{"id":112420,"date":"2024-10-10T06:15:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112420"},"modified":"2024-10-10T06:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:15:45","slug":"biden-shoots-down-marjorie-taylor-greenes-conspiracy-theory-about-controlling-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112420","title":{"rendered":"Biden shoots down Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s conspiracy theory about controlling the weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">WASHINGTON \u2014 As President Joe Biden delivered a stark warning Wednesday about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/weather\/hurricanes\/live-blog\/hurricane-milton-live-updates-rcna174624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dangerous hurricane barreling toward Florida<\/a>, he shot down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/hurricane-helene-disinformation-social-media-public-officials-response-rcna174305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">misinformation<\/a> about the storm, including one particular conspiracy theory propagated by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Marjorie Taylor Greene, the congresswoman from Georgia, is now saying the federal government is literally controlling the weather, we\u2019re controlling the weather. It\u2019s beyond ridiculous. It\u2019s so stupid. It\u2019s got to stop,&#8221; Biden said in televised remarks at the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/map-hurricane-milton-path-forecast-status-track-rcna174203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storm is expected to make landfall<\/a> in Florida later Wednesday and could be catastrophic for the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Greene said last Thursday in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1842039774359462324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">p<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1842039774359462324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ost<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1842039774359462324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> on X<\/a>: &#8220;Yes they can control the weather. It\u2019s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can\u2019t be done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">One of Greene&#8217;s GOP colleagues, Rep. Carlos Gim\u00e9nez of Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepCarlos\/status\/1843968058437857660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in response on X<\/a> on Wednesday morning: &#8220;Humans cannot create or control hurricanes. Anyone who thinks they can, needs to have their head examined.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Biden also held a virtual briefing at the White House earlier Wednesday as he received updates about Hurricane Milton. At around the same time, Greene repeated her weather claim and suggested that the federal government was aware of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Well some of them are listed on NOAA, as well as most of the ways weather can be modified, because they are required to report it to the Secretary of Commerce by the Weather Modification Act of 1972,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1844056573892579788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>, referring to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. &#8220;The NOAA government website has a library catalog of 1,026 entries of weather modifications, but that\u2019s not all of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She continued, &#8220;If your home or business or property is damaged or a loved one is killed by their weather modifications shouldn\u2019t you be eligible for compensation? After all, did they ask you if you agreed to our weather being modified?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On Tuesday, she quoted an article from The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website known for spreading conspiracy theories, that said: &#8220;Marjorie Taylor Greene was right. Yes, scientists do control the weather.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\"\/>\n<p class=\"\">Biden also said in his virtual<strong> <\/strong>briefing Wednesday that Greene&#8217;s conspiracy theory was among the &#8220;reckless, irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies&#8221; over the last few weeks. The president said that it&#8217;s undermining rescues in the wake of Hurricane Helene and he accused former President Donald Trump of leading &#8220;the onslaught of lies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Assertions have been made that property is being confiscated. That\u2019s simply not true,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They\u2019re saying people impacted by these storms will receive $750 in cash and no more. That\u2019s simply not true. They\u2019re saying the money is needed for this crisis is being diverted to migrants. What a ridiculous thing to say \u2014 it\u2019s not true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/disaster\/current\/hurricane-helene\/rumor-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Emergency Management Agency set up a website<\/a> to deal with the influx of rumors spreading about the hurricanes, including the false claim that FEMA is redirecting disaster relief toward migrants. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Human cannot control weather systems as large as hurricanes through existing technology. However, there have been efforts to modify the weather in a very limited way with cloud-seeding technologies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cloud seeding, which dates to the 1950s, typically involves spraying silver iodide into clouds to draw water out of the atmosphere and help form ice crystals that produce snow or rainfall. Cloud seeding programs are more common in Western states with dwindling water supplies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As climate change worsens because of fossil fuel pollution, some scientists have held preliminary discussions about whether broad-scale geoengineering projects could help prevent the harms associated with warming temperatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Federal researchers have taken only a few small steps toward studying geoengineering projects\u2019 feasibility, and atmospheric scientists say there is no evidence of any large-scale programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Greene\u2019s office and Trump\u2019s campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Another Republican, Rep. Chuck Edwards, of North Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/edwards.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/debunking-helene-response-myths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put out a statement Tuesday shooting down the<\/a> &#8220;outrageous rumors&#8221; about Hurricane Helene and the federal government&#8217;s response to it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cHurricane Helene was NOT geoengineered by the government to seize and access lithium deposits in Chimney Rock,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Nobody can control the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After making his remarks at the White House on Wednesday evening, Biden was asked whether he believes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis should take calls from Vice President Kamala Harris, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/kamala-harris\/ron-desantis-harris-call-hurricane-helene-political-rcna174276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News first reported<\/a> that the Republican governor refused her calls on storm recovery after Hurricane Helene battered parts of his state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">\u201cAll I can tell you is I\u2019m talking to Gov. DeSantis. He\u2019s been very gracious; he\u2019s thanked me for all we\u2019ve done. He knows we\u2019re doing, and, and I think that\u2019s important,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/rebecca-shabad-ncpn854016\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2023_08\/3595832\/rebecca-shabad-byline-jm-1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2023_08\/3595832\/rebecca-shabad-byline-jm-1.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2023_08\/3595832\/rebecca-shabad-byline-jm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/rebecca-shabad-ncpn854016\">Rebecca Shabad<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rebeccashabad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/mailto:Rebecca.Shabad@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Rebecca Shabad is a politics reporter for NBC News based in Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\"><span class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--no-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"\/><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\">Tara Prindiville<\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Tara Prindiville is a White House producer for NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\"><span class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--no-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"\/><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/evan-bush-ncpn1281465\">Evan Bush<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evanbush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Evan Bush is a science reporter for NBC News. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zo\u00eb Richards<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-shoots-marjorie-taylor-greenes-ridiculous-conspiracy-theory-cont-rcna174710\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 As President Joe Biden delivered a stark warning Wednesday about the dangerous hurricane barreling toward Florida, he shot down misinformation about the storm, including one particular conspiracy theory &hellip; 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