Wearing a bright red MAGA hat on the floor of the U.S. House before President Joe Bidenâs State of the Union, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), as expected, made a sceneâand she broke the rules in the process.
According to official House rules, House buildings are considered official government resources. âAccordingly, as a general rule, they may not be used for the conduct of campaign or political activities,â the House rules say.
But Greeneâs âMake America Great Againâ hat could be construed as campaigning activities.
Greene, who has made a scene at every one of Bidenâs State of the Union addresses, tried to have a direct conversation with Biden as the president entered the House chamber Thursday night. She could be seen telling Biden to âsay her name,â an apparent reference to Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant.
Biden didnât take the bait, and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) could be seen trying to box Greene out from getting too close to Biden.
But later during Bidenâs address, Greeneâstill wearing her MAGA hatâprovoked Biden to mention Riley. Biden ended up holding up a Laken Riley button and said that she was killed by âan illegal,â a controversial and dehumanizing term that Democrats usually avoid.
While Greene got what she wanted, she may face repercussions for her sartorial decision.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) quickly tweeted Thursday night that Greene was âin direct violation of the rules of the House by wearing campaign insignia on the House floor,â and sheâs likely to face an ethics complaintâeven if it wonât go anywhere under a House controlled by Republicans.
Greene responded to Raskinâs complaint by saying Biden was in âdirect violationâ of his duty to protect the U.S.-Mexico border.