State of the Union 2024: MTG expected to heckle Biden, as it’s ‘completely appropriate’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) hinted she may not obey House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) pleas to not heckle President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address on Thursday.

Greene, who called Biden a “liar” during his address before Congress in 2023, told Fox News on Thursday it is “completely appropriate” to call out Biden while citing critiques she has of Biden’s handling of various matters.

“Here’s what’s inappropriate: $34 trillion in debt. You know what else is inappropriate? Laken Riley was murdered,” Greene told the outlet, citing Riley’s death allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant.

“I’ll argue that decorum has been destroyed here in Washington, D.C., and in Congress. So, I think calling out the president if he’s lying to the American people is completely appropriate,” she added.

The White House has said it is “ready for anything” House Republicans decide to do during Biden’s address, arguing that he’s dealt with heckling before during his 2023 address.

“You saw the president last year when some Republican members behaved in a way that was, I would say, disrespectful, and he handled that, and he did that on his own, and he held them to account as it related to important programs that matter to the American people, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday.

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Biden’s State of the Union address is scheduled for 9 p.m. EST, it will be his third State of the Union address and fourth address to a joint session of Congress.

Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) is scheduled to deliver the Republican response to Biden’s annual address.

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