The GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene problem

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🗓️ 3 February 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

How Republicans helped prop up the controversial congresswoman from Georgia. Why nursing home workers keep turning down vaccines. And, a tale of two ski resorts.

Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t get to Congress on her own. Michael Kranish explores how prominent Republicans promoted the follower of extremist QAnon ideology, helping to usher her to power and ultimately deepening rifts in the party.

Reporter Rachel Chason explains the skepticism amongst nursing home workers to get the coronavirus vaccine.

Across the Franco-Swiss border, reporter Rick Noack finds a tale of two very different ski resorts where covid rules clash, and regional policies are having a major impact on tourism.

What you need to know about the coronavirus variants.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi, this is Tracy John Colley from the Post.
0:09.0	I'm a president for Power You Power.
0:12.0	Hi, it's Robert Given at the Washington Post.
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:16.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:19.0	It's Wednesday, February 3rd.
0:24.0	Today, the problem of Marjorie Taylor Greene,
0:27.0	the nursing home workers turning down vaccines
0:30.0	and COVID regulations in the Alps.
0:34.0	Thanks for the time, Senator.
0:38.0	Along with this push for unity that you spoke of
0:42.0	and the challenges that come with that,
0:44.0	I'm curious to know what you think about the current divide
0:48.0	within your own party and how concerned you are about that
0:52.0	and what you think about this debate over representable
0:56.0	and over representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
0:59.0	Do you think she should be stripped of her committee assignments?
1:02.0	Republican members of Congress are suddenly facing tough questions
1:05.0	about a newly elected lawmaker in their ranks.
1:09.0	Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
1:12.0	There should be no debate about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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