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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, shown here on Jan. 4, 2021, continues to embrace the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Does Marjorie Taylor Greene represent the future of the Republican party?

Journalist Robert Draper says the GOP's embrace of extremism opened the door to fringe actors, who've become among the party's most influential leaders. His new book is Weapons of Mass Delusion.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, shown here on Jan. 4, 2021, continues to embrace the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Does Marjorie Taylor Greene represent the future of the Republican Party?

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