Club for Growth doles out $20M to protect conservative House Republicans who opposed McCarthy speakership

Club for Growth is doling out $20 million to protect House Republicans, like Reps. Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz, who opposed Kevin McCarthy's speakership.

"As the largest conservative political action committee, we helped elect 17 of these 20 members to Congress and are determined to make sure they have the support necessary to win their primaries and beat Democrat challengers," Club for Growth Action President David McIntosh wrote in a July 20 memo to investors.  Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace. 

"Moderate donor networks are already working to enact retribution against these conservative members who they perceive to be vulnerable to a primary challenge," he said. "Making our financial commitment public may serve as an effective deterrent to some potential challengers. These funds will also allow us to run aggressive independent expenditures targeting moderates who eventually emerge to primary any of these members."