Marjorie Taylor Greene calls out ‘slander and lies’ over her $21M net worth: 'You can go to hell'

WASHINGTON, DC: Marjorie Taylor Greene hit back hard on Sunday, August 10, after a viral claim alleged her net worth soared from $700,000 to $21 million since entering Congress.

The accusation, fueled by a conservative pro-Israel activist citing a Benzinga headline, questioned how Greene could amass such wealth on a congressional salary.

On Saturday evening, August 9, a conservative pro-Israel activist questioned Greene’s finances by sharing a Benzinga headline and asking, “How does Marjorie Taylor Greene’s net worth go from $700,000 before she joined Congress to $21 million today? A congressional salary is only $174,000 per year.”

Greene fired back in a fiery response, denying she profited from politics and insisting she built her fortune long before holding public office.

Marjorie Taylor Greene defends herself against criticism of her wealth

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) fiercely defended herself responding to criticism and financial speculation with a fiery statement.

In a lengthy message, Greene pushed back saying, “I’m fed up with the outright slander and lies about me because I’m unapologetically America first and I am demanding AIPAC register as a foreign lobbyist and I refuse to vote for U.S. taxpayers hard earned money fund foreign aid and foreign wars."

“I’ve owned my family’s construction business for well over two decades and made all of my net worth before I became a Member of Congress in 2021, and all of my Public financial disclosures show this,” she wrote, emphasizing that her public financial disclosures support her claims.

She continued, “My publicly disclosed portfolio is diversely invested through a financial manager whom I’ve signed a fiduciary contract with. My hard earned wealth, that I am thankful and proud of has not in any way come from politics!!!”

Greene went on to assert that her life was “way easier” before entering politics, and she took pride in building a successful business.

Her pointed remarks underline the growing tension between Greene and pro-Israel conservatives, and her determination to defend both her political stance and her financial history.

She concluded, "I am so proud of my company’s success and hard work and there is not anyone who can shame me for being a successful business owner because thankfully I’ve lived the American dream!!! You can go to hell."

Journalist pushes back against viral claims about Marjorie Taylor Greene's income

Independent journalist Yashar Ali defended Marjorie Taylor Greene against the viral claim about her net worth, urging critics to rely on facts rather than misinformation.

Ali responded to the circulating Benzinga headline and accompanying post by clarifying, “I am famously no fan of Marjorie Taylor Greene, but you should fight people you disagree with using facts. It is not true that her net worth jumped from $700,000 to $21 million. That has been a piece of fake news circulating over the past six months."

Ali explained, "From the time she filed her first financial disclosure as a candidate until now, the bulk of her net worth has been her ownership stake in a family-owned construction company started by her father."

He pointed out, "She lists this ownership stake in her very first financial disclosure. Here is a screenshot from the financial disclosure covering the period between 2018 and 2019.”

A community note added to the original post reinforced Ali’s statement, referencing Greene’s 2018–2019 financial disclosure (page 8), which lists her 100% ownership of the family business. The disclosure values the company between $5 million and $25 million and confirms it was established well before she entered Congress in 2021.

The fact-check relied on Greene’s official financial documents, publicly available through the Clerk of the House of Representatives, further discrediting the viral claim about her net worth surge.