Curbelo Takes to Twitter to Hit the CHC and the Fight is Getting Uglier

Just hours after Democratic leadership insisted that the ongoing battle between the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) over his request to join the CHC was just “noise,” Curbelo took to his personal Twitter account to denounce the CHC and some of its members. “Some @HispanicCaucus members are desperately & embarrassingly attempting to deflect attention from the bigotry and discrimination they espouse. The truth is that they only care about Hispanics as long as they are registered Democrats,” Curbelo tweeted. “Another desperate fabrication, this time from @RepLindaSanchez. I've never made any statements about @RepLujanGrisham's language abilities. Sanchez is looking for cover as she prepares to discriminate against a fellow Hispanic,” read another one. Curbelo also attempted to clarify the language remarks he made about speaking Spanish, which CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) had taken as an affront. Meanwhile, Congressman Rubén Gallego (D-AZ)tweeted, "While @carloslcurbelo may have individual values I align with the fact that he supports somebody that is detrimental to the Latino community is good enough reason for me to vote against him." Curbelo’s Comms Director Joanna Rodriguez tweeted, “Gallego rubbed his ear wax on my shoulder after removing his earpiece from an @MSNBC hit, not surprising he’s not choosing to be classy now.” Curbelo will take questions from reporters at 3P today after several House Republicans meet with DACA recipients. He has continued RT’ing supporters and commenting this morning. See his personal Twitter account for more.