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Obama OMB director says Democratic Party is ‘becoming increasingly antisemitic’

Peter Orszag, now the CEO of Lazard, urged party leadership to do more to confront growing extremism from within

SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

Peter Orszag (L), director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), attends a meeting with President Barack Obama (R) at the White House on June 29, 2010.

Former Obama administration OMB Director Peter Orszag, the CEO of Lazard, sounded an alarm Thursday morning over the leftward direction of the Democratic Party, especially when it comes to its handling of antisemitism.  

He spoke out on CNBC after...

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