Exclusive–Tea Party Patriots: Karl Rove Cannot 'Buy His Way into the Conservative Movement'

In response to the news that Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS is funding Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) to the tune of $26 million in 2012, Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Jenny Beth Martin told Breitbart News that Rove cannot buy his way into the conservative movement.

“The old adage ‘keep your friends close and your enemies closer’ is more relevant in today’s political arena than ever before,” Martin said. “It is not surprising that there are groups we thought were in this fight with us have been shown to have ulterior motives.” 

“The GOP establishment is uncomfortable with the Tea Party and the fact that Karl Rove is funding other establishment entities that have undermined or dismissed the Tea Party shows that we need to work harder than ever on behalf of the American people,” she explained. “The bottom line is that Rove is not a conservative and will never be able to buy his way into the conservative movement.”

On Monday, news broke that Rove was funding Norquist’s organization, according to Crossroads GPS’s tax return documents the organization made public. In addition to the revelation that Norquist’s ATR is funded by Rove, ProPublica questioned the legality of the arrangement between the two GOP establishment entities.