Marjorie Taylor Greene Faces Complaint For Allegedly Kicking Teenager

The 18-year old activist that recently confronted Marjorie Taylor Greene in a viral video is filing a complaint against the lawmaker for allegedly kicking her while they were walking and asking questions. There are multiple video angles available online that show the incident, but it is unclear from any of the footage whether the "kick" was intentional. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening and whether or not the complaint is a smart move.

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Now you may have seen a viral clip on social media recently. You may have even seen it on the news, I don't know. But Marjorie Taylor Green allegedly kicked an activist that was walking with another group of activists asking Marjorie Taylor Green some tough questions. Now, Marjorie Taylor Green also looked at one of the individuals in this group. The group by the way, is called Voters of Tomorrow, uh, told 'em, Go go to a different country. You know, she pulled out the old xenophobia card because all they wanted was her to do something about children getting shot in schools. That, that, that's what this group of young people, voters of tomorrow wanted to talk to her about. We have an epidemic of gun violence where children are dying in the classroom, getting shot in front of their peers. Could you maybe do something about that at all? And Marjorie Taylor Green, of course, responds with xenophobia. And again, allegedly kicked one of those activists, an 18 year old by the name of Mariana Piora. The group announced this week that they're going to be filing a formal complaint against Marjorie Taylor grade for this incident that allegedly took place with the Office of Congressional Ethics.

I wish they hadn't done that. Now, I'm sorry to say that I support this group. I love what they did. I love that these young people are active. I support the causes that they are out there pushing. I like them a lot. This is not a good move. Now, I have seen multiple different video angles of the alleged kick that took place.

I do not believe this individual was kicked. Now, I don't have a bird's eye view, right? I don't have the first person view. I wasn't a foot away. All I can see is video footage from, you know, five, 10 feet away. But definitely different angles. To me, when you watch all of the angles, it looks like Marjorie Taylor Green accidentally stepped on the back of the woman's shoe. If you've ever been walking in a group, you know exactly what I'm talking about, right? The person in front of you kind of slows down or, or misses their step, whatever. You accidentally step on their back of their shoe, right? When I was in school, we called that a flat tire. To me, that's what it looks like happened. And again, to me, that's what it looks like happened in those videos. And if I see it, I think the Office of Congressional ethics is probably gonna come to the same conclusion because even if Marjorie Taylor Green did actually, you know, angrily kick that individual, it is not clear on any of the video footage. And because it is not clear, because you cannot see intent, you therefore cannot prove it.

And that's the problem. My opinion of this doesn't matter. The video footage is what matters. And again, if you can't clearly see that this was intentional, you will lose if you file this complaint. And what happens if you lose, if the complaint goes nowhere, Marjorie Taylor Green gets to go out and declare victory. She gets a win. And that is 100% what is going to happen. This was a misstep, and I hope they withdraw the complaint because you do not want to give her that win. Actually, even withdrawing it now would give her that win. This is a bad decision again, voters of tomorrow. I love you. I would love to help you out in any way that I can. By the way, I support your work. You are great, brilliant young people doing amazing things. This is not a good idea. This is not something you're gonna win, and it's only gonna empower Marjorie Taylor Green when it fails.