MTG Bill Would Fund “Space Lasers” To Stop Migrants

The Insider reports:

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made clear her opposition to sending extra money to Israel in a weirdly self-referential way. The Georgia congresswoman demanded that US funding to Israel also be spent on developing “space lasers,” an apparent reference to a lowlight of her political past.

Greene’s proposed amendment to HR 8034 seeks to divert money from Israel to “the development of space laser technology on the southwest border” of the US. A video from early March shows Greene being less than thrilled to talk about the theory, telling the British reporter Emily Maitlis to “fuck off” after she asked about it.

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Israel has some of the best unmanned defense systems in the world.

I’ve previously voted to fund space lasers for Israel’s defense.

America needs to take our national security seriously and deserves the same type of defense for our border that Israel has and proudly uses. pic.twitter.com/oDeDqTXvQQ

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) April 18, 2024