A Far-Left ‘Squad’ Member, Summer Lee, Loses Key Endorsement to Moderate Challenger Amid Backlash Over ‘Antisemitic’ Event

Under pressure, the congresswoman canceled her planned ‘special remarks’ at a CAIR fundraising banquet after antisemitic comments made by three of the speakers surfaced online.

AP/Matt Rourke, file
Representative Summer Lee at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, January 17, 2023. AP/Matt Rourke, file

A freshman Pennsylvania congresswoman who is a member of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s far-left  “Squad,” Summer Lee, is facing a wave of backlash from Pennsylvania politicians over a planned appearance at an event featuring antisemitic figures that she later canceled. 

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