Boehner: “America First Caucus is one of the most nutritious things I’ve ever seen”

Ex-speaker John BoehnerJohn Andrew Boehner Sunday shows preview: Russia and U.S. sanctions to trade; tensions over the police increase; continues the vaccination campaign The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Tax March – Biden Putin: harsh sanctions, direct conversation with Boehner on Afghanistan: “It’s time to withdraw troops” MORE (R-Ohio) on Sunday mocked plans led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor GreeneMarjorie Taylor GreeneRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will meet with Trump “soon” in the shutters of the Florida siege, after reports identifying Republican developers slipped into GA-14 MORE (R-Ga.) To form an America First Caucus anti-nativist immigration in the House.

Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” BoehnerJohn Andrew Boehner Sunday shows preview: Russia and U.S. sanctions to trade; tensions over the police increase; continues the vaccination campaign The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Tax March – Biden Putin: harsh sanctions, direct conversation with Boehner on Afghanistan: “It’s time to withdraw troops” MORE he said the plan, which Greene said he abandoned according to a document describing the group’s goals, sparked criticism after it was published by Punchbowl News, was “one of the most nutritious things I’ve ever seen.”

“I wouldn’t say mainstream in our party, but I can tell you that this so-called America First Caucus is one of the most nutritious things I’ve ever seen,” the Ohio Republican said.

“Listen, America is a land of immigration. We’ve been the world’s giant melting pot for the last 200 years. And we have to celebrate that we’re this giant melting pot,” he continued, adding that it was “the dumbest” thing that he has never seen, and that members of the Republican Party should “denounce” him.

Boehner added in the interview that his “biggest regret” as a speaker was not reaching an agreement with former President Obama to reform the U.S. immigration system.

Greene, a first-term member of the Republican Party of Georgia, has been the center of controversy since before his election to the House because of his past support for the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory “QAnon,” which he alleges that the top Democrats are conspiring with a cabal of satanic pedophiles.

Rep. Paul GosarPaul Anthony Gosar: Taylor Greene defends “America First” effort and pushes critics A Freedom Caucus member condemns GOP group pushing Kinzinger “Anglo-Saxon political traditions”: Republicans to join “America First” they should be stripped of MORE committees (R-Ariz.) I Matt GaetzMatthew (Matt) Gaetz: The alleged victim of sex trafficking may be cooperating with the feds in Matt Gaetz’s investigation, according to his ex-girlfriend Kinzinger: Republicans joining the “America First” committee should be removed of McCarthy Committees: GOP is not the party of the “nativist dog whistles” MORE (R-Fla.), Who is currently under federal investigation into sex trafficking, would have considered joining the already abandoned idea of ​​caucus.