Current Events > Progressive groups withdraw endorsements from pro-Israel traitor Mondaire Jones.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/progressive-caucus-rescinds-endorsement-former-rep-mondaire-jones-rcna155754

The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC said Thursday it has rescinded its endorsement of former Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., after he endorsed the primary challenger to a top Progressive Caucus member and fellow Black New York Democrat, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, over Bowmans criticism of Israel.

The progressive Working Families Party of New York also withdrew financial and organizational support for Jones Thursday, citing his endorsement and saying he has strayed from the values and principles that made us proud to support him in 2020.

Its an unusual move for the Progressive Caucus, which has generally tried to adopt a big-tent approach to grow its membership and avoided adopting stringent ideological litmus tests, sometimes to the disappointment of left-wing allies.

A number of factors led to the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC rescinding the endorsement of Mondaire Jones, said the PACs executive director, Evan Brown, adding that the move was a unanimous decision of our PAC board.

Jones lost re-election in 2022 and is now running for a second term in Congress. Hes the leading Democrat in the race to take on Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., who is seen as one of the more vulnerable Republicans in the country.

I have no regrets about standing up for what I firmly believe in, Jones said in a statement responding to the Progressive Caucus rebuke. I have known and worked with George Latimer for years.

Rep. Bowman and I have very different views on Israel, Jones continued. I have been horrified by his recent acceptance of the DSA endorsement, his denial of the sexual assault of Israeli women by Hamas on October 7, and his rush to call for a ceasefire before Israel could hardly begin to defend itself against the worst assault on Jews since the Holocaust.

Good move. We don't need to nominate more Sinemas and Fettermans.

Diceheist posted...

Rep. Bowman and I have very different views on Israel, Jones continued. I have been horrified by his recent acceptance of the DSA endorsement, his denial of the sexual assault of Israeli women by Hamas on October 7, and his rush to call for a ceasefire before Israel could hardly begin to defend itself against the worst assault on Jews since the Holocaust.

Jesus fucking Christ, Jones, you broke the necklace.

Look at this shit, pearls all over the floor.