By Katherine Tinsley
8:44am PDT, Apr 7, 2025
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Marjorie Taylor Greene recently shocked American voters after asking her X followers to send her son, Derek, money for his birthday, but the request might've been unethical.Keep reading for the details…
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"It's my baby boy's birthday!! He's 22!! I love him so much! Buy him a beer!" Greene said on her personal X account before she quickly deleted the post.Greene also included a link to her son's personal Venmo account.
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Despite Marjorie Taylor Greene taking down her tweet, journalist Yashar Ali took a screenshot of the blunder."Marjorie Taylor Greene, a sitting member of Congress who is worth many millions of dollars, posted a birthday message for her son, along with a link to his Venmo account, encouraging her supporters to send him money," he told his audience. "This comes at a time of significant economic uncertainty in the United States."
"Update: she has deleted this post," Ali continued.
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Yashar Ali's followers shared their annoyance with Marjorie Taylor Greene in the comments section."Low class… if that was a Democrat who posted that it'll will be Fox News talking points all week long," one person wrote.
"The people obsessed with fraud, graft and abuse don't give a shit about wide open fraud, graft and abuse," another stated.
"This should be an impeachable offense if not cause for immediate expulsion from Congress," a third exclaimed.
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While Yashar Ali has been critical of Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans in the past, members of the congresswoman's party were also disappointed in her actions."Yeah, I'm a conservative but there's no way I'm sending a millionaire's adult son money. Especially to buy beer," someone shared.
"This is disgusting and highly inappropriate," someone else noted.
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According to The Independent, Marjorie Taylor Greene earns a $174,000 salary as a congresswoman, but many critics accused her of being wealthy."Marjorie Taylor Greene gets on X to beg people to send her son money for his 22nd birthday. She's a millionaire. What a pathetic excuse for a mother," one social media user claimed.