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Rep. Don Bacon says antisemitic Pentagon press secretary is ‘completely unacceptable’

But the congressman — along with other GOP lawmakers who have been outspoken against antisemitism — didn’t explicitly call on Kingsley Wilson to step down

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Rep. Don Bacon, (R-NE) holds a news conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Friday criticized the hiring of Kingsley Wilson, who has a lengthy history of sharing antisemitic conspiracy theories, as deputy press secretary at the Pentagon in a statement to Jewish Insider on Friday.

“Antisemitism...

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