During a Wednesday press conference, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed condemnation for ousted ‘Squad’ member Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), who issued threats against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) after she lost her primary election on Tuesday.
Bush is one of two ‘Squad’ members who have lost their primaries in recent weeks, with the other ousted radical leftist being Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY). Bush and Bowman both blamed AIPAC for their losses, as the pro-Israel lobbying group heavily funded ads for their opponents. The two radical lawmakers have been outspoken critics of Israel, many times bordering on anti-Semitism, especially in the wake of the horrific October 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel.
BREAKING 🚨🚨Cori Bush has officially lost her reelection to Wesley Bell. The “Squad” shrinks
GOOD FVCKING RIDDANCE 🖕 pic.twitter.com/AytnBbC6t6
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Press Release (Parody) (@MTGrepp) August 7, 2024
However, many believe that their losses were due to their radical agendas and the scandals during their tenure in Congress — with “Defund The Police” supporter Bush being caught paying her husband large sums of money for “security,” and Bowman being caught pulling the fire alarm in Congress allegedly to stall a vote.
Rep. Cori Bush spent nearly $500,000 on private security, but continuously calls for defunding the police.
Beware of politicians who do not care about YOUR rights, safety, and well-being. pic.twitter.com/ZykxGsgnoP
— Xaviaer DuRousseau (@XAVIAERD) March 18, 2023
Regardless of the true reason behind her loss, Bush went on a rather unhinged rant on stage after the results of her primary were announced.
“As much as I love my job, all they did was radicalize me, and now they should be afraid,” Bush shouted during the speech.
“They’re about to see this other Cori, this other side,” she warned, adding, “AIPAC, I’m coming to tear your kingdom down.”
Last night’s sore loser Cori Bush lashing out at Jews over her embarrassing defeat:
"AIPAC, I'm coming to tear your kingdom down."
Up next – Ilhan Omar on August 13?pic.twitter.com/jB7mIhbZV8
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) August 7, 2024
While the radical left within her party celebrated her comments, President Joe Biden reportedly condemns them — at least, according to his press secretary, as Biden has not made any public comments about the matter.
“Look, the president has always been very clear — and very recently, after the assassination attempt of the last president — about lowering rhetoric, right? Lowering political rhetoric and the importance of doing that,” Jean-Pierre said during the Wednesday press briefing. “It is important — important that we be very mindful of what we say. This kind of rhetoric is inflammatory and divisive and incredibly unhelpful.”
The press secretary went on to confirm that the White House is “going to continue to condemn any type of political rhetoric in that way, in that vein.”
“It is important to be mindful in what we say and how we say it. But we cannot have this type of inflammatory, divisive language in our political discourse,” she added.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the comments made by Rep. Cori Bush are "inflammatory and divisive." pic.twitter.com/RkNZDQMmTV
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 8, 2024
