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WHY IT MATTERS
There is perhaps no-one truly more openly representative of the ignorant racism associated with the MAGA "movement" (I am being kind calling it that) than Marjorie Taylor Green.
Lest we not forget, those people who are willing to quickly turn against their friends and allies for transactional gain are willing to turn against anybody and everybody. This is not an administration who care for anybody outside. In this case, of their narrow world view - and particularly .
Professional journalism (domestic and International) has a responsibility to represent the public, not to massage reality on behalf of individual political agendas. But this episode highlights MTG's M.O. in which she aims to discredit journalists when faced with valid questions.
Shout out, of course, the the American journalist who supported Martha in validating her question - and keeping the important point alive by questioning the "Complete disregard for the security of our country".
We must respect journalists who seek transparency rather than those media representatives who seek only to divide us.
Thanks to Martha, signalgate is even more etched into the minds of Americans (and International audiences) alike.
Of course, there are those who argue that British reporters have no right to question American political mishaps - But the notion that is patently absurd as it implies that there is no room for international journalism at all! This is what those of us who understand words call racism.
