Florida Republican Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez prompt Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) ought to have her “head examined” after she claimed people can management the climate.
“Humans cannot create or control hurricanes,” Gimenez posted on the social platform X, as Hurricane Milton bore down on his dwelling state. “Anyone who thinks they can, needs to have their head examined.”
Final week, as a lot of Southern states started coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Greene wrote on X that “yes they can control the weather.”
“It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done,” her put up mentioned.
Greene posted a lot of different claims over the previous a number of days concerning the storm being manufactured.
Greene’s put up is just not the primary time the Georgia lawmaker has posted concerning the climate. In April, she defended her declare on-line that an eclipse and an earthquake have been indicators from God telling folks to repent.
Hurricane Milton is barreling towards Florida’s west coast. It’s anticipated to make landfall late Wednesday and convey a life-threatening storm surge.
It is the second massive storm to hit in latest weeks, with a lot of the Southeast nonetheless recovering from Helene. The aftermath of that storm sparked a flood of misinformation on-line, and leaders are sounding the alarm that it’s complicating an already tough restoration and response course of.
Republicans, together with former President Trump, have baselessly claimed the federal government is withholding support from GOP hurricane victims and redirecting support to migrants. These claims have been refuted.
The Federal Emergency Administration Company began a “Hurricane Rumor Response” web page, the place customers can see debunked rumors concerning the company’s response efforts to each Helene and Milton.
The White Home launched a Reddit web page with official updates for Hurricane Milton and the Biden administration’s ongoing response and restoration efforts.
The Hill has reached out to Greene for remark.
