In Greene’s district, a polarized response to her expulsion from House committees

Local Democrats, meanwhile, called Greene an embarrassment to their hometown and said they welcomed the decision.

Marcus Flowers, a former Army sergeant who lives in Bremen, Ga., was so offended by a 2019 video of Greene heckling Parkland, Fla., school shooting survivor David Hogg, that he declared this week he would run against her in 2022.

“When I saw what was going on and all these things came to light, I just couldn’t hold the powder any longer,” Flowers said.

Since she was removed from the Budget Committee and Education and Labor Committee on Friday, Greene has remained defiant, telling reporters, “My district is thrilled with me.” But interviews with Greene’s constituents show the way she has polarized her district, provoking outrage from Democrats and wariness from some Republicans, even as her strongest supporters stand by her.

Greene campaigned as a champion of President Donald Trump but did not shy from her embrace of QAnon, an extremist ideology based on false claims, or shun extremists who supported her. Her primary opponent warned that Greene’s ideology would harm the party.

Since taking office, there has been a renewed focus on Greene’s incendiary comments and extreme positions, including her support of political violence and history of anti-Semitic and racist remarks.

On social media, Greene had claimed that deadly school shootings were staged, liked posts calling for the execution of Democratic leaders and federal agents, and supported the baseless theory that space lasers owned by a Jewish cabal had caused one of California’s deadliest wildfires.

Republicans in recent weeks have faced pressure to punish Greene for the comments. But GOP leaders declined. On Thursday, the House voted 230 to 199 to do so, with 11 Republicans joining Democrats.

Flowers, who has filed paperwork to explore his candidacy, said he decided to run in part because Greene’s extremist comments had made it impossible for her to represent her district in Congress.

“#GA14 deserves a Representative who can actually sit on committees,” Flowers tweeted in a fundraising bid on Thursday.

In interviews, Greene’s supporters said they weren’t concerned that she would have less influence over policy without committee appointments. When asked about specific policy goals they hoped Greene would accomplish, they responded in general terms, describing her as a bulwark against what they say is a nationwide drift toward the left.

Seeing Greene so frequently taking…