Asked on CBS’s “This Morning” about Rep. Michele Bachmann’s recent warning that the Muslim Brotherhood is infiltrating the U.S. government, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) declined to join the other Republicans who have recently distanced themselves from the congresswoman.Leading Republicans, including House Majority John Boehner (R-OH), have criticized Bachmann and four other House Republicans for suggesting that Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is connected to some kind of Muslim Brotherhood conspiracy.
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