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| Subject: McCarthy rebuffs accusations of anti-Semitism in deleted tweet about Soros, Steyer and Bloomberg Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:40 pm | |
| House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday denied expressing anti-Semitic undertones in a now-deleted tweet he posted before last year’s midterms that warned of three prominent Jewish Democratic donors trying to “buy” the election.
The California Republican’s tweet resurfaced in the wake of widely condemned comments by freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar that suggested politicians’ support for Israel stemmed from donations by prominent pro-Israel groups. The tweets, which Omar apologized for after a rebuke by Democratic leaders, led President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and McCarthy himself to call for Omar’s removal from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee if not from Congress altogether.
In a tweet last October, McCarthy wrote that "we cannot allow Soros, Steyer, and Bloomberg to BUY this election! Get out and vote Republican November 6th. #MAGA."
The tweet included a video featuring McCarthy discussing George Soros, Tom Steyer and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, all Jewish men who are significant donors to Democratic campaigns and causes.
It invoked a stereotype about the Jewish faith that has long been considered to be an anti-Semitic dog whistle popular among the alt-right, and it's a tactic that the president himself was accused of employing in his 2016 campaign.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/13/kevin-mccarthy-anti-semitism-1168809 |
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