'Go back to your own country': Marjorie Taylor Greene hits out at reporter in viral clash

The exchange began when the reporter attempted to ask a question.

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An American journalist then stepped in, defending the foreign reporter's right to ask questions.

Washington D.C.: A tense confrontation has gone viral between Georgia Rep firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene Trump administration official and a British journalist during a press briefing, with Greene slamming the reporter for questioning the Trump administration's immigration policies. Greene also accused the reporter of ignoring problems in her own country.

Greene went on to praise former President Trump for avoiding wars and ending US involvement in Ukraine.

The exchange began when British Sky News reporter Martha Kelner attempted to ask a question, only to be abruptly cut off by Greene who asked: "Which country are you from". When Kelner said she was from the UK, Greene snapped, saying: "We don’t give a crap about your opinion and your reporting. Why don’t you go back to your country where you have a major migrant problem?"

When Kelner tried to respond, Greene interrupted again, saying, "No, no, no—you should care about your own borders." Greene then challenged her, asking if she cared about crimes committed by migrants in the UK, including assaults on women. "Do you care about American lives?" Greene shot back before declaring, "You're done."

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An American journalist then stepped in, defending Kelner's right to ask questions, but Greene refused to engage with Kelner, calling her network "fake news". When pressed about operational security concerns within the administration, Greene pivoted to attacking the Biden administration’s border policies.

"You want to talk about disregard for security? Look at how Biden opened our borders to terrorists, cartels, child trafficking, and drugs for four years," Greene said. "The Trump administration is doing a great job, and I stand by their statements."

Greene went on to praise former President Trump for avoiding wars and ending US involvement in Ukraine, suggesting that Biden would have put American lives at risk. The briefing then shifted focus to criticism of federally funded media outlets like NPR and PBS, which Greene labeled "fake news".