MTG nodded to her infamous ‘Jewish space laser’ theory in an amendment meant to mess up sending aid to Israel [Video]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made clear her opposition to sending extra money to Israel in a weirdly self-referential way.

The Georgia Republican filed an amendment to a $26.38 billion Israel aid bill that would divert some of that funding toward “the development of space laser technology on the southwest border” of the United States.

It was a not-so-subtle reference to a lowlight of her political past, when she suggested in a 2018 Facebook post that a Jewish-financed laser beam ignited one of the worst wildfires in California’s history.

“I’ve previously voted to fund space lasers for Israel’s defense,” said Greene. “America needs to take our national security seriously and deserves the same type of defense for our border that Israel has and proudly uses.”

The bill includes $1.2 billion for Israel’s experimental Iron Beam system.

Greene’s old conspiratorial social media rants were uncovered by outlets like CNN and Media Matters after she first took office in 2021.

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