The announcement of the caucus drew strong condemnation from some Republicans, a stern subtweet from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and a blizzard of condemnation and mockery from blue-check Twitter.
Members of Congress from both parties were among those who pilloried the caucus with varying degrees of intensity.
I guess they may have skipped 19th century American history and the part about the Civil War? Read Lincoln’s 1858 July 4th speech or Frederick Douglass 1869 Composite Nation to understand American identity. I’d be happy to join any America caucus centered around those texts.
— Rep. Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna) April 16, 2021
This document is nakedly racist and disgusting. This supposed caucus and its members represent a dangerous nativist perspective that hurts our country, but sadly is not surprising. https://t.co/G1cVLe3rSN
— Rep. Peter Welch (@PeterWelch) April 16, 2021
A more accurate name for new organization of House Republicans led by Marjorie Taylor Greene would be the White Supremacist Caucus https://t.co/VlXdm0FdFt
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) April 16, 2021