Political observers got to witness a rare display of good will between two members of Congress from opposite sides of the aisle this week.
It happened after US Representative Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat and member of the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol attack, announced Wednesday that he’d been diagnosed with cancer.
US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and outspoken MAGA supporter, responded by tweeting a Fox news story about Raskin’s diagnosis, along with a thoughtful note wishing him well.
“We disagree often, but I’ll be praying for Jamie Raskin,” she wrote. “Cancer is a terrible disease. I watched my father die from it, and it broke my heart. It’s good Rep Raskin has hope and his form of cancer is curable with the treatment he will be starting.”
We disagree often, but I’ll be praying for Jamie Raskin. Cancer is a terrible disease. I watched my father die from it, and it broke my heart.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) December 29, 2022
It’s good Rep Raskin has hope and his form of cancer is curable with the treatment he will be starting. https://t.co/HHQaBQjHRD
Greene, who has been described by the Associated Press as a “far-right...conspiracy-peddling provocateur,” was targeted for expulsion from Congress by House Democrats last year and has tangled with Raskin in the past. Earlier this year, Raskin called Greene a “cheerleader for the insurrection.”
After reading Greene’s warm note on Twitter, Raskin used kinder words when he responded to her tweet on Dec. 29.
“Thank you, Marjorie, for this touching message, which my youngest daughter showed me,” Raskin wrote in his tweet. “I’m grateful for your concern and very sorry to learn that you lost your father to cancer. Wishing you happy holidays with loved ones.”
Thank you, Marjorie, for this touching message, which my youngest daughter showed me. I’m grateful for your concern and very sorry to learn that you lost your father to cancer. Wishing you happy holidays with loved ones. https://t.co/8vkATrDeQ9
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) December 29, 2022
Emily Sweeney can be reached at emily.sweeney@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @emilysweeney and on Instagram @emilysweeney22.
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