Video: Democrat Rep. Uses National Guard in Apparent ‘Political Stunt’ Against GOP Member

Guam Democrat Delegate Michael San Nicolas was slammed by critics on Monday for using members from the Guam National Guard in an apparent “political stunt” against a Republican member who didn’t know that Guam was a U.S. territory.

Recent remarks made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revealed that she apparently thought that Guam was a foreign country. “I’m a regular, normal person,” Greene said. “And I wanted to take my regular – normal person, normal, everyday American values, which is: We love our country. We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America – not for what, China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam – whatever, wherever.”

Nicolas visited Greene’s office with the Guam National Guard in a move that was widely panned online as using members of the U.S. Armed Forces for political stunts. Nicolas has been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for more than a year as they work to determine if he “misused campaign funds, accepted improper contributions and engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a member of his congressional staff,” Roll Call reported.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy responded to the latest act of apparent politicization of the U.S. Armed Forces by writing in a tweet: “. @DeptofDefense is being politicized. Uniformed service members recently criticized a private citizen for his First Amendment rights, & today a Dem lawmaker used soldiers in a political stunt against a GOP member. @SecDef Austin—This sets a dangerous precedent. It must stop now.”

Even critics of Greene were appalled by the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to make a political statement.

“Marjorie Taylor Greene is a crazy conspiracy theory minded nutjob, but this is a horrible way to deal with her,” one commentator said. Another added, “I sincerely dislike MTG, but this ain’t it.”