A central Florida venue has canceled an occasion that was to have featured Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after it discovered the occasion was meant to commemorate the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
The occasion was set to be hosted by the Republican Social gathering of Osceola County on the Westgate Resorts in Kissimmee. It was initially pitched to Westgate as a small book-signing occasion that includes Greene, with out point out of Jan. 6.
“Please be suggested that Westgate was not made conscious of the aim of this occasion after we had been approached to host a ebook signing,” Westgate Resorts mentioned in a press release. “This occasion has been canceled and is now not happening at our resort.”
A spokeswoman for Greene didn’t reply to a request searching for remark.
The occasion, which was first reported by NBC Information, was touted to native Republicans as an “Unique occasion with Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene” at Westgate Resorts, in line with an occasion invitation.
The occasion particulars mentioned the “Event” was the “third Anniversary of Jan 6.”
The fee to attend was $45 to $1,000 to fulfill Greene and “obtain a signed copy of her ebook.”
Greene has lengthy supported former President Donald Trump’s perception that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and he or she has downplayed the severity of the Jan. 6 assault — which left 5 folks useless and about 140 cops injured. In 2022, Greene mentioned that had she organized the occasions that day, the rioters would have “received” and been “armed.”
“I need to let you know one thing: If Steve Bannon and I had organized that, we’d have received, to not point out, it could have been armed,” she mentioned. Greene later mentioned her feedback had been “sarcasm.”
The prospect of an occasion commemorating Jan. 6 drew rapid pushback from Democrats within the state.
“Simply one other day in Florida the place the native Republican Social gathering in Osceola County is internet hosting an ‘anniversary’ occasion to mark January sixth and Marjorie Taylor Inexperienced is the ‘particular’ visitor,” Democratic state Rep. Anna Eskamani posted on X. “Was actually hoping this was a joke once I first noticed it.”
Osceola County Republican Social gathering Chairman Mark Cross didn’t reply to a request searching for remark, so it’s unclear whether or not the occasion has been rescheduled.
This text was initially revealed on NBCNews.com