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'Squad' member Summer Lee mixes up two Jewish Dems — then Ilhan Omar tries to defend her and gets reminded of her own vote

Lee criticized Gottheimer over his warning about the Democratic Socialists of America and appeared to confuse him with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

'Squad' member Summer Lee mixes up two Jewish Dems — then Ilhan Omar tries to defend her and gets reminded of her own vote
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Summer Lee and Ilhan Omar criticized Josh Gottheimer in a social-media exchange about weapons and Ukraine aid; Gottheimer responded by pointing out that Omar had also voted for Ukraine aid. The article also reports a separate House vote on aid to Israel.

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Summer L. Lee D · PA-12
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Summer L. Lee
D · PA-12

Representative criticized Josh Gottheimer in a social-media exchange

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Representative who criticized the socialist left and responded to Lee and Omar

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Representative who defended Lee in the exchange and was challenged over her Ukraine aid vote

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative who introduced an amendment to strip aid to Israel

ALSO MENTIONED  Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania governor cited as the person Lee may have confused with Gottheimer; Van Jones, Progressive pundit whose warning about the socialist left was praised by Gottheimer; Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, mentioned in connection with Shapiro’s visit

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Summer Lee Responds to Josh Gottheimer’s Criticism of DSA

The outlets describe a social-media exchange involving Summer Lee, Ilhan Omar and Josh Gottheimer over bomb-related claims and Ukraine aid. They report confusion between Gottheimer and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, while noting Omar’s vote for Ukraine aid. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the mix-up and Omar’s Ukraine-aid vote, portraying Lee and Omar’s comments as evidence of confusion among progressive Democrats.

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