Priebus Demands Weiner's Resignation

The Hill reports:

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus called on Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) to resign on Tuesday.

Priebus became the first major public figure to call on Weiner, who confessed on Monday to sending a series of lewd text messages to women in recent years, to leave office.

"Congressman Weiner's actions and deception are unacceptable and he should resign," Priebus said in a statement. "We do not need an investigation to know he lied and acted inappropriately, we need a resignation."

Most Republicans have been relatively silent in their reaction to Weiner's confession; House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) office has declined to comment on the matter.

But House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), the head of Democrats' campaign arm, have called for an official ethics investigation, primarily to see whether official government resources were used to transmit the messages.