Jeffries Criticizes 'Rhetoric,' Not $520K from Pro-Israel Groups
Mainstream media frames the potential challenge to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as a battle over 'age and ideology' or 'rhetoric about Israel,' as Axios dutifully reports. What they conveniently omit? According to OpenSecrets.org, Jeffries has received over $520,000 from pro-Israel interest groups throughout his career, with a consistent flow from AIPAC PAC and its affiliates. (Source:
OpenSecrets.org) Perhaps Jeffries's 'frustration' with certain 'rhetoric' isn't about principle, but about protecting investment. While progressive challengers like Ossé operate on shoestrings, Jeffries enjoys the largesse of lobbyists. It makes one wonder: Is it 'rhetoric' that's dividing the Democratic Party, or the millions poured into maintaining a specific foreign policy stance? The media's
silence on the latter is, as always, deafening.