Marjorie Taylor Greene Bemoans 'Slowly Stolen Election' After GOP Failure

While Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene easily won reelection in her Georgia district in last week's midterm elections, she has taken to Twitter to complain about a "slowly stolen election."

Greene's comments about the election come after Republicans suffered one of the most disappointing midterm outcomes in decades when a predicted "red wave" never materialized.

Democrats fared far better than expected, retaining control of the Senate while a battle for the House continues almost a week after Election Day.

"Are we allowed to say 'slowly stolen election' on Twitter now?" Greene wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

Asked for further comment about what Greene meant by her tweet, spokesperson Nick Dyer told Newsweek: "Maybe she's echoing Stacey Abrams from 2018. Or Hillary Clinton from 2016? You know, the original election deniers."

The congresswoman's tweet sparked a swift backlash on Twitter.

Political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen wrote: "Imagine if, for once, these people actually gave people something worth voting for instead of just crying fraud when they inevitably and constantly lose."

Writer and filmmaker Andy Ostroy wrote: "Just for s**** and giggles, Madge, which elections exactly were 'stolen'? Or, as your tweet implies, was it all of them? Was @JDVance1's election stolen? Or just the ones you pathetic sore losers have lost..."

Some commented that Greene would not have held onto her seat if the election was actually rigged. With most of the vote counted, she won in Georgia's 14th district with almost 66 percent of the vote, to 34 percent for Democratic opponent Marcus Flowers.

Others suggested Greene's official congressional Twitter account should be banned.

"Should Marjorie Taylor Greene have her rep account banned for just now implying the midterms were 'slowly stolen'?" tweeted Jon Cooper, the former National Finance Chair of Draft Biden 2016.

Writer Robert John Anderson said Twitter CEO Elon Musk would likely let Greene continue to share false claims on the platform.

"I think Elon is one of your admirers, so I'm sure you can keep getting away with spouting your conspiracy theories, lies, rumors, and recipes for BBQ possum; Twitter is fine as long as you send them $8/month," Anderson wrote.

Her comments come as many have blamed former President Donald Trump for the GOP's lackluster showing in the midterms, with many of his election-denying MAGA candidates losing races across the country.

Trump has called into question election results in Arizona and Nevada, claiming without evidence that they had been tainted by fraud.

He also sought to shift blame, blaming Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for the GOP's midterm failures.

"It's Mitch McConnell's fault," he wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday.

"Spending money to defeat great Republican candidates instead of backing Blake Masters and others was a big mistake. Giving 4 Trillion Dollars to the Radical Left for the Green New Deal, not Infrastructure, was an even bigger mistake. He blew the Midterms, and everyone despises him and his otherwise lovely wife, Coco Chow!"

Newsweek has reached out to Twitter for comment.

Update 11/14/22, 10:32 a.m. ET: This story has been updated to add comments from Greene's spokesperson Nick Dyer.