Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is defending her “built and strong” physique after Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) slammed her appearance during an insult-heavy confrontation at a final House Oversight Committee hearing. Chamber week.
“Yes, my body is built and strong, NOT through pinching, bending, plastic or silicone, but through a healthy lifestyle,” the 49-year-old lawmaker said.wrote on Xon Monday.
Alongside a video of herself repeatedly lifting a weight while playing Sia’s 2016 hit “Unstoppable,” Greene said: “Soon to be 50 years old, God willing, I will continue to lift weights, run, swim, play sports, surf, ski, climb and LIVE this life to the fullest and enjoy every moment!”
Greene’s response came days after Thursday night’s House Oversight Committee hearing, when she and Crockett got into a heated argument.
“I think your false eyelashes are getting in the way of what you’re reading,” Greene told Crockett.
Later, in an apparent barb at Greene, Crockett asked what she described as a hypothetical question about what might violate Congressional protocol.
“I’m just curious, just to better understand his decision,” Crockett said, referring to a decision made by Speaker James Comer (R-Ky.). “If someone on this committee starts talking about someone’s blond, poorly built body, that wouldn’t be engaging in personalities, right?”
Later, Crockett launched a fundraiser featuring T-shirts with the message: ““Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body.”
This isn’t the first time Greene has publicly shared some of her sweat sessions. In 2020, the then-new congresswoman posted a video of herself exercising in her hotel room to protest closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I work out every day at a CrossFit gym that is open. With people,” Greene said at the time.
The Republican firebrand has long defended her love for the fitness program CrossFit.
“People always ask: why do you train?” she wrote in a2020 Facebook Post. “As one of my best friends always says, I train for life.”
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