Marjorie Taylor Green called the cultural holiday Kwanzaa, created for and by Black people, a “fake religion,” and Twitter went nuts.

The Georgia Republican made the comments on social media. In a controversial tweet, Greene posted, “Stop. It’s a fake religion created by a psychopath.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene accused The College Republicans of pandering to people of color by posting about the holiday to get more votes in the upcoming election.

“You aren’t bringing in new voters, you are turning them away. People are tired of pandering and BS,” the tweet continued.

Well, Habari Gani to you too!

Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸
@mtgreenee
Stop.
It’s a fake religion created by a psychopath.
You aren’t bringing in new voters, you are turning them away.
People are tired of pandering and BS. https://t.co/NrhE6O6BG5

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11:40 PM · Dec 26, 2021
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The weeklong holiday celebrates the Nguzo Saba, seven Swahili values that exemplify important attributes Black people need to have a healthy community. Created in 1971 in the United States by Maulana Karenga, an activist during the Black Power movement, Kwanzaa is celebrated by millions of people worldwide.

Karenga was convicted of felonious assault and false imprisonment but maintains that the government set him up because he was a Black nationalist.

He now chairs the Africana Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach.

Newsweek reached out to Greene’s office for a comment about the post, and her rep said that the tweet was “pretty self-explanatory.”

Former President Donald Trump disagrees with Greene and issued a statement (not in response to hers).

“Today marks the first day of Kwanzaa, a weeklong celebration of African American heritage and culture. Together, let us celebrate during this joyous time the richness of the past and look with hope toward a brighter future,” Trump continued, “As families and friends join to light the Kinara, Melania and I extend our warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season and a prosperous year to come.”

Check out some of the replies to Marjorie Taylor-Greene’s disrespect of Kwanzaa.

Mazi Chidi
@ChidiNwatu
@mtgreenee First of all, Kwanzaa is not a religion. It is a celebration of African heritage, unity, culture and traditional values.

Secondly, you're a small, vile, hateful creature and you have no business serving in Congress. Imagine being triggered by a festival. Happy Kwanzaa.

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VinceMouse
@mouse_vince
@ZenPeace @mtgreenee Kwanza is an American-made holiday, so you can't really call it 'African Heritage', but it is something that's been accepted by the African-American community, so I think it's fine and valid as a holiday.

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2:14 AM · Dec 27, 2021
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Alacrity's Whatever
@AlacritysWhatev
@mtgreenee <sigh> https://t.co/S1D9ucGssR

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12:14 AM · Dec 27, 2021
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Carrie Neal Walden
@CNealWalden
@I_am_April_Lee @mtgreenee She is so mad, all the time.

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2:27 AM · Dec 27, 2021
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Ferret Queen 👑
@RealFerretGirl
@mtgreenee It's not a religion, Kwanzaa is a cultural celebration. Google is simple to use, try it

Oh, and how are your vaccine stocks doing?

https://t.co/eAHRzYf4dW

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5:13 AM · Dec 27, 2021
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ꜱᴍ
@S__Monkie42
@mtgreenee If any of my employees tweeted this

They'd be fired right away

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11:56 PM · Dec 26, 2021
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kimjetfan
@Kimcameronster
@mtgreenee Kwanzaa isn't a religion. Wow do you just tweet whatever pops in your head?

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11:59 PM · Dec 26, 2021
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Dirk McGirk
@DRDobbe
@FrankAmari2 @mtgreenee @Marcus4Georgia I wish I could vote but I’m in Wisconsin. Karen Taylor Green needs to GO!!

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9:37 PM · Dec 27, 2021
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𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐚🕯
@HoosierRebel44
@mtgreenee Reported for hate speech & racism.

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11:48 PM · Dec 26, 2021
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FinnBadger
@FinnBadger
@mtgreenee Kwanzaa is not fake, but your manufactured outrage certainly is. Do your job and find a real issue to work on.

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11:25 PM · Dec 27, 2021
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Danny Deraney
@DannyDeraney
@mtgreenee Ahh yes, the religion known as Kwanzaa. Celebrated by Kwanzians.

I will never forget my years in Christmas school which led to my confirmation as a Christmasic.

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3:28 AM · Dec 27, 2021
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DrGigiB
@DrGingembre
@mtgreenee Kwanza is not a religion; it is a cultural celebration of Black culture. The principles of Kwanza are worthy of celebration despite the actions of the founder.

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1:08 AM · Dec 27, 2021
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SheeRulz @momkat
@RuhlGinny
@mtgreenee Does this mean that Thanksgiving? a religion?

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12:06 AM · Dec 27, 2021
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