Far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene targeted in ‘swatting’ incident

Self-proclaimed Christian nationalist Marjorie Taylor Greene has been raided by police in a “swatting” hoax at her Georgia home this week.

The far-right US Republican tweeted on Wednesday (24 August) that she had been the victim of a “swatting” just after 1am and had talked to local law enforcement about the situation.

Swatting refers to an incredibly dangerous form of harassment where an anonymous user files a police report in a victim’s local precinct pretending to be them. Typically, the report details that they are armed and have just killed a family member in an attempt to involve armed officers.

“When officers responded, they discovered this was the home of Marjorie Taylor Greene,” assistant Rome police chief Debbie Burnett said. “She assured the officers there was no issue.”

“Rome/Floyd 911 received a second call from the suspect who was using a computer-generated voice, stating that [they were] upset about Mrs Greene’s political view on transgender youth rights,” Burnett continued. “The Rome Police Department Criminal Investigation Division is working in conjunction with the Capital police on this investigation.”

Last night, I was swatted just after 1 am.

I can’t express enough gratitude to my local law enforcement here in Rome, Floyd County.

More details to come.

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene