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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Thursday that she was the subject of a "swatting" at her home in Rome, Georgia, for the second time in two days.
"Swatted again last night," she wrote on Twitter.
—Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene???????? (@RepMTG) August 25, 2022
In a statement shared on Twitter by Fox 5 Atlanta reporter Claire Simms, the Rome Police Department said that officers responded to a call at Greene's home shortly before 3am on Thursday, saying that the call was "received on what appeared to be a suicide crisis line."
"This is an active investigation and no further information can be released at this time," read the release.
—Claire Simms (@Claire_FOX5) August 25, 2022
On Wednesday, Greene was the victim of the first apparent "swatting" — a form of harassment in which someone calls law enforcement to report a false threat in order to summon armed police to their home. The tactic is highly dangerous, as police may respond with aggressive force and have little way of telling whether or not it's a hoax.
According to the Rome Police Department, officers responded to a call shortly after 1am on Wednesday morning claiming that someone had been "shot multiple times" at Greene's home. Police also said that in a second call, the suspect used a computer-generated voice to say that they were "upset about Mrs. Greene's political view on transgender youth rights."
Last week, Greene filed legislation that would classify providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth under 18 as a felony, and has been heavily promoting the bill on social media. Greene has a history of targeting the transgender community, including spreading a baseless rumor in July blaming a nationwide tampon shortage on transgender people.
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — generally critical of Greene's far-right politics and her fealty to former President Donald Trump — wrote on Twitter that the suspect in the first incident "should be prosecuted," saying that he was the victim of "swatting" twice in 2012.
Insider has reached out to Greene's office, the Rome Police Department, and the US Capitol Police for comment.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.