Fact check: Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed 'Christian nationalism' but didn't quote Hitler

BrieAnna J. Frank, USA TODAY
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The claim: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene quoted Adolf Hitler's statements on Christianity on July 23

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is no stranger to controversy – including the recent statement that the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection would have "won" if she had helped organize it.

Now, social media users are claiming the Georgia Republican quoted Adolf Hitler in remarks about Christianity.

"We tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity. Our movement is Christian," reads Greene's supposed remarks, which was posted in an image on Instagram on Dec. 6 (direct link, archived link). The image also included a photo of Hitler, attributing the same words to him.

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The post was liked more than 200 times in three days.

But a spokesperson for the congresswoman said the claim was false. In addition, USA TODAY found no evidence that Greene said those words or quoted Hitler on July 23 – the day the quotation is attributed to her. She did, however, make remarks calling herself a "Christian nationalist" that day that were widely condemned.

USA TODAY reached out to the social media user who shared the claim for comment.

Greene said 'we should be Christian nationalists' in July 23 interview

Nick Dyer, a spokesperson for Greene, told USA TODAY the claim is "fake."

While the congresswoman did make comments about Christian nationalism on July 23, there is no evidence Greene used Hitler's words when discussing Christianity or that she quoted him that day.

In a July 23 interview with Next News Network, Greene was asked what the GOP’s focus should be ahead of the 2022 midterms.

"We need to be the party of nationalism," she says in part of her response. "I’m a Christian and I say it proudly – we should be Christian nationalists."

Greene added to her comments in a July 25 tweet in which she described herself as a "proud Christian Nationalist" and claimed the left was "calling me a Nazi because I proudly love my country and my God."

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Her remarks about Christian nationalism were later denounced, and one progressive Christian organization created a petition condemning Greene’s comments that gathered more than 12,000 signatures, according to Insider.

USA TODAY has previously debunked statements attributed to the congresswoman, including baseless assertions that Greene said "people are dying who have never died before" and English was "good enough for Jesus."

The claim Greene quoted Hitler was also debunked by PolitiFact and Reuters.

Our rating: False

Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim Greene quoted Hitler's statements on Christianity on July 23. Greene's spokesperson said she did not make any such remarks. The congresswoman did call herself a "Christian nationalist" in an interview that day, but there is no evidence she quoted Hitler.

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