Marjorie Taylor Greene says Americans should “mock” monkeypox since it affects gay men

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene laughed at the suggestion that monkeypox is a global health threat
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that monkeypox is something to be “laughed at” because it only affects “some people.” The disease has primarily affected men who have sex with men so far.

“People just have to laugh at it, mock it, and reject it,” she said, adding that monkeypox is a “scam” like COVID-19.

Journalist Allison Royal posted video to the rightwing video sharing platform Rumble of a short interview she did with Greene at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa. Royal asked Greene about how the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern this past weekend.

“How can Congress ensure that this doesn’t turn into another COVID ‘pandemic’ that steals another few years of our lives?” Royal asked.

“Of course, monkeypox is a threat to some people in our population,” Greene said. “But we know what causes it, and that’s pretty much, um… it’s basically a sexually transmitted disease. So it’s not a threat to most of the population.”

“People just have to laugh at it, mock it, and reject it,” she said. “It’s another scam,” she added, referring to COVID-19.

Greene is incorrect; monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection. The disease is spread…

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