Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for comparing wearing a mask to the Holocaust.
"I'm truly sorry for offending people with remarks about the Holocaust," Greene said. "There's no comparison and there never ever will be." She also stated that she visited Washington's U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Greene was elected to Congress in 2020. A supporter of Donald Trump, this is not the first time she's made strong comments. Earlier this year, she equated the Democratic Party to Nazis, but this is one of the only time she's apologized for her comments. Due to some other comments, she actually was removed from her committee assignments in February.
Her public apology came over three weeks after equating mask-wearing to "a time and history where people were told to wear a gold star." She later said they were "put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany. This is exactly the type of abuse that Nancy Pelosi is talking about."
In Georgia, Rep. Greene's home state, Dov Wilker, regional director of the American Jewish Committee, said, "I thought it was very important to hear Congresswoman Taylor Greene‘s apology. It took her some time to be able to apologize but I believe the visit to Holocaust Museum is important. I hope she will continue to learn more about the holocaust, perhaps even visit some of the sites that we have in the memorials we have in the Metro Atlanta area."
Thankfully, many denounced Greene's remarks, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
When Congress resumed, Greene made her public apology.
"Anti-Semitism is true hate," she said. "And I saw that today at the Holocaust Museum."
Many hope that her apology will lead to a change in behavior, especially since she is such a public figure.
Members of Congress are no longer required to wear masks.
Greene's public apology, though, may not get her out of trouble. Rep. Brad Schneider, Democratic Party, wants to censure Greene, which he could do so by introducting a resolution in the House.
About his announcement, Schneider said, "It’s important to see how she follows up on this. What type of language does she use, what type of rhetoric, you know how does she influence her constituents, her followers."