ToplineMarjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is abandoning her plan to launch a right-wing congressional group dubbed the America First Caucus after the publication of a seven-page platform vowing to protect “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” by congressional newsletter Punchbowl News, her spokesperson told Forbes. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a press conference ... [+] outside the U.S. Capitol on February 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House voted 230 to 199 on Friday evening to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from committee assignments over her remarks about QAnon and other conspiracy theories. Forbes has reached out to spokespeople for Gosar and Greene for further comment. “I have plans to drive President Trump’s America First agenda with my Congressional colleagues,” she said, adding, “America First policies will save this country.”

Source: Forbes April 17, 2021 20:48 UTC