(CNN) Republican congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday posted on her candidate Facebook page an image of herself holding a gun alongside images of Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib and encouraged going on the "offense against these socialists." "We need strong conservative Christians to go on the offense against these socialists who want to rip our country apart," her post's caption read. The Georgia Republican, who has the support of President Donald Trump, has previously embraced the QAnon conspiracy theory and has a history of Islamophobic and bigoted remarks on social media. Greene is poised to be elected to Congress this fall after winning the Republican primary in a solidly Republican Georgia district. Earlier Friday, Omar, who along with Tlaib is Muslim, said Greene's now-deleted photo was "incitement" and demanded Facebook remove the "violent provocation."

Source: CNN September 04, 2020 15:59 UTC