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- The conservative group College Republicans tweeted on Dec. 26, wishing people a happy Kwanzaa.
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) responded by calling Kwanzaa a “fake religion” and accusing the group of pandering for votes.
- Kwanzaa is not a religion, but rather a cultural holiday and celebration for African Americans.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) responded to a tweet by the conservative group College Republicans on Dec. 26, wishing people a happy Kwanzaa, by belittling the holiday.
“Stop. It’s a fake religion created by a psychopath,” Greene tweeted.
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Kwanzaa is not a religion, but rather a cultural holiday and celebration for African Americans.
Greene continued to state that the College Republicans were pandering to an audience to gain support.
“You aren’t bringing in new voters, you are turning them away,” Greene tweeted. “People are tired of pandering and BS.”
Stop.
It’s a fake religion created by a psychopath.
You aren’t bringing in new voters, you are turning them away.
People are tired of pandering and BS. https://t.co/NrhE6O6BG5— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) December 26, 2021
The College Republicans didn’t respond to Greene’s comments, instead retweeting a number of additional Kwanzaa related tweets by other conservatives.
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