Everything Marcus Flowers, Georgia Democrat, Has Said About Marjorie Taylor Greene

A former army sergeant vowing the end the "twisted" conspiracy theories of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is the latest Democrat to announce their intention to run against her in Georgia's 14th congressional district.

Marcus Flowers, from Bremen, had expressing his intention to go up against Greene in 2022 in recent weeks weeks, and officially declared he is running in a campaign video posted on Monday.

"I've spent my entire career defending the United States and I promise to bring honor, integrity and decency to Congress," Flowers tweeted while sharing the video.

In the video, the army veteran states how he has been in combat zones across the world but "never thought I'd see going here the United States." The video then plays clips of the January 6 attack on the Capitol which was carried out by Donald Trump supporters, far-right extremists and followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory.

The clip highlights Greene's longtime advocacy of QAnon, showing her describing the figure behind the radical movement known as "Q" as a "patriot" in 2017.

Flowers' campaign video also touches on other controversies surrounding the congresswoman, including spouting 9/11 conspiracy theories and backing calls for elected officials to be executed.

"Her twisted conspiracy theories may have made her famous, but haven't done a damn thing to help the people here in our district," Flowers said.

"Now I'm running for congress because Georgians deserve better, better health care, COVID relief and real representation."

He adds: "I've witnessed firsthand the damage done by extremism, radicalism and disinformation. And I won't stand by while people in Washington take us down the same path."

Speaking to The Washington Postlast month, Flowers said seeing the recently unearthed 2019 video of Greene harassing David Hogg, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was what prompted him to decide to run against her.

"When I saw what was going on and all these things came to light, I just couldn't hold the powder any longer," Flowers said.

"We need to bring civility back into our political discourse. She does not represent our district. People here are lovely. I mean, yeah, there's an element of extremism here in the district, but it's by far the minority," he added.

Flowers also told 11Alive News that Georgia's 14th congressional district deserves a candidate who "can sit on committees that can help the community," accusing Greene of doing none of these things.

"And I think she'll just continue to become more and more extreme as time goes on," Flowers added.

In a statement to Newsweek, a spokesperson for Greene said: "The 14th District issued a mandate on November 3rd, 2020 by overwhelmingly voting for President Trump and Congresswoman Greene. She is focused on delivering on her America First agenda for the people of Northwest Georgia."

On Friday, Holly McCormack became the first Democrat to officially launch a campaign to challenge Greene in the Georgia district, with several others expected to soon emerge.

It will be a major challenge for a Democrat to unseat Greene. Georgia's 14th congressional district is one of the most staunchly Republican seats in the entire country, with Trump gaming more than 73 percent of the votes in November's presidential election.

Greene won her seat in 2020 with nearly 75 percent of the votes after her Democratic opponent dropped out in September, leaving her unopposed.

Update 3/2/21: This article was updated with comment from Greene.