The House’s highest-ranking Republicans are racing to distance themselves from a leading GOP congressional candidate in Georgia after POLITICO uncovered hours of Facebook videos in which she expresses racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic views https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...
House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos

The candidate, Marjorie Taylor Greene, finished first in last week's primary for an open, safe GOP seat in Georgia but still faces an August runoff for the nomination.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579
The candidate, Marjorie Taylor Greene, suggested Muslims do not belong in government; called George Soros a Nazi; and said she would feel “proud” to see a Confederate monument if she were black because it symbolizes progress made since the Civil War https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...
House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos

The candidate, Marjorie Taylor Greene, finished first in last week's primary for an open, safe GOP seat in Georgia but still faces an August runoff for the nomination.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579
Greene finished first in a primary for a deep-red, northwest Georgia seat last week and is entering an August runoff as the heavy favorite to secure the GOP nomination.

Her initial victory comes as Republicans grapple with protests over racial inequality https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...
House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos

The candidate, Marjorie Taylor Greene, finished first in last week's primary for an open, safe GOP seat in Georgia but still faces an August runoff for the nomination.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579
Republicans had just felt relief after they finally ousted Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), a member with a long history of racially charged remarks.

Now, GOP lawmakers fear Greene could create an even bigger black eye for the party if she wins the nomination https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...
House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos

The candidate, Marjorie Taylor Greene, finished first in last week's primary for an open, safe GOP seat in Georgia but still faces an August runoff for the nomination.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579
Watch: We uncovered hours of videos of Marjorie Taylor Greene, a leading GOP congressional candidate in Georgia, expressing racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic views.
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