‘I Have a PhD in Recognizing Bullsh-t’ After Expert Says COVID Vaccines Saved
We’re coming up on the four year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is the perfect time for Congress to have a hearing on Vaccine Safety. Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene was in attendance to give voice to the anti-vax crowd and she revealed that she’s not a doctor, but she does have a “PHD in recognizing bullshit when I hear it,” in response to an FDA expert saying that COVID vaccines had conservatively saved 14 million lives worldwide.
Marjorie Taylor Greene moments after this testimony: “I’m not a doctor but I have a Phd in recognizing bullshit when I hear it.” pic.twitter.com/Xd7pri1cCM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 15, 2024
Greene, who was suspended from Twitter back in 2021 for pushing false claims about vaccines, then espoused a number of conspiracy theories before California’s Robert Garcia went about roasting her.
with MTG looking on, Rep. Garcia displays one of her vaccine misinformation tweets and has an expert witness debunk it. The witness apologizes on MTG’s behalf to the parents of children who had died from covid, and says that’s why getting vaccinated is so important. pic.twitter.com/rP3fvg2OHq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 15, 2024
In addition to still fighting vaccines and defending insurrectionists in 2024, Greene also took on Curb Your Enthusiasm earlier this week over it’s portrayal of Georgians. She also told former British Prime Minister David Cameron that he could “kiss her ass.” It’s been quite a stretch for the representative.
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