Marjorie Taylor Greene is once again calling for a \u201cpeaceful national divorce.\u201d On September 15, she posted on X that \u201cthere is nothing left to talk about with the left,\u201d accused Democrats of celebrating Charlie Kirk\u2019s death, and wrote the nation is \u201ctoo far gone and too far divided.\u201d She told her followers to put their faith in God and to \u201ctighten your circle around your family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greene\u2019s home state leaders aren\u2019t following her. Gov. Brian Kemp ordered flags lowered to half-staff after Kirk\u2019s killing and called it \u201cevil.\u201d Sen. Raphael Warnock said from the Senate floor that \u201cthere is nothing more anti-democratic than political violence.\u201d Georgia Republican Party chair Josh McKoon urged people \u2014 \u201cespecially on the left\u201d \u2014 to denounce violence plainly. While their statements differed in levels of blame and finger-pointing, none of them endorsed Greene\u2019s demand for splitting the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed September 10 during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. More than 3,000 people were in the crowd. A suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was arrested September 12. The FBI says DNA from the rifle and other evidence ties Robinson to the crime. Officials say he acted alone, but they have not officially established a motive. A public memorial for Kirk is scheduled for September 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greene has called for divorce before. In 2021 she asked her supporters whether red states and blue states should \u201cseparate.\u201d In February 2023 she went further, suggesting new residents in red states from blue ones should face restrictions on voting. Her fellow Republicans \u2014 including Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, Sen. Mitt Romney, and former Rep. Liz Cheney \u2014 all denounced the idea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Legal precedent is not on her side either. The Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. White<\/em> in 1869 that the Union is \u201cindestructible\u201d and states cannot secede unilaterally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greene\u2019s post came before investigators have identified a motive in Kirk\u2019s killing. The United States has lived through a string of political assassinations and attempts in the last two decades, and the pattern is familiar: condemnations first, blame games second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabrielle Giffords \u2014 Tucson, 2011.<\/strong> On Jan. 8, 2011, Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at a constituent event outside a Tucson supermarket. Six people were killed, including federal Judge John Roll and nine-year-old Christina-Taylor Green. Democrats said violent rhetoric poisoned politics and pointed to Sarah Pailin campaign materials that placed Giffords’ district in crosshairs. Republicans called the shooter mentally unstable and said it was unfair to connect partisan speech to the attack. Giffords survived, left Congress, and became an advocate for gun safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Steve Scalise \u2014 Alexandria, 2017.<\/strong> On June 14, 2017, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Republican baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. The attacker, James Hodgkinson, had volunteered for Bernie Sanders\u2019 campaign and hated Republicans. Scalise nearly died, required multiple surgeries, and lives with lasting injuries. Democrats condemned the shooting. Republicans said anti-Trump rage on the left contributed to the climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Pelosi \u2014 San Francisco, 2022.<\/strong> On Oct. 28, 2022, Paul Pelosi, husband of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer in their San Francisco home. The attacker, David DePape, was looking for Nancy Pelosi and embraced far-right conspiracy theories. Democrats tied it to disinformation around the 2020 election. Republicans condemned the violence, though some spread false claims online and claimed Pelosi staged the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donald Trump \u2014 Butler, Pennsylvania, 2024.<\/strong> On July 13, 2024, former President Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A bullet grazed his ear. One supporter was killed and two others injured. The gunman was killed by Secret Service agents. Both parties condemned the assassination attempt. President Biden called for calm. Republicans still pointed to what they called inflammatory rhetoric from Democrats. Federal officials treated it as attempted assassination and domestic terrorism. Some Democrats still claim the attempt was staged and Trump wasn’t really wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minnesota Lawmakers \u2014 June 2025.<\/strong> On June 14, 2025, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their home. That same morning, State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were shot in theirs and badly wounded. Police say the attacker, Vance Luther Boelter, had a list of about 70 targets that included lawmakers and abortion providers. He was arrested June 15 and now faces federal and state murder charges. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called it \u201can act of targeted political violence.\u201d Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she was \u201cheartbroken and horrified.\u201d Both parties demanded more security for public officials. Donald Trump blamed the attack on Democrat Tim Walz, calling him an incompetent governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every time, leaders condemned the violence. Every time, blame followed, and often conspiracy theories followed. But Greene went further. She used Kirk\u2019s killing not to argue for unity or restraint, or even to just point fingers, but to insist the United States should break into two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is Greene’s entire post on X that you can read for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPolitical Violence in the Last 20 Years<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Pattern and the Difference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Greene’s Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n