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Rep. Marjorie Greene was Named Chair of DOGE, Then Bought Tesla Stock.
They’re just laughing at all of us at this point.
Throughout the course of her short political career, few have been more blatant and intentional about their desire to ride President Donald Trump’s coattails to a position of power than Georgia representative Marjorie Greene. There is much that we can say about her and what she represents, but there’s no denying she has found an effective path to a career as a right wing politician, and Greene has mastered the art of feeding the base exactly what they want to hear in order to maintain relevancy.
All that being said, it should have come as no surprise when it was announced she would be part of Trump’s newly formed DOGE committee with Elon Musk.
So what did Greene do afterwards?
Bought Tesla stock of course.
Zach Everson with Forbes writes:
“Just weeks after being named chair of the House subcommittee overseeing Elon Musk’s efforts to slash what he deems wasteful spending, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) bought thousands of dollars of shares in Tesla…
…Before taking office in 2021, Greene held between $15,000 and $50,000 in Tesla stock. While her then-husband bought more shares in the…
