ACWORTH, Ga. — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hosted a heated town hall Tuesday night in suburban Atlanta, reaffirming her unwavering support for former President Donald Trump while dismissing protesters and criticism — even as multiple attendees were arrested during the event.
The gathering, held in Acworth and attended by more than 150 people, was punctuated by chaos when police used a Taser on one protester and arrested three individuals for disruptive behavior. A second person was also tased during the incident, according to local police. Others were escorted out of the venue for what authorities and Greene described as disruptive actions.
Despite the clashes, the majority of the crowd backed Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, a deeply conservative region stretching from the Atlanta suburbs to the Tennessee border.
“What am I going to do? I am going to stand by my president,” Greene declared to raucous applause. “I will fight for his agenda with everything I have in Congress.”
While Republican leadership has cautioned lawmakers against holding public town halls amid heightened political tensions, Greene has consistently embraced the spotlight. She began the evening with a speech and video montage showcasing her support for Trump before answering pre-submitted questions — most of them favorable — displayed on slides.
Some questions, however, were critical, prompting Greene to accuse dissenters of being “brainwashed” by left-leaning media. She dismissed suggestions that Trump’s proposed tariffs would harm the economy, instead blaming the Biden administration for inflation.
“Tariffs are not a massive tax on the American people,” Greene said. “The tax you’re suffering with is the inflation that Biden and the Democrats caused through reckless spending.”
Greene encouraged patience with Trump’s proposed economic policies, including tariffs and spending cuts, saying meaningful results would take time. “Don’t be a ‘panican,’” she quipped, referencing a term Trump coined online. “It took decades to dig the $36 trillion debt hole. It’s going to take time to climb out.”
Though Greene has hinted at potential runs for U.S. Senate or Georgia governor in 2026, she has yet to formally announce her intentions. On Tuesday, she maintained her combative political style, repeatedly telling protesters being removed, “Bye,” and applauding the police response.
“This is a town hall, not a political rally, not a protest,” she said.
Outside the venue, over 100 protesters gathered, and one demonstrator held a sign accusing Greene of insider trading related to Trump’s recent partial pause on tariffs. When asked about the claim, Greene did not deny potential advance knowledge, instead noting that her financial adviser handles her investments.
“He did a great job. He bought the dip,” Greene said. “That’s what anyone with financial sense does.”
According to Acworth police, the three arrested included a 40-year-old Atlanta man charged with simple battery on an officer and obstruction; a 45-year-old man from Dallas, Georgia, charged with battery and felony obstruction; and a 28-year-old Dallas woman charged with violating a local ordinance prohibiting vulgar language in public.
Sgt. Eric Mistretta of the Acworth Police Department said around 30 officers from five different agencies were present. He described the response as appropriate, stating that the protesters who were removed posed “an imminent public safety threat” — though none approached the congresswoman directly.
Despite the disruption, Greene remained unfazed and resolute in her support of Trump, signaling she has no intention of retreating from public confrontations or from her high-profile defense of the former president’s policies.
