Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was among the conservatives duped by a misleading video that suggested the U.S. Supreme Court was preparing to grant full immunity to Donald Trump.
Turning Point USA contributor and serial plagiarist Benny Johnson posted a 22-second video clip on X showing barricades set up outside the court, and other MAGA influencers speculated that precautions were being taken in advance of what would likely prove to be a contentious and inflammatory ruling in Trump's favor, reported The Daily Beast.
“BREAKING NEWS: A fence is being installed at the U.S. Supreme Court. The last time this happened was prior to the Roe v Wade decision,” posted right-wing influencer @dom_lucre.
Greene was more explicit in her own speculation, although she eventually deleted her post after The Daily Beast published its report.
“This could be for the Presidential Immunity case later this week,” Greene wrote, commenting on the right-wing @ImMeme0 account's post suggesting "the left is not going to like the ruling."
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NBC News court reporter Daniel Barnes debunked Johnson's post shortly after it went up, showing a photograph taken of the court Monday evening that clearly showed no barriers had been set up.
The video was actually recorded in 2022 by WTOP-FM's Capitol Hill reporter Mitchell Miller after the leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
