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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s replacement sparks fierce debate after claiming Georgia was named for George Washington

Representative Clay Fuller, the Georgia Republican who replaced Marjorie Taylor Greene after she resigned from Congress, has been ridiculed on social media after claiming his state was named after the first U.S. president.

Fuller said Georgia was “named after George Washington, who quite literally invented freedom,” in a video posted Sunday afternoon on X. Several people were quick to point out the state was actually named for England’s King George II.

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