Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Matt Gaetz of Florida—two of the most far-right members of Congress—are currently on a national speaking tour, appearing at rallies designed to drum up enthusiasm among the conservative base.
Predictably, their speeches are riddled with lies about everything from the validity of the 2020 election to so-called cancel culture.
What's more, both representatives have their own baggage. Greene was stripped of her committee assignments earlier this year for her prior support of deranged conspiracy theories and the execution of her now-colleagues. Meanwhile, Gaetz is the subject of an FBI investigation into his potential sex trafficking of a minor.
This past week, Greene and Gaetz were set to travel to the deep blue state of California—but the manager of the event space they booked has pulled out.
Javad Mirtavoosi, manager of the Pacific Hills Banquet & Event Center, elaborated on the decision to the Orange County Register:
"As soon as we found out who the speakers were we immediately canceled it. We just want to stay clear of that."
Greene attributed the cancellation to "commies in California" before assuring Twitter followers the pair had booked another location.
We won’t let the commies in California cancel us. Tomorrow we are having a rally and many great Patriots are comin… https://t.co/9elyw9PK8p— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸) 1626445920.0
Meanwhile, Twitter users commended Mirtavoosi's desire to "stay clear" of the far-right lawmakers.
@TheDemCoalition Good decision.— Will K. (@Will K.) 1626021973.0
Smart. https://t.co/sG488yScMf— Feuerstein.btc (@Feuerstein.btc) 1626059885.0
Love this 👇👇👇 https://t.co/7mxcwpcqak— Ann Willis (@Ann Willis) 1626039674.0
A wise decision. https://t.co/LTPSFoLjNQ— Szetta (@Szetta) 1626032739.0
This is how it is done⤵️ https://t.co/Ko27ki5MNj— ItsPrimeTime2393 (@ItsPrimeTime2393) 1626030780.0
Meanwhile, Greene's lamentations about California "commies" were widely derided.
Terrorists not welcome here. 🖕🏽 https://t.co/DzfuDIVPmy— L (@L) 1626393519.0
You don't get it, Marjorie. NO ONE wants your white supremacist rally in California. That is not your district nor… https://t.co/WeDmO8sZ2a— 𝙱𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚊 (@𝙱𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚊) 1626366640.0
That venue is located precisely in a @Chilis parking lot https://t.co/1BYMclwxoE— Christopher M (@Christopher M) 1626396601.0
The original venue doesn't seem fazed.