Marjorie Taylor Greene silenced by committee after calling DHS Secretary Mayorkas 'a liar'

The Republican-led House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday struck comments from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and ended her time to speak after she called Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a liar.

The committee first declined to strike comments from Greene, who spoke after Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., at a hearing on budget requests from the Department of Homeland Security. Greene started her comments by accusing Swalwell of having an affair “with a Chinese spy.”

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., earlier this year said he would not seat Swalwell on the House Intelligence Committee over his previous ties to a suspected Chinese spy, a move Democrats called political revenge.

Democrats on Wednesday failed in a push to strike the allegation against Swalwell, arguing it violated House rules. But as Greene continued with her comments, she criticized Mayorkas for the spread of fentanyl in the United States