'60 Minutes' gives platform to far-right Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, despite her extremist views and history of promoting conspiracy theories.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's recent appearance on CBS' 60 Minutes sparked widespread criticism, with many accusing the long-running show of giving a platform to a far-right politician who has repeatedly promoted extremist views.
Greene, a Georgia congresswoman, was featured in an interview that aired last Sunday and promoted by CBS on Twitter, without any mention of her history of white nationalist event attendance or anti-Muslim views. However, it is no secret that she spoke at a white nationalist event organized by Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes last year.
Greene's controversial past includes promoting conspiracy theories such as the 2020 election being stolen and supporting QAnon, a far-right ideology linked to violence against minorities. She also appeared on video confronting Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg outside the Capitol two years before being elected to Congress and called him "coward."
The decision to give Greene a platform has been met with swift criticism from many who feel that CBS is giving airtime to an extremist voice without critically examining her views.
Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, CNN senior commentator, tweeted: "Wow. Insane that 60 min would do this." Journalist Molly Jong-Fast slammed the show, saying it was wasting its currency on Greene, who has a history of promoting conspiracy theories, including claiming that a massive California wildfire was started by a laser beam controlled by a prominent Jewish banking family.
David Hogg also responded to the segment, saying he looked forward to discussing why Greene thinks school shootings are fake and her support for QAnon.
Greene's appearance on 60 Minutes seems to fit a pattern of controversy that has defined the show over its long history, including interviews with Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
However, some critics argue that CBS' decision to feature Greene in this way is problematic, particularly given her views on promoting Christian nationalism and downplaying the January 6 attack.
In a statement to CNN, CBS had not commented on whether they were planning to give more airtime to extremist voices or not
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's recent appearance on CBS' 60 Minutes sparked widespread criticism, with many accusing the long-running show of giving a platform to a far-right politician who has repeatedly promoted extremist views.
Greene, a Georgia congresswoman, was featured in an interview that aired last Sunday and promoted by CBS on Twitter, without any mention of her history of white nationalist event attendance or anti-Muslim views. However, it is no secret that she spoke at a white nationalist event organized by Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes last year.
Greene's controversial past includes promoting conspiracy theories such as the 2020 election being stolen and supporting QAnon, a far-right ideology linked to violence against minorities. She also appeared on video confronting Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg outside the Capitol two years before being elected to Congress and called him "coward."
The decision to give Greene a platform has been met with swift criticism from many who feel that CBS is giving airtime to an extremist voice without critically examining her views.
Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, CNN senior commentator, tweeted: "Wow. Insane that 60 min would do this." Journalist Molly Jong-Fast slammed the show, saying it was wasting its currency on Greene, who has a history of promoting conspiracy theories, including claiming that a massive California wildfire was started by a laser beam controlled by a prominent Jewish banking family.
David Hogg also responded to the segment, saying he looked forward to discussing why Greene thinks school shootings are fake and her support for QAnon.
Greene's appearance on 60 Minutes seems to fit a pattern of controversy that has defined the show over its long history, including interviews with Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
However, some critics argue that CBS' decision to feature Greene in this way is problematic, particularly given her views on promoting Christian nationalism and downplaying the January 6 attack.
In a statement to CNN, CBS had not commented on whether they were planning to give more airtime to extremist voices or not
. its like theyre tryin to give a voice to ppl who spread hate and misinformation. i dont get why the network isnt takin responsibility 4 this move 
just saw that 60 minutes gave platform to Marjorie Taylor Greene 
she's got some serious red flags - conspiracy theories about elections and QAnon... it's like, hello? some ppl might think it's fair game for debate, but i'm not sure CBS was critically thinking thru the implications. 
. I mean, I get it, she's a politician and all that jazz, but come on! The girl has been vocal about some seriously wild conspiracy theories and has even shown up at events with white nationalist groups 
. I mean, what's next? Are they going to start giving a platform to people who deny climate change or something? 
It just feels like the whole thing is a big mess, and I'm not sure how anyone can defend it 
. I mean, people love to hate her, but she's got a crazy following and it's been pretty clear that the far-right crowd eats up this kind of stuff. And let's be real, if you're gonna give airtime to someone with extremist views, at least do it in a controlled environment where you can question them on their BS 
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in CBS for giving Marjorie Taylor Greene a platform without critically examining her views 
. And now they're giving her airtime without mentioning any of that? It just feels like they're enabling her instead of holding her accountable 
. Can't we do better than this?
so yeah its no surprise they just gave marjorie taylor greene a platform 
i mean like whats next? givin a platform to some white nationalist dude? 
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