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Marjorie Taylor Greene Tells Her Followers to Send Money by Venmo to Her Son for His Birthday — It Doesn’t Go Very Well

Well, Marjorie Taylor Greene is back in the headlines — and this time, it’s not for conspiracy theories, heckling during the State of the Union, or calling for a national divorce. Nope, this time she’s… panhandling for her son’s beer money on Venmo. You really can’t make this stuff up.

Over the weekend, Greene hopped on X (formerly known as Twitter — Elon just had to make it weird), and posted a photo of her son in full party mode, red solo cup and all. The caption? A request for her followers to Venmo him beer money. Yes, seriously.

Now, let’s pause for a second. This is a sitting member of Congress — a woman who spends her time railing against government spending, student debt forgiveness, and “woke” culture — asking the internet to bankroll her kid’s weekend booze run. We’ve officially entered a new chapter in American politics, titled: “Wait, what?”

Naturally, the internet reacted exactly how you’d expect. People were baffled. Some thought it was a joke. Others wondered if her account had been hacked. But nope, it was all real. Marjorie doubled down and kept the post up, like this was totally normal behavior for someone with national security clearance.

And obviously the backlash humiliated Greene, because she quickly deleted the post.

Critics were quick to point out that Greene earns a congressional salary of $174,000 a year. And yet here she is, essentially holding out a virtual tip jar for her adult son’s Coors Light fund. Not exactly the image of fiscal responsibility she loves to shout about on Fox News.

It also sparked questions about ethics rules and whether it’s appropriate for a federal lawmaker to use her platform to solicit funds — even informally — for family members. After all, politicians are supposed to use their social media to serve constituents, not to play Venmo bingo for their kids’ keg parties.

It’s the latest oddball moment in a long line of Greene’s “what is happening?” moments, from talking about Jewish space lasers to chasing Parkland survivors through the halls of Congress. At this point, nothing really surprises us — but that doesn’t make it any less cringeworthy.

In short: If you were hoping for a little professionalism from Rep. Greene this week, think again. But if you’re in the market for a surreal moment that blurs the line between reality TV and government, you’re in luck. Marjorie’s social media continues to deliver. And sadly, it seems the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree:

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Just… maybe don’t Venmo her son. Let him buy his own beer like the rest of us did in college.

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