National Guard leaders maintain their outfit is a "non-partisan entity" even after a contingent of uniformed members from Guam were filmed marching to the office of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after a weeks-old political gaffe, in an incident Greene slammed as "political theater."
The Guam National Guard's visit on Monday came two weeks after the freshman congresswoman appeared to mistakenly refer to Guam, a United States territory, as a foreign country. The Washington Examiner pointed out that during an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in late February, Greene said: "We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America, not, for what? China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam, whatever, wherever."
The Hill tweeted video of the Guard members, led by Guam’s congressional delegate Michael San Nicolas, at Greene’s office. San Nicolas had promised last week to bring cookies to Greene’s office as a result of the blunder, the Examiner noted.
Before the visit to her office, San Nicolas told The Guam Daily Post: "Congresswoman Greene is a new member, and we will be paying a visit to her and delivering delicious Chamorro Chip Cookies as part of our ongoing outreach to new members to introduce them to our wonderful island of Guam."
Though Greene wasn't present for the encounter, she blasted the move on Tuesday morning as a stunt and used the opportunity to draw attention to the controversial topic of the National Guard troops who are still securing the U.S. Capitol complex.
"It’s time for our great men and women of the National Guard to go home and be with their families," Greene tweeted. "The Democrats need to stop using them as political theater and drama on Capitol Hill. Shame on Democrats for disrespecting our military."
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