CW: fake, but graphic, wounds/scarringNJ GOP congressman's former staffer charged in staged MAGA attack
There is precedent for staged incidents that are supposed to appear politically-motivated.Back in 2008, a volunteer for John McCain’s presidential campaign named Ashley Todd said that she’d been robbed, pinned to the ground and had a backwards letter “B” carved into her face. She lied and said her attacker was a Black man who noticed a McCain sticker on her car, assaulted her and said "you are going to be a Barack supporter.” Todd later admitted she’d completely fabricated the whole thing.
In 2015, a veteran in Texas named Scott Lattin reported his truck had been vandalized with “Black Lives Matter” graffiti in retaliation for the pro-police messages he had displayed. Police discovered Lattin had actually done the defacing themselves, potentially for insurance money. His wife and son were also implicated.
In 2021, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) reported her home had been vandalized by “Antifa vandals.” There was graffiti reading “All politicians are bastards” and an “A” with a circle around it—an anarchist symbol, not an antifascist one. There was speculation at the time that Mace may have done it herself, though it hasn’t been proven one way or another.
Greene’s motivations for the staged attack remain unclear and she hasn’t made any public statements since being charged. According to her LinkedIn page, she’s a student at Rutgers Law School. Her former boss Van Drew is probably best-known for being elected as a Democrat but switching to the Republican party in 2020 after objecting to Trump’s impeachment.
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, there’s been a concerted effort by conservatives to paint liberals and progressives as supportive of political violence—despite little evidence. Seeing a conservative fabricate an attack like this—and mutilating her own body in service of the plan—suggests a different reality.
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NJ GOP congressman's former staffer charged in staged MAGA attack
Natalie Greene worked for Rep. Jeff Van Drew and had body modifications to make it appear she'd been assaulted.Marisa Kabas (The Handbasket)
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