Stephen King Slaps Down Marjorie Taylor Greene

It's no secret that Stephen King isn't a fan of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's politics—and now he's slammed her online for her insurrection claims.

On Tuesday approximately 60 people calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were arrested for illegally protesting inside the Capitol Rotunda, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed in a statement emailed to Newsweek.

"We were aware of a group's potential plan to take a tour of the U.S. Capitol Building and then start a protest," USCP said. "It is against the law to demonstrate inside the Congressional Buildings, so we brought in additional officers to be prepared for the moment the group would break the law."

Their protest was in response to the ongoing war in Gaza. On October 7, Hamas led a surprise attack on Israel, which it said was retribution for worsening conditions for Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Israel declared war on Hamas and launched hundreds of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, followed by a ground invasion. At least 1,200 people were killed in Israel, the Associated Press has reported, and more than 19,400 Palestinians have been killed, according to health authorities in Gaza, the AP says.

Now Greene, a MAGA Republican and Donald Trump loyalist, has demanded that the pro-Palestinian activists be sent to the "gulag." In a post on X, formerly Twitter, she attacked the demonstrators as "insurrectionists" and singled out Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour.

She likened the demonstration to the January 6 insurrection, where rioters attempted to overturn former President Donald Trump's 2020 presidential election loss. In contrast to this incident, the protest on Tuesday took place after participants underwent security screenings and were allowed into the building before allegedly breaking the law.

In her tweet, Greene also said she wanted the protesters to be sent to the same prison facility in Washington, D.C., as the defendants from January 6—a place she has previously spoken out about concerning alleged harsh treatment of detainees.

"Insurrection happening now in the Capital!!" Greene wrote alongside a video of the protest taking place. "Is that Linda Sarsour leading the Pro-Hamas Anti-Israel insurrectionists? Very serious ties to terrorists & Progressive Democrats if it's her. Arrest them all and throw them in the DC gulag in solitary confinement just like J6'ers!"

However, critically acclaimed horror author King didn't agree with her sentiment and took to X to share his thoughts. He retweeted her post and added: "They look remarkably well-mannered for an insurrection."

Newsweek emailed representatives for King and Greene for comment Wednesday.

King is known to share his political opinions online and people took to the comment section of his post to share their thoughts, with many agreeing with what he had to say.

"Anyone smoking weed, taking a dump on desks or carrying zip ties and explosives? Those are probably pretty big differences," one person wrote, comparing Tuesday's protest with the January 6 insurrection.

"I don't see any property being damaged or people being assaulted," said another.

Other X users disagreed with King, however, and took to his post to share their thoughts.

"Same goes for the J6 peaceful protesters. You're just a hypocrite Stephen King," one person commented.

"Funny, have you seen MOST of the Jan. 6th footage? I'd say the same thing regarding those people. But I understand how different things can look when you're blinded by your own partisan hackery," someone else wrote.

Another added: "You're starting to sound like those extreme Maga types."

It isn't the first time that Greene has criticized a Pro-Palestine demonstration, having previously accused Representative Rashida Tlaib—the only Palestinian-American in Congress—of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol building after a rally that called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

A Capitol police spokesperson previously told Newsweek that the October 18 event was "generally a peaceful demonstration." Regardless, Greene persisted with the insurrection claim.

She posted to X on November 7: "What happened on October 18th is no different than what happened on January 6th when [Tlaib] incited a mob with her speech on the National Mall.

"My censure resolution forces Tlaib to face condemnation on the floor of the House."

King criticized her comment when he retweeted it, posting to X: "Oh, do some real work for a change. Stop fulminating."