Kevin McCarthy and Quotes That Promote Anti-Semitic Tropes
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Oct 24, 2018
Feb 10, 2019
#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
“We cannot allow [prominent Jewish business leaders] Soros, Steyer, and Bloomberg to BUY this election! Get out and vote Republican November 6th.”
- Oct 24, 2018
- Oct 24, 2018
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy posted this tweet AFTER a bomb was sent to Soros' house. Up until a couple of minutes ago it was pinned to the top of his profile. pic.twitter.com/FEeKoPolHL
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 24, 2018
McCarthy later deleted this tweet.
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Feb 10, 2019
“Anti-Semitic tropes have no place in the halls of Congress. It is dangerous for Democrat leadership to stay silent on this reckless language.” *
Feb 10, 2019 -
Feb 10, 2019 -
Anti-Semitic tropes have no place in the halls of Congress. It is dangerous for Democrat leadership to stay silent on this reckless language.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) February 11, 2019
Context
* Here is the tweet by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was referring to:
Here is the apology for the previous tweet by Omar the following day:
