Cori Bush Refuses To Condemn Hamas, Saying She and Black Lives Matter Were Also Called Terrorists
‘Would they qualify to me as a terrorist organization? Yes. But do I know that? Absolutely not,’ the embattled congresswoman tells the New York Times.
Congresswoman Cori Bush, who is facing a well-funded challenger in the Democratic primary for her Missouri seat, says she cannot condemn Hamas because she does not “know” enough about Hamas and is not in communication with them. She says she won’t condemn them because she and Black Lives Matter protesters have also been called terrorists, and it would be wrong for her to talk about “labeling” the group.
Ms. Bush was first elected to Congress in 2020 after beating 10-term representative Lacy Clay. She got her start as a Black Lives Matter organizer in 2015, which she then spun into a political career.
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