Kissimmee resort cancels Rep. Greene’s Jan. 6 event
A fundraiser and book signing at a sprawling Central Florida resort featuring U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been canceled after the resort’s owners discovered the event was also a commemoration of the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“Please be advised that Westgate was not made aware of the purpose of this event when we were approached to host a book signing,” Westgate Vacation Villas Resorts said. “This event has been canceled and is no longer taking place at our resort.”
Requests for further comment were not immediately answered.
First reported by NBC News, the event hosted by the Republican Party of Osceola County invited residents to meet Greene, a Republican from Georgia, Trump supporter and self-described “firebrand,” and get a signed copy of her memoir, “MTG” at the Westgate Convention Center in Kissimmee.
The organizers told Westgate officials that it was to be an intimate book signing with no mention of Jan. 6, NBC reported.
Tickets ranged from $45 for a signed copy of the memoir and to hear Greene speak to $1,000 for a private meeting with Greene, the Eventbrite page said.
“This is a rare opportunity to engage with a leading figure who believes in a government working for its people,” the event site said. “Join us in a meaningful discussion about our nation’s future.”
Greene is a supporter of former President Trump and his belief that the 2020 election was stolen from him. She also has downplayed the severity of the Jan. 6 riot, where Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, leaving five people dead.
Greene would not comment about the cancellation when approached by NBC in Iowa.