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As organizations such as the Heritage Foundation have adapted their conservative beliefs to fit the MAGA mold, they've attracted a group of young people with serious problems, sources told Politico.

Those sources include four senior Republican congressional staffers, think tank scholars, Heritage expats, academics and up-and-coming young Republicans.

"Critics fear a decline of merit and skill," Politico reported, "along with a tolerance for darker ideologies that could cripple the party's ability to govern in the long run."

The biggest problem for these conservatives are "groypers" " followers of the white nationalist holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and fellow anti-establishment right-wingers, according to the report.

"Prominent conservative commentators have alleged that groyperism is spreading among younger members of the GOP, including in government " a view seemingly backed by examples like the young Trump administration lawyer who admitted to a 'Nazi streak' in text messages revealed by POLITICO," the report stated.