Marjorie Taylor Greene is lashed after getting list of people who signed Declaration of Independence wrong

Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene made yet different humiliating societal media gaffe complete nan play successful which she wrongly named respective icons of American history has having signed nan Declaration of Independence.

'The mean property of nan signers of nan Declaration of Independence connected July 4, 1776 was 44 years old, but much than a twelve were 35 aliases younger,' nan Trump acolyte tweeted connected July 5. 

'Thomas Jefferson: 33 John Hancock: 39 James Madison: 25 Alexander Hamilton: 21 James Monroe: 18 Aaron Burr: 20 Paul Revere: 41 George Washington: 44,' she added. 

The correction being that neither James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, Aaron Burr, Paul Revere aliases George Washington were signatories of nan celebrated document. 

Greene was instantly group upon by X users who gleefully pointed retired her error. One user, Lisa Liberal, summed up galore people's feelings: 'STOP ELECTING STUPID PEOPLE.'

'Keep successful mind ladies and gentlemen. That Marjorie Taylor Greene is simply a U.S. Representative. Whose net is paid for by taxpayers,' she added. 

Another user, retired coach Mama Sissie Says, besides pointed different flaw successful Greene's logic.

'Marjorie Taylor Greene being wholly incorrect astir history (AGAIN) aside… Claiming that nan mean property of nan signers of nan Declaration of Independence was 44 is NOT a flex erstwhile nan Founders life expectancy was only 64 years.'

'I'm going to bargain nan Declaration of Independence conscionable truthful I tin personally show you who signed it,' different personification joked. 

'How did you hide Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, and Ronald Reagan?,' added California Republican Congressman Jack Kimble.  

There were 56 signatories to nan archive connected July 4, 1776, successful Independence Hall successful Philadelphia. All were delegates to nan Continental Congress. 

Also complete nan weekend, Greene was roundly attacked connected X for posting different falsehood, erstwhile again claiming that Donald Trump won nan authorities of Georgia successful nan 2020 statesmanlike predetermination astatine a vessel rally connected Lake Allatoona. 

'Yesterday’s enthusiasm for President Trump connected Lake Allatoona was unmatched!! I cognize he won Georgia successful 2020, and aft yesterday, I cognize he’s going to triumph Georgia again successful 2024!,' she wrote. 

 Trump is facing a proceedings successful nan Peach authorities complete his changeless incorrect assertions that he was cheated retired of triumph location successful 2020.  

A expansive assemblage successful August 2023 indicted Trump and 18 others, accusing them participating successful a sprawling strategy to illegally effort to overturn nan 2020 statesmanlike predetermination successful Georgia. 

Four defendants person pleaded blameworthy aft reaching deals pinch prosecutors, but Trump and nan others person pleaded not guilty. It is 1 of 4 criminal cases against Trump.

The existent Republican nominee for nan presidency mislaid Georgia by astir 13,000 votes successful 2020 to President Joe Biden. 

Last week, Greene proudly stood beside erstwhile Trump advisor Steve Bannon arsenic he arrived astatine a national situation successful Connecticut to statesman his 4 period condemnation for defying a legislature subpoena.

'This is simply a DISGRACE to our country, and an affront to nan principles of justness it was founded upon,' Greene wrote connected X astir Bannon's sentence. 'Republican voters request to conflict harder than ever: this predetermination is not over.'

House Republicans person promised to record a ineligible little to thief Bannon debar jailhouse time.

Greene has drawn nan ire of her colleagues successful nan House successful caller months complete her unfastened disagreements pinch speaker Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana. 

In March, Greene filed a motion to vacate Johnson. Eleven Republicans ended up voting to beforehand nan mobility - much than they 8 that voted to oust McCarthy - but

Democrats voted to array it.

Greene has railed against nan two-part spending measure that funded nan authorities for fiscal twelvemonth 2024, a measure that reauthorized spy instrumentality FISA without warrants and a overseas assistance package that did not see separator security. 

Johnson spearheaded a $95 cardinal overseas argumentation measure that passed precocious pinch Democrat support authorizing astir $61 cardinal to Ukraine, on pinch billions to Israel and Taiwan.

He was forced to trust connected support from Democrats arsenic he presides complete a mini one-vote mostly successful nan House, and it's challenging to get nan unruly GOP convention successful line.

'Excuses for illustration 'this is conscionable really you person to govern' and divided authorities are pathetic, anemic and unacceptable. Even pinch our razor bladed Republican majority, we could person astatine slightest secured nan border,' Greene said.

Greene accused Johnson of 'aiding and abetting Democrats' to 'destroy our country,' arsenic Democrats booed her and Johnson shook hands and smiled astatine nan Republicans who support him.