Marjorie Taylor Greene scraps planned launch of controversial 'America First' caucus amid blowback from GOP

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(CNN) Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her "America First" caucus after receiving blowback from leaders in her own party, despite confirming through a spokesperson on Friday that the caucus would launch.

Nick Dyer, Greene's spokesperson, told CNN in an email on Saturday afternoon the Georgia Republican is not "launching anything."

, referring to a flier promoting the caucus, obtained by "The Congresswoman wants to make clear that she is not launching anything. This was an early planning proposal and nothing was agreed to or approved," he said in an email to CNNreferring to a flier promoting the caucus, obtained by Punchbowl News , that used inflammatory rhetoric.

He added that "she didn't approve that language and has no plans to launch anything."

This is a reversal from Friday, when her office said she would launch the caucus "very soon."

Phenenas on April 17th, 2021 at 20:04 UTC »

The flier promoting the new caucus calls for a "common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions" ... warning that "mass immigration" poses a threat to "the long-term existential future of America as a unique country with a unique culture and a unique identity."

Not even trying to hide their white nationalism anymore.

Romainvicta476 on April 17th, 2021 at 20:02 UTC »

The GOP is only pushing back because she's saying the quiet parts very loudly and overtly with this.

Yousoggyyojimbo on April 17th, 2021 at 20:02 UTC »

I think the takeaway here is that people in the GOP are getting so confident in their racism as a political platform that they will openly advertise it like she did.

It'll get more open with them. If Trump had won I bet they wouldn't have turned on her like this, albeit they barely gave her any pushback anyway.