Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Giménez said Wednesday that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others who think like her that humans can control the weather need “to have their head examined.”
Giménez’s rebuke of his conspiratorially minded Republican colleague comes as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida’s Gulf Coast and in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in Florida last month and left devastating damage as it tracked across the southeastern U.S. The two storms have also sparked an uptick in swirling conspiracy theories, instigated in part by Greene, who wrote on social media last week that “Yes they can control the weather,” adding “It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.” It remains unclear who “they” are.
“NEW FLASH —> Humans cannot create or control hurricanes,” Giménez posted to X on Wednesday in response to Greene. “Anyone who thinks they can, needs to have their head examined.”
Greene has doubled down since her initial post, posting a meme that cited various patents as ostensible proof that the weather could be controlled. And Tuesday, she posted a link to an article in the ultra-conservative and sometimes conspiratorial Gateway Pundit that cited various scientific practices, including cloud seeding, as proof the weather could be controlled.
