Kevin McCarthy and Anti-Semitism

Kevin McCarthy and Quotes That Promote Anti-Semitic Tropes

THEN
NOW


Oct 24, 2018
Feb 10, 2019

Kevin McCarthy and Anti-Semitism Then
Kevin McCarthy and Anti-Semitism Now


#KevinMcCarthy 10/24/18: "We cannot allow ❲prominent Jewish business leaders❳ Soros, Steyer, and Bloomberg to BUY this election!" » #McCarthy 2/10/19: "Anti-Semitic tropes have no place in the halls of Congress." Click To Tweet

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Quotes That Promote Anti-Semitic Tropes

THEN

Oct 24, 2018

Kevin McCarthy and Anti-Semitism Then
“We cannot allow [prominent Jewish business leaders] Soros, Steyer, and Bloomberg to BUY this election! Get out and vote Republican November 6th.”

McCarthy later deleted this tweet.

NOW

Feb 10, 2019

Kevin McCarthy and Anti-Semitism Now
“Anti-Semitic tropes have no place in the halls of Congress. It is dangerous for Democrat leadership to stay silent on this reckless language.” *


Context

* Here is the tweet by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was referring to:

Ilhan Omar 2019-02-11 Tweet 1

Here is the apology for the previous tweet by Omar the following day:

Ilhan Omar 2019-02-11 Tweet 2