Marjorie Taylor Greene says if she ran Jan. 6 Capitol attack, 'We would have won'
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said at a Republican event in New York over the weekend that if she had organized the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol "we would have won" and "it would've been armed," according to video from her appearance that was posted on social media.
Greene, R-Ga., made the comments at the New York Young Republican Club in New York City on Saturday night.
In a statement on Monday, she said she was making a "sarcastic joke" and pushed back against criticism from the Biden administration.
"The White House needs to learn how sarcasm works," she said in the statement, in part. "My comments were making fun of Joe Biden and the Democrats."
Before scoffing at the idea that she played a role in the Jan. 6 attack, she made a crack about how unfamiliar she had been with the layout of the Capitol complex: "I couldn't even find the bathroom."
"Then Jan. 6 happens and next thing you know, I organized the whole thing along with Steve Bannon here," Greene said as attendees laughed. "And I will tell you something: If Steve Bannon and I had organized that, we would have won."
As cheers and clapping broke out in the audience, Greene added: "Not to mention, it would've been armed" -- drawing a seemingly surprised reaction from the room.
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