Trump calls QAnon conspiracy theory supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene a GOP 'star' after Georgia win

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right GOP candidate with ties to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, the morning after she won a Republican primary runoff election in Georgia.

"Congratulations to future Republican Star Marjorie Taylor Greene on a big Congressional primary win in Georgia against a very tough and smart opponent," Trump wrote. "Marjorie is strong on everything and never gives up - a real WINNER!"

Georgia's 14th Congressional District is solidly Republican and Greene is heavily favored to win the general election and go on to serve in the House. The seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Tom Graves, who announced last year that he would not seek reelection.

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"The GOP establishment, the media, & the radical left, spent months & millions of dollars attacking me," Greene tweeted after her win. "Tonight the people of Georgia stood up & said that we will not be intimidated or believe those lies."

In her victory speech, Greene also criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., saying, "She’s a hypocrite. She’s anti-American. And we’re going to kick that b**** out of Congress."

Greene beat neurosurgeon John Cowan in the primary runoff despite several GOP officials denouncing her after controversial videos and comments.

Greene has made headlines for her incendiary Islamophobic and anti-Semitic comments, as well as for claims that Black people aren't discriminated against.

After the original June 9 GOP primary, where neither she nor Cowan got a majority of the vote, Politico uncovered controversial remarks Greene made in videos posted to her Facebook page from 2017 to 2019.

In one, she suggested the 2018 midterms, in which Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., were elected, were part of "an Islamic invasion of our government." The two were the first Muslim women elected to Congress.

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Greene also dismissed the idea that Black Americans face discrimination. "Guess what? Slavery is over," she said. "Black people have equal rights."

She has called the progressive billionaire activist George Soros, who is Jewish, a "Nazi."

QAnon is a growing right-wing conspiracy theory that has garnered national attention, claiming that there is a "deep state" apparatus run by political elites, business leaders and Hollywood celebrities who are also pedophiles and actively working against Trump.

Asked during a primary debate if she was a follower of QAnon, she responded by saying she is "committed to my allegiance to the United States of America. I, like many Americans, am disgusted with the Deep State who have launched an effort to get rid of President Trump."

She added, "Yes, I'm against all of those things and I will work hard against those issues."

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Democrats have called her views "hateful."

"Georgia Republicans, and Republican candidates running across the country, will have to answer for her hateful views in their own campaigns," Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairma Cheri Bustos said.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: QAnon conspiracy theory supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins primary