Hard right members of the House of Representatives have picked a new venue for fighting with their GOP leaders: a soon-to-be-released documentary film.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), an outspoken member of the House Freedom Caucus, touted the documentary produced by The Blaze that he and fellow caucus member Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) participated in Monday. The documentary “District of Corruption,” premieres later this week, and judging by the trailer, it takes some serious shots at current and former Republican leaders who have long been in the House Freedom Caucus’ line of fire.
Sneak peek: @TheBlaze’s documentary, “District of Corruption” @RepMarkMeadows and I expose failed promises #GOPe. https://t.co/UmLoFkW55b
— Cong. Tim Huelskamp (@CongHuelskamp) April 11, 2016
The documentary will examine the “establishment” promises made by Republican leaders like former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after the Republican sweeps in 2010 and 2014, according to the trailer.
In the trailer, Huelskamp accuses Boehner and McConnell of not “intending to make changes.” The trailer cites Boehner’s Pledge to America and its promise to repeal Obamacare and cut spending.
“For five years we’ve done nothing that was in the Pledge to America,” Huelskamp says in the trailer.
Meadows, meanwhile, argues that “too many career politicians worry about one thing and that is getting re-elected.”
Watch the trailer below:
