Several House Republicans, led by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) and Paul Gosar (Ariz.), are reportedly forming a caucus that calls for a “common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions.”
A policy platform for the group, which calls itself the America First Caucus, declares that “a certain intellectual boldness is needed” in order to “follow in President Trump’s footsteps, and potentially step on some toes and sacrifice sacred cows for the good of the American nation.”
The seven-page document, first obtained by Punchbowl News, is explicit in its nativist rhetoric and describes American culture as dominated by “Anglo-Saxon” and European influences.
“America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions. History has shown that societal trust and political unity are threatened when foreign citizens are imported en-masse into a country, particularly without institutional support for assimilation and an expansive welfare state to bail them out should they fail to contribute positively to the country,” the platform states.
In a section describing its position on infrastructure, the caucus says it will “work towards an infrastructure that reflects the architectural, engineering and aesthetic value that befits the progeny of European architecture.”
It adds that public infrastructure “must be utilitarian as well as stunningly, classically beautiful, befitting a world power and source of freedom.”
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Pro-Trump lawmakers form caucus to promote "Anglo-Saxon political traditions": reporthttps://t.co/9hI4Sai8Rf pic.twitter.com/yY9I23lZUs
— The Hill (@thehill) April 16, 2021
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy declared that the GOP is not the party of “nativist dog whistles” — an indirect swipe at a new right-wing caucus being formed inside his conferencehttps://t.co/ZzTSPkjmjs
— POLITICO (@politico) April 17, 2021
Racist much?
I read the Anglo-Saxon America First policy document.
Dear Lord.
It's a farrago of poorly-crafted language desperately trying to paper over roaring intellectual vacuum.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 17, 2021
They're not "inside" the Republican Conference. They ARE the Republican Conference. #NationalPopulism https://t.co/8BabOY0HUg
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) April 16, 2021
.@mtgreenee and @mattgaetz are the leaders of the #AmericaFirst Caucus.
Think about that. https://t.co/SPHkhSmmaY
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) April 16, 2021
Shaming can work, even on a nutcases (or on people who can be shamed out of joining forces with nutcases) https://t.co/z2Pq8YyDpN
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 18, 2021
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