Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) slammed the House Republican leader on Monday, accusing Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) of cozying up to extremist members such as Lauren Boebert (R-Ga.) in his pursuit of power. Kinzinger defended an earlier tweet saying McCarthy was 'hugging the skunk' as the Republican Party weighed whether to punish Boebert for Islamophobic comments. He said the House minority leader was intent on accommodating hardliners in order to curry favor with former President Trump in his quest to become speaker next year. Mainstream conservatives , he said, were being put off by McCarthy's embrace of a fringe minority. 'These aren't...
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