Marjorie Taylor Greene takes aim at ‘commie’ Democrats over beach badges

Marjorie Taylor Greene has blamed so-called “commie” Democrats for the arrest of a surfer over a $12 per day beach badge.

Liam Mahoney, 28, from Junction City, California, was arrested during a trip to a beach near Belmar’s 19th Avenue Beach in New Jersey last Tuesday.

Mahoney had been confronted by an officer who asked to see his beach badge – which allows access to the shore and its waters for $12 per day, according to the Belmar’s tourism website.

Video of the incident went viral with Mahoney seen being thrown to the ground and placed in a chokehold after he resisted arrest.

The Georgia representative took to X to vent her fury over the incident, reposting the bodycam footage along with a lengthy tirade blaming Democrats for what had happened.

“This surfer was arrested in Belmar Beach, NJ for NOT HAVING A ‘BEACH BADGE’ meanwhile American taxpayers are PAYING TO HOUSE, FEED, PROVIDE HEALTHCARE FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS!!” she wrote on X on Sunday.

“Beach badge??? What commie idiot made that law? Answer: Democrats.”

In a separate post, Greene also said that “this is not the police’s fault”.

“The IDIOTIC policy of charging $12 per day to go on the beach is ABSURD,” she continued.

“Illegals storm our beaches in CA and FLA and get free cellphones, bus & airplane tickets, debit cards, and FREE housing. BUT Americans get arrested for no beach badge”.

Taylor Greene, a staunch Donald Trump supporter who is well-known for peddling conspiracy theories, once again seems to been sharing unsubstantiated claims.

While Democrat Gerald Buccafusco has been the Belmar mayor since 2022, charging admission has occurred at beaches across the northern parts of the Jersey Shore since 1937.

In May 2019, Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy