Politico reports:
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and a host of other Republican leaders are condemning party members who engage with white nationalist groups, days after Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Greene (R-Ga.) spoke at the extremist-backed America First Political Action Conference.
It’s the most serious signs of isolation yet for the two Trump-allied conservatives, as party leaders criticize their actions and decline to defend them.
McCarthy told CNN that Greene should have left the stage after far-fright fringe organizer Nick Fuentes introduced her over the weekend after urging the crowd to give “a round of applause for Russia.” It was “appalling and wrong” for House members to appear at the conference, McCarthy added.
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Ronna McDaniel statement on Marjorie Taylor Greene appearance last night at Fuentes event: “White supremacy, neo-Nazism, hate speech and bigotry are disgusting and do not have a home in the Republican Party.”
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 26, 2022
BREAKING: Mitch McConnell finally breaks his silence after Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke out at a white national event, saying “There’s no place in the Republican Party for white supremacists or anti-Semitism.”
Who else thinks Mitch should have spoken out SOONER? ✋
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) February 28, 2022
McConnell condemned Reps. Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s appearance at a white nationalist conference. The event’s far-right organizer urged crowds to give Russia “a round of applause.” https://t.co/HqUWUi5k4x
— POLITICO (@politico) February 28, 2022
Change in schedule: Asked for comment on Greene and Gosar’s participation in the Fuentes event, the Republican leader said in a statement: “There’s no place in the Republican Party for white supremacists or anti-Semitism.”https://t.co/wpbKwNFuF2@Olivia_Beavers https://t.co/2y56k8tHtM
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) February 28, 2022
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called the appearances “unacceptable” and added that he plans to meet with Rep. Greene this week.https://t.co/nwomDUxvLg
— Axios (@axios) February 28, 2022