The leader of the New York Republican Party on Wednesday heralded the victory of George Latimer, a pro-Israel Democrat, over “Squad” member U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, in Tuesday’s primary.
The loss makes Bowman the first House member of either party to lose to a primary challenger this election cycle, and the first of the far-left House Democrat “Squad” to be ousted since it formed in 2018. He served two terms.
Here’s what Danielle Wallace wrote for Fox News on the GOP head’s summation of events:
“Good riddance, Jamaal. Every socialist in Congress and the State Legislature should likewise be rooted out of public office,” New York GOP Chair Ed Cox said in a statement Wednesday. “Jamaal Bowman just faced the consequences of his disgraceful actions. From his childish fire alarm stunt to his blatant anti-Semitic remarks and his latest public meltdown, Bowman has repeatedly shown he is unfit for office.”
During his concession speech Tuesday night, Bowman issued an apology for his viral, profanity-laced rally in the Bronx over the weekend, but in doing so, repeated criticism of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israel advocacy group that reportedly spent nearly $15 million in an effort to unseat the “Squad” member accused of spewing antisemitic rhetoric.
“I want to make an apology, a public apology, for, you know, sometimes using foul language. I’m sorry,” Bowman told a crowd of supporters following his defeat. “But… I think, it is not… how do I want to say this? We should not be well-adjusted to a sick society. We should be outraged. We should be outraged when a super PAC of dark money gets fed $20 million to brainwash people into believing something that isn’t true. We should be outraged about that. We should be outraged when, unfortunately, some so-called Democrats are aligning themselves with radical, racist, right-wing Republicans.”
In a post on X, AIPAC, meanwhile, congratulated Latimer “on his resounding victory over an anti-Israel detractor.”
“This triumph by a strong pro-Israel candidate represents a major victory for the Democratic mainstream that stands with the Jewish state and a defeat for the extremist fringe,” AIPAC said.
“100% of AIPAC-endorsed Democrats have won so far this cycle,” the group added in a separate post. “Being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics!”
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