong Trump district couldn’t relate to him and didn’t like him.
He was telling me that… https://t.co/rdGDBNDszl

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) July 29, 2025

I remember the first time I met Randy Fine when he was a candidate before he barely won Florida’s deep red 6th district seat, as we were being told he might actually lose the seat because the strong Trump district couldn’t relate to him and didn’t like him.

He was telling me that he and his wife were looking forward to moving to Washington and he hadn’t even won yet.

I said to him that Washington isn’t a good place to live and he should live in the district he will represent. You know that whole “representative” thing.
But he was adamant that they did not want to live in the district.

And I thought, no wonder that district doesn’t want to elect him.

I can only imagine how Florida’s 6th district feels now that their Representative, that they were told to vote for, openly calls for starving innocent people and children.
It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct 7th in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza.

But a Jewish U.S. Representative calling for the continued starvation of innocent people and children is disgraceful.
His awful statement will actually cause more antisemitism.

Greene’s comment came after Representative Randy Fine tweeted the following:

Randy Fine, a sitting U.S. Congressman, told over 2 million people to starve. pic.twitter.com/s9C6zwxPnn

— 𝓙𝓲𝓶𝓶𝔂 𝓙 🫒🗝️🇵🇸 (@JimmyJ4thewin) July 22, 2025