Outbursts like Marjorie Taylor Greene's House committee clash with Democrats Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez tarnish the image of U.S. democracy by making Congress a clown show, top political scientists told Newsweek.

Sparring over their appearances, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett stopped a committee hearing in its tracks.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene remarked on the physical appearance of a Democratic lawmaker during a committee meeting, sparking a back and forth that drew in multiple members of Congress.

What was meant to be a hearing focused on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland turned into a chaotic conversation between Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and two Democrats: New York Rep.

The hearing, in which lawmakers were discussing whether to move forward with a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland, erupted into chaos on Thursday when Greene made an offhand remark about Crockett's physical appearance.