Late night hosts aren't buying Marjorie Taylor Greene's public disavowal of QAnon and other 'deranged beliefs'

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) "is known for her history of deranged beliefs, ranging from racist conspiracy theories about Jewish space lasers to supporting calls to execute Democratic politicians," Trevor Noah said on Thursday's Daily Show. "Democrats can't stop her from serving in Congress, and they definitely can't stop her from saying crazy s--t, but today they decided to give her just a little less input on running the country."

Yes, "Greene has been kicked off her committees," which is actually "a pretty sweet deal," Noah pointed out. "Basically, her punishment for acting insane was to do less work for the same amount of money." But "clearly, Marjorie Taylor Greene has become a distraction and a liability for the Republican Party, which is maybe why she decided to step up on the floor of the House today and disavow many of her past insane beliefs," though "she doesn't take responsibility for believing them in the first place," he noted. "Yes, you see, it's all Facebook's fault for allowing her to believe in those things, so don't blame her, blame Mark Zuckerberg, with his social media lies and his space lasers."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.