“Stay in school”: Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for July 4 faux pas

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s patriotic Independence Day social media post drew criticism for seemingly distorting basic facts.

The Georgia lawmaker took to X with high hopes of giving users a history lesson on Friday. By Monday afternoon, the post had garnered over 2.3 million views and a barrage of taunting comments, some of which stressed the importance of keeping kids “in school.”

“The average age of the signers of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, was 44, but more than a dozen were 35 or younger,” she wrote to her 3.3 million followers.

Although this may seem like an impressive feat from today’s perspective, the average life expectancy in the United States in 1776 was between 35 and 38 years. But Greene’s worst faux pas was yet to come.

She went on to list eight Founding Fathers and their ages 248 years ago: Thomas Jefferson, 33, John Hancock, 39, James Madison, 25, Alexander Hamilton, 21, James Monroe, 18, Aaron Burr, 20, Paul Revere, 41, George Washington, 44.

Of the people listed in the article, only Jefferson and Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence.

Just hours later, the Republican congresswoman was bombarded with comments about her mistake and received a message from the public saying that six of the eight people she listed had not signed the document.

“James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, Aaron Burr, Paul Revere and George Washington were not signers of the Declaration of Independence,” it said.

X-users took the opportunity to point out Greene’s inaccuracies.

“75% of the ‘signers of the Declaration of Independence’ listed here by Marjorie Taylor Greene did not actually sign the document,” wrote one user, adding that it was a reminder “to the kids to stay in school.”

“You got most of the names wrong. How can you get into Congress? We need a civics test to run for government,” was another scathing response.

Although her factually inaccurate post sparked ridicule, Greene decided to leave it in her X-Feed.

This wasn’t her only Independence Day-themed social media post that angered users.

In another post, she reminded Americans to “stand strong against tyranny,” leading some X users to accuse her of gaslighting.