Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was granted permission to visit 120 alleged J6 rioters and watched as they sang the national anthem, the Washington Examiner reported.
Greene issued a statement explaining that the D.C. Department of Corrections allowed her access due to some complaints issued by inmates.
Every night at 9PM, J6 defendants sing the National Anthem at the DC Jail.
And we were there tonight. pic.twitter.com/2uxGbkeqPq
— Marjorie Taylor Greene ?? (@mtgreenee) November 5, 2021
Greene posted a thread elaborating on her experience, dubbing the wing where the J6 prisoners were being kept as the “Patriot Wing.”
I just left the Patriot wing of the the DC jail where I visited with pretrial J6 defendants in person.
I asked questions and heard their stories.
We must do everything we can to remain a Free America where justice is colorblind, doesn’t see political lines, and truth prevails. pic.twitter.com/7eJOilrZOx
— Marjorie Taylor Greene ?? (@mtgreenee) November 5, 2021
Green appeared on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast to discuss her visit to the prison.
“The men we saw last night, when we walked in that room—I almost don’t have words, it’s hard to describe it—we walked in that room and I was greeted by men who thought they were never going to see anybody come for them,” Greene explained.
“They came out cheering and crying as soon as they saw me,” she said. “They were so thankful; it’s like they were prisoners of war.”
She also said her staff would soon be releasing a full report on her tour of the prison.
News of her visit was met with mixed reviews online:
Even though the government wants society to forget about these people, they still love their country
— MAGEBAD (@MAGEBAD1) November 5, 2021
They did not sing it at all on January 6th. Maybe that would have been something they could have done on the grounds of the Capitol to show solidarity and patriotism. No they yelled and engaged in violence instead. I don’t feel sorry for any of them. Not one.
— Rhythm & Booze (@booze_rhythm) November 5, 2021
