The House passed resolutions denouncing antisemitic hate crimes in the face of rising hatred against Jewish people yesterday, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was one of only two members of Congress to vote against one of the resolutions. She then went to social media to complain that the resolution denouncing antisemitism didn’t also talk about hate crimes against “white people, Christians, men,” people who she claimed “Congress never votes” to protect.
“Antisemitic hate crimes are wrong, but so are all hate crimes,” she posted to X. “Yet Congress never votes on hate crimes committed against white people, Christians, men, the homeless, or countless others.”
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“Meanwhile, Americans from every background are being murdered — even in the womb — and Congress stays silent. We don’t vote on endless resolutions defending them.”
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Then she said that antisemitism is caused by people denouncing antisemitism. “Prioritizing one group of Americans and/or one foreign country above our own people is fueling resentment and actually driving more division, including antisemitism.”
Antisemitic hate crimes are wrong, but so are all hate crimes. Yet Congress never votes on hate crimes committed against white people, Christians, men, the homeless, or countless others.
Tonight, the House passed two more antisemitism-related resolutions, the 20th and 21st I’ve…
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
(@RepMTG) June 9, 2025
Greene is incorrect. The federal Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, passed in 2009, doesn’t list minority groups who can be the victims of hate crimes. Instead, it lists out categories of identity, like “race” and “sexual orientation,” and crimes committed based on identities that fall in those categories can be subject to federal monitoring or increased penalties.
The resolutions Greene was referring to were passed yesterday. One passed the House nearly unanimously, and it condemned antisemitic hate crimes, specifically the recent attack in Boulder, Colorado. Greene was one of only two members of the House, along with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), to vote “present” instead of for the measure.
The other resolution was more controversial and originally said that “Free Palestine” was an antisemitic slogan. The final version drew attention to the attacker’s immigration status.
Greene has a history of antisemitic comments online, including posting conspiracy theories that wealthy Jewish families cause wildfires in California with lasers in space.
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