UPDATE : Boehner Blasts Bachmann, Says Her Unfounded Accusations Are ‘Pretty Dangerous’
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has joined a growing list of Republicans in condemning Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) unsubstantiated Islamophobic attacks against top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The flap started when Bachmann all but directly accused Clinton aide Huma Abedin of working on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood in a letter with four colleagues to the State Department’s Inspector General demanding an investigation.
“I think accusations like this being thrown around are dangerous,” Boehner said during a press conference on Thursday:..............
Boehner Blasts Bachmann, Says Her Unfounded Accusations Are 'Pretty Dangerous' | ThinkProgress
Another UPDATE : Rubio condemns Bachmann
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising star in the party and a potential vice presidential pick for Mitt Romney, said he disagreed with Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann’s baseless call to investigate Muslim Brotherhood infiltration in the U.S. government this morning.
Appearing on NPR’s Diane Rehm show, Rubio was asked by a caller if he would join Republican Sen. John McCain’s strong condemnation of the anti-Muslim witch hunt on the Senate floor yesterday. While Rubio said he doesn’t know personally Huma Abedin, a top aide to secretary of State Hillary Clinton whom Bachmann accused of being connected to the Brotherhood, the Florida Republican said “everyone I talk to who has dealt with her, [says she is] a professional and hardworking and patriotic American who loves her country and in the service of her country is serving it.”.....................
Rubio condemns Bachmann - Salon.com