- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke at a rally in Iowa on Thursday ahead of the mid-term elections.
- She told the crowd that Paul Pelosi "should have been a gun owner and shot his attacker."
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene provoked a crowd to boo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband after he was hospitalized in a hammer attack, saying he should have shot the assailant.
The Georgia lawmaker addressed the recent attack at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday ahead of next week's mid-term elections.
"More Americans are robbed, stabbed, raped, kidnaped, carjacked, and murdered. But the only crime victim you hear about from Democrats in the media is Paul Pelosi," Greene said, drawing boos from the crowd.
"Paul Pelosi was brutally attacked by a drugged-out illegal alien that should have been deported," she said, adding that he "should have been a gun owner and shot his attacker."
Greene was referring to the fact that Paul Pelosi's suspected attacker, David DePape, is Canadian and had an expired immigration status.
—Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) November 3, 2022
Pelosi, 82, was attacked last week by a man who broke into the couple's San Francisco home and hit him in the head with a hammer. The House Speaker was in Washington DC at the time.
DePape, who previously spread right-wing conspiracy theories online, according to relatives, told authorities he was there to "hold Nancy hostage" and break her kneecaps.
Pelosi, who sustained a fractured skull and other wounds from the attack, was released from the hospital on Thursday.
During her speech, Greene also commented on the conflict in Ukraine and promised that Republicans will not send money to the country if they retake Congress in the mid-term elections.
"Under Republicans, not another penny will go to Ukraine," Greene told rally-goers. "Our country comes first."
Congress has approved around $60 billion in aid for Ukraine since the start of the invasion.
However, some Republicans have started opposing the aid packages, arguing that President Joe Biden's administration should be focusing on domestic issues instead.