Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, pictured here in March, responded to backlash she received following comments made in the wake of the April 5, 2024 Northeast earthquake. Credit – Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images
American representative Marjorie Taylor Greenea Republican from Georgia, doubled down on his comments about Friday’s earthquake in the Northeast and the upcoming solar eclipse expected across North America as signs from God in response to online criticism.
On Friday, following a magnitude 4.8 earthquake with an epicenter in New Jersey that shook the Northeast, Greene posted on X, formerly Twitter, that she viewed natural phenomena as symbolism divine.
“God is sending strong signs to America to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and much more to come. I pray our country listens,” Greene wrote.
Readers added context in response to Greene’s comment, resulting in a community note appearing below the original post. They pointed out that astronomers have known for years that the April 8 solar eclipse would occur. Additionally, the National Earthquake Information Center reports that approximately 55 earthquakes occur worldwide each day, caused by movement between Earth’s tectonic plates on active or inactive faults.
Greene responded to the online backlash on Sunday by posting on » She cited a passage from the Bible where Jesus said to a crowd: “You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How come you don’t know how to interpret this present tense?
“Yes, eclipses are predictable and earthquakes happen and we know when comets pass, but God created all of these things and uses them as signs for those of us who believe,” Greene wrote.
Many made fun of this post and even posted notes in the community.
Jesus speaks of this in Luke 12:54-56.
Yes, eclipses are predictable and earthquakes happen and we know when comets pass, but God created all these things and uses them as signs to… https://t.co/BPs70oNXx3
– Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 7, 2024
The far-right Republican often makes headlines for her comments. In March, the Donald Trump supporter swore at a British journalist at the end of an on-camera interview when asked about a conspiracy theory she had espoused. Greene also interrupted President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address, leading him to deliver impromptu remarks in response to Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, whose murder became a flashpoint in the immigration debates this election year.
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