Hillary Clinton set off a wave of outrage on the left as she endorsed the “wrong” candidate in a critical primary race for Democrats.
The former Secretary of State gave her nod of approval to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, firing up supporters of his opponent, Rep. Jamaal Bowman – of fire alarm fame.
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are among some of the biggest names in the camp of Bowman who recently called out his opponent as being “in the pocket of Republican billionaires … who are racist.”
“He is also not just anti-black racist, he’s anti-Muslim racist,” the Squad member said of Latimer during an event on Wednesday.
AIPAC, funded by right-wing billionaires, supports extremist Republican candidates.
They will spend $100m against progressives this year, including $25m against @JamaalBowmanNY.
Democrats must unite against this Super PAC.
I look forward to joining Jamaal & @AOC in New York. https://t.co/1XBjKneWkt
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 12, 2024
That did not seem to deter Clinton from making her pitch for the challenger in the June 25 primary election.
“With Trump on the ballot, we need strong, principled Democrats in Congress more than ever,” the failed 2016 Democratic nominee for president posted on X, limiting the replies.
“In Congress, @LatimerforNY will protect abortion rights, stand up to the NRA, and fight for President Biden’s agenda — just like he’s always done.”
With Trump on the ballot, we need strong, principled Democrats in Congress more than ever.
In Congress, @LatimerforNY will protect abortion rights, stand up to the NRA, and fight for President Biden’s agenda—just like he’s always done.
Make a plan to vote by June 25th!
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 12, 2024
“Her voice gives even more momentum to our grassroots campaign, which keeps gaining strength because we stand strongly and honestly for our values and for our belief in delivering meaningful results for the communities we serve,” Latimer said in response in a statement.
Clinton earned the wrath of Bowman’s supporters for her move.
Democratic socialist journalist Bhaskar Sunkara posted simply on X: “Imagine taking Hillary Clinton’s advice in a year with Trump on the ballot.”
Hillary Clinton throws black man under a bus. Only figuratively this time. https://t.co/Sb8uuqrn98
— Mr T 2 (@GovtsTheProblem) June 13, 2024
I think about how much crap I take for endorsing progressive challengers against incumbent establishment Dems. The irony of Dem leaders endorsing the terrible establishment Dem challenger against a great incumbent progressive. I don’t ever want to hear any of that nonsense again. https://t.co/5GZmHPudAu
— Yuh-Line Niou (@yuhline) June 12, 2024
Odd how every time Hillary crawls out of her hole it’s to advance the genocidal agenda of Israel https://t.co/ioYo7o8ec4
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) June 12, 2024
But Bowman dismissed Clinton’s endorsement with a stinging jab at her relevance.
“I definitely wouldn’t call it a ‘major endorsement,’ with all due respect,” the incumbent told CNN host Laura Coates on Thursday.
“I mean, we are endorsed by sitting U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), sitting U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and the Minority Leader of the Democratic Party, [Rep.] Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY),” he noted.
“It‘s unfortunate that my opponent and unfortunately, Secretary Clinton, seem to both be out of touch with this district,” Bowman added, referring to New York’s 16th Congressional District.
(Video Credit: News Nation)
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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