Republicans have nominated Steve Scalise as Speaker of the House.
In 2002, Scalise gave a speech to a white supremacist group affiliated with neo-Nazis, founded by KKK leader David Duke.1 And in describing himself to a reporter in the 1990s, Scalise reportedly said he was “David Duke without the baggage.” 2
This nomination once again shows the state of the GOP: extremism and white supremacy isn’t limited to the fringe, it’s leading the Republican Party.
It’s been over a week since Kevin McCarthy was removed. Since then all legislation, all votes, and all of the work Congress should be doing to avoid another shutdown is suspended.
While Republicans waste precious time wrangling a consensus for a new extremist leader, the government is on course to run out of funding in a month and a deadly conflict is raging in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Republicans' chaotic leadership is dangerous.
We need to send Republicans a message that our movement is stronger than their extremism.
Thank you for being a part of this movement,
Team AOC
1 - The Washington Post: House Majority Whip Scalise confirms he spoke to white supremacists in 2002
2 - Axios: Scalise plays whack-a-mole with surprise speaker holdouts
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