Eric Cantor doubles down for Michelle Bachmann
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) declined Friday to join many of his colleagues in condemning Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and others for their letters alleging Muslim Brotherhood influence in government.
He hedged when asked on CBS's "This Morning" whether Bachmann was "out of line" -- a sentiment a number of Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), have expressed.
"If you read some of the reports that have covered the story, I think that her concern was about the security of the country," Cantor said. "So that's all I know."
Cantor's silence on the issue comes as more individuals and groups are speaking out against Bachmann and four other GOP members -- Reps. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Thomas Rooney (R-Fla.) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) -- who sent letters last month asking government agencies to investigate a possible Muslim Brotherhood infiltration.
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