Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez called out fellow GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia for contending that people are controlling the weather with space lasers and creating these deadly hurricanes.

In an X post Wednesday, Mr. Gimenez wrote, “NEWS FLASH — > Humans cannot create or control hurricanes. Anyone who thinks they can needs to have their head examined.”

The post was a response to an Oct. 3 post from Ms. Greene that said, “Yes, they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”

Ms. Greene then doubled down on the post, posting a meme that listed space laser patents that are said to be used so the government can control the populace via the weather. In another post, she posted a link to an article from the Gateway Pundit, a website that sometimes posts conspiracy theories, that claimed she was right.

Her original post and the meme post had “readers added context” to fact-check her posts.

Her first post came as Hurricane Helene ravaged several Southern states, leaving over 200 dead.

Mr. Gimenez’s post comes as Florida is preparing for Hurricane Milton, which is expected to hit Wednesday night and be devastating.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said Tuesday that conspiracy theories surrounding the storms is “absolutely the worst I have ever seen.”

FEMA launched a “Hurricane Rumor Response” section on its website. A Reddit page was created by the White House to post updates about the hurricanes.

The Washington Times has reached out to Ms. Greene’s office for comment.

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.