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Soup eaters beware, you're in for a scare. At least, if Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is to be believed.
The far-right congresswoman went on One America News Network Tuesday to accuse House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of spying on congresspeople and American citizens. In an apparent attempt to draw a comparison between Pelosi and Nazi Germany, she claimed Pelosi had "gazpacho" police. Because gazpacho is a type of cold soup, it seems clear that Greene meant to say "Gestapo," the official secret police of Nazi Germany.
Just to clear things up, @RepMTG
Gazpacho: a vegetable-based Spanish cold soup
Gestapo: Nazi Germany's secret police pic.twitter.com/T9q76r706G— The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) February 9, 2022
Greene, who is banned from Twitter for spreading COVID-19 misinformation, is often the target of mockery online for her outlandish views on a wide variety of topics, and has been known to launch memes with her gaffes in the past.
Her "gazpacho" gaffe added to her impressive meme history, as Twitter users couldn't help but facepalm at the error.
I assume the Gazpacho Police specialize in cold cases?
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) February 11, 2022
I wouldn’t leave gazpacho out overnight, but gazpacho jokes are still funny on day two.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) February 10, 2022
BREAKING: The Gazpacho Police have caught the leader of the Po Boys breadhanded.
— Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) February 10, 2022
Dear @RepMTG the Gazpacho police was created by me in 1993 to make sure that no one will add Tabasco or jalalpeño or strange things to my beloved soup! Please don’t blame anybody else but me…stop by for a glass anytime. Don’t forget your mask and vaccination card!😜 https://t.co/srhSZXWv6L
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) February 9, 2022
BREAKING: The Gazpacho Police have caught the leader of the Po Boys breadhanded.
— Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) February 10, 2022
Come on down for Marjorie's famous gazpacho, but stay for her signature Ku Klux Clams
— 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓔𝓪𝓻𝓵 𝓸𝓯 𝓡𝓪𝓶 (@The_Earl_of_Ram) February 10, 2022
Naturally, the combination of soup and nazis brought to mind the Soup Nazi, an immortal character from Seinfeld. From an alternate account that was later suspended, Greene attempted to joke about the gaffe on Twitter with a Soup Nazi reference. The Guardian actually sought out Larry Thomas, the actor behind the role, for his take on the situation.
"I knew as soon as she actually used the name of a soup that I was in trouble," he said. "And then she turns around and makes an actual Soup Nazi reference [on Twitter], you know, the ‘no soup for you, and you’re gonna end up in the goulash.’ I’m sure somebody wrote that for her. She can’t possibly be that funny."
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