Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked for 'Major Blunder' During Wray Grilling

Marjorie Taylor Greene was accused of making a "major blunder" during a committee hearing on Wednesday when she clashed with FBI Director Christopher Wray, who pointed out that he's not part of the Department of Homeland Security after the Georgia Republican accused the agency of having "censured many Americans including myself."

The incident took place whilst Wray was testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee during which he emphasized the "heightened threat environment" to the United States due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East.

Greene challenged Wray over the treatment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who staged a sit-in inside the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building on October 18, comparing it with the wave of arrests and prosecutions which followed the January 6, 2021 storming of Congress by hundreds of Donald Trump supporters.

The Georgia representative held up a poster containing what she claimed was an internal chat involving the organizers under the heading "global intifada."

She asked Wray if he was "aware of this," to which the FBI director replied: "Congresswoman as I said I haven't seen the photos that you're holding up before."

Greene then said she'd posted the image on her account on X, formerly Twitter, prompting Wray to respond: "I don't spend a lot of time on Twitter."

The representative replied: "Oh I'm sure you do because the Department of Homeland Security organized with other offices and censured many Americans including myself," prompting Wray to clarify: "I'm not part of the Department of Homeland Security."

This exchange went viral on X, with one 30 second clip posted by the Acyn account, which covers U.S. politics, receiving more than 7.6 million views.

This sparked widespread mockery with Mary Trump, the estranged niece and trenchant critic of Donald Trump, writing: "BREAKING NEWS: In a major blunder, Marjorie Taylor Greene mistakes FBI head Christopher Wray for the head of the Department of Homeland Security. She is a f****** embarrassment."

Republicans against Trump, a conservative group with over 510,000 followers opposed to the former president, shared the footage adding: "We're electing idiots, episode #8677."

A third X user commented: "Marjorie Taylor Greene opened her mouth again. Does embarrassing herself ever get old?"

The 'Really American' X account, a self-styled "grassroots political organization" which has over 668,000 followers, wrote: "Holy s*** this encounter is amazing, and Marjorie Taylor Greene just proved in real time she doesn't understand how Government works."

Newsweek has reached out to Representative Greene for comment via telephone and voicemail message.

During the committee hearing, Wray said it is possible Hamas, which killed around 1,200 Israelis in a surprise assault on October 7, could attempt to launch an attack in the United States.

He said: "We cannot, and do not, discount the possibility that Hamas or another foreign terrorist organization may exploit the current conflict to conduct attacks here, on our own soil."

On Tuesday, Greene was involved in a heated exchange with House Democrat Rosa DeLauro, after suggesting the 80-year-old had forgotten the chamber had just passed another funding bill and linking this to her age.

In response, DeLauro delivered what she described as a "basic level lesson in civics," pointing out a partial shutdown was yet to be averted as the legislation also needs to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Joe Biden.