Father Of Fentanyl Victim Showcased At SOTU Attacks MTG For Her Heckling

By Vickie Ferguson | Saturday, 11 February 2023 04:30 PM
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Father Of Fentanyl Victim Showcased At SOTU Attacks MTG For Her Heckling

According to a report by The Independent, Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘crossed the line’ during Biden’s State of the Union speech.

During the SOTU, Biden touched on several topics. One story he shared was that of Courtney Griffin, who died in 2014 due to an overdose of Fentanyl. She was 20 years old.

In the gallery during the speech sat Doug Griffin and his wife, Pam, who were invited to Washington as a guest of Jill Biden. The President began his introduction with, “Joining us tonight is a father named Doug from Newton, New Hampshire. He wrote Jill, my wife, a letter and me also about his courageous daughter Courtney.”

“He shared a story all too familiar to millions of Americans and many of you in the audience. Courtney discovered pills in high school. It spiraled into addiction and, eventually, her death from a Fentanyl overdose. She was just 20 years old.”

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Biden continued, “Yet their family has turned pain into purpose, working to end stigma and change laws. He told us he wants to ‘start a journey towards America’s recovery.’” “Doug, we’re with you. Fentanyl is killing more than 70,000 Americans a year.”

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Ms. Greene took the opportunity of the moment to yell out: “It’s coming from China!” Another person yelled: “It’s your fault!”

According to The Independent’s report, this was not the only outburst by the congresswoman from Georgia.

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With the camera panning around to get a look at Mr. Griffin during Ms. Greene’s heckling, the camera showed Mr. Griffin did not react. He sat quietly while the outbursts flowed.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took matters into hand and was seen attempting to quiet members of the party.

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When asked by The Independent, Griffin said the interruption “took me away,” and “At that moment, he was trying to tell her story and get a response to the story, and Ms. Green broke the momentum of that moment.”

Griffin also said that he found Greene’s remarks “really nasty.” “I was startled as that was the only time during the entire speech that he was heckled in that way.” “It was really nasty in what was a time of reverence. I think she crossed the line.”

Mr. Griffin, who is a member of the Republican party, said the outburst highlighted the “constant battle” to get Republicans and Democrats to work together to tackle the opioid crisis.

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