Home Republics’ ‘America First’ caucus was ended on Saturday by GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, just one day after the policy proposal was first shared online.
Greene, along with Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, confirmed the co-creation of the America First Caucus on Friday. Later that day, a well-known America First caucus proposal was shared by Punchbowl News has provoked widespread criticism and outrage.
The group’s seven-page policy document calls for a “common respect for unique Anglo – Saxon political traditions” and an architectural style that “fits in with the descendants of European architecture.”
In a statement to CNN on Saturday afternoon, Greene spokesman Nick Dyer said she was “not launching anything.”
“The congresswoman wants to make it clear that she is not launching anything. It was an early planning proposal and nothing was approved or approved,” he says. “She did not approve of the language and did not intend to start anything.”
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Dyer’s remarks come one day after Greene’s office announced that the caucus would be launched ‘soon’.
“Be on the lookout for the release of the America First Caucus platform when it is announced to the public soon,” Dyer said in a Friday statement.
Newsweek Greene’s office reached for further comment.
Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida has announced that he will join the caucus on Friday. In a tweet, the Republican said: “I am proud to join @mtgreenee in the #AmericaFirst Caucus. We will end wars, stop illegal immigration and promote trade that is fair to American workers.”
The ‘America First’ caucus proposal was immediately met with criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the political corridor. Democratic Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois said it sounded to me like the Klu Klux caucus, in an interview on MSNBC on Saturday.
“I do not understand where we are going. Are we going to have the pro-hat caucus and the stormtrooper caucus?” he asked.
California Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu mocked the caucus by asking a series of questions, including: “Won’t Aryans be allowed to join?” And “Can we have fried rice and nachos during the meetings?”
Illinois Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger called on party leaders to expel members of the caucus, calling it the “White Supremacy Caucus.”
“I believe that everyone who joins this caucus should have their committees stripped, and that the Republican Conference should suspend them from participating in the conference,” Kinzinger wrote in a Friday night tweet. “While we can not prevent someone from calling themselves a Republican, we can say out loud that they do not belong to us.”
Amid the growing setback, Greene distanced herself from the new caucus by declaring it Punchbowl News published a draft proposal of a staff level of an external group that I have not read. ‘
‘Friday, sick and evil post [piece of s****] in the media attacked me with phrases I never said or wrote, ‘she said in a statement Newsweek. “The scum and liars in the media call me a racist by taking something out of context.”