“I think whenever, even in our own caucus, our own members, if they go the wrong direction, I mean, it has to be called out,” Hutchinson told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” “It has to be dealt with, particularly whenever it is breaching the civility, whenever it is crossing the line in terms of violence or increasing the divide in our country.”
He continued, “So one of the things that’s really important to us in the future is increasing the civil debate, and civil discourse, and we have got to look for ways that we can bring people together, and not divide, and certainly along racial lines.”
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Sunday evening that she was “disappointed” in Boebert’s remarks during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “CNN Newsroom.” Asked if McCarthy should publicly condemn Boebert’s comments, Mace said he’s “been a good leader on many of these issues” but added that both parties have a responsibility to “lower the temperature.”
“I appreciate his leadership. And for me, I’m going to speak for myself, but I have consistently condemned these kinds of comments across the board, repeatedly,” Mace said. “And quite frankly, I am tired of it. It’s really time for us to work together, and do something better for our nation.”
The lawmaker also warned it could hurt the party in swing districts and undermine their chances of winning back the majority, adding that other moderate lawmakers would start speaking out publicly if the California Republican doesn’t do more to rein in the fringe members in the party.
This story has been updated with additional information Sunday.