U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has long been the center of controversy for comparing Democrats and their policies to Nazi Germany - but it’s her latest attempt, in which she appeared to confuse its secret state police force with a cold soup from Spain, that has stirred up Washington.
Greene appeared on One America News and accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of using Capitol police as “political pawns” and “sending them into our offices” - referring to a complaint from her colleague Rep. Troy E. Nehls. The Capitol Police has rejected Nehls’s claim that a security check of his open office was an illegal investigation, calling it protocol when an unattended office has a door left open, The Washington Post reported.
Greene referenced “Pelosi’s gazpacho police spying on members of Congress, spying on the legislative work that we do, spying on our staff and spying on American citizens that want to come talk to their representatives.”
Pelosi has yet to comment publicly on the apparent mix-up of “gazpacho” and “Gestapo” - but she told reporters during Wednesday’s weekly news conference that “I have no power over the Capitol Police. Does anybody not know that?”
Greene’s word soup quickly went viral online, sparking memes and reactions shared by politicians and other prominent figures.
