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Mondaire Jones defends criticism of McCarthy meeting with Hasidic leaders

The Democratic congressional candidate defends his online post, which was criticized for being disrespectful to the Jewish community

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Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference outside the Supreme Court with other Democratic members to announce legislation to expand the number of seats of Supreme Court judges in Washington on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Former Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) is facing scrutiny over an ambiguously worded post on X, formerly known as Twitter, criticizing ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for meeting with Orthodox Jewish leaders in a Hudson Valley swing district where...

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