John Boehner Backs Steve Scalise Amid Controversy Over White Supremacist Meeting [View all]
Source: HuffPo
Posted: 12/30/2014 2:29 pm EST Updated: 21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is throwing a lifesaver to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R) as the Louisiana congressman faces a deluge of criticism and questions over a 2002 speech he gave to a white supremacist group.
"More than a decade ago, Representative Scalise made an error in judgment, and he was right to acknowledge it was wrong and inappropriate. Like many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I know Steve to be a man of high integrity and good character. He has my full confidence as our Whip, and he will continue to do great and important work for all Americans," Boehner said in a Tuesday statement.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is also standing by Scalise.
"Congressman Scalise acknowledged he made a mistake and has condemned the views that organization espouses," McCarthy said in a statement released moments after Boehner's. "I've known him as a friend for many years and I know that he does not share the beliefs of that organization."
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That an Orange-American like Boehner can forgive Scalise's White Supremacist association(s) is stunning!
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