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Speaking on NBC s Meet the Press, Boehner I wouldn t call it mainstream in our party, but I can tell you that this so-called America First Caucus is one of the nuttiest things I ve ever seen, the Ohio Republican said. Listen, America is a land of immigration. We ve been the world s giant melting pot for the last 200 years, and we ve got to celebrate that we re this giant melting pot, he continued, adding that it was the silliest thing he s ever seen and that members of the GOP should denounce it.
Boehner went on to add in the interview that his greatest regret as Speaker was not reaching a deal with former President Obama to reform the U.S. immigration system.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) defended her efforts to form a pro-Trump caucus in the House of Representatives, saying she would push forward with forming the group but distancing herself from nativist language the group has espoused.
Strategists and insiders say the latest hauls extraordinary in any year but especially in a non-election year are indicative of where grassroots Republicans stand.
“Normally a quarter after an election, it’s always the slowest. There’s fatigue among donors, but this shows that people are engaged,” said Republican strategist Matt Gorman.
There were questions after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol about whether lawmakers instrumental in objecting to the certification of President Biden
But donations to those lawmakers appear to be far from drying up.
“There was a misconception out there that the GOP was entirely funded by corporations,” said one national GOP strategist.
The news from Kinzinger comes after The New York Times first reported last week that the Department of Justice was investigating Gaetz over an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, and accusations that he paid for her travel.
Gaetz told The Hill on Friday that he has no plans to resign, saying rumors that suggested otherwise were false and that it was very safe to say he had no intentions of doing so.
Several of Gaetz s critics on the left, including former Rep. Katie Hill
Hill told MSNBC s Chris Hayes earlier on Thursday that she felt betrayed by Gaetz after the two had struck up a friendship during her time in Congress.