'Idiot': Crenshaw spars with Greene over FEMA's role in COVID-19 response

Two representatives recently engaged in a social media spat after one lawmaker suggested the federal government should help his state with COVID-19 testing.

U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said during a television interview that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA could assist with Texas testing sites, to which U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took issue.

According to USA Today, Greene questioned Crenshaw’s allegiance to conservatism, imploring the Navy SEAL-turned-lawmaker "stop calling himself a conservative."

Crenshaw, who sustained an eye injury while serving in Afghanistan, responded by calling Greene an "idiot," the publication reported.

The congressman, whose verbal attacks on the Georgia Republican were spotted on Instagram, further asserted that he is a conservative.

"I'm a conservative, I always make sure people know there is only so much government can do,” he said, USA Today reported. “What the federal government should be doing again, using their FEMA resources to bolster a lot of these testing sites, open up new testing sites. This is what we saw happen during the Trump administration."

Greene, who was elected to Congress without Democratic opposition in 2020, tweeted that Crenshaw was hurting the conservative brand.

Twitter suspended the congresswoman’s personal account but her legislative account is still active.

USA Today reported that Greene posted her criticisms of Crenshaw on conservative-leaning social media platform Gab.

In lambasting Greene, Crenshaw managed to slip a dig at the Democrats by insinuating the congresswoman was acting like one them.

Crenshaw also called on Greene to stop lamenting the loss of her Twitter account and join him on working on legislation to curb political censorship, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Crenshaw represents Texas's 2nd congressional district, which encompasses parts of northern and western Houston.

He was elected to the seat in 2018.