Home Republican candidate and Florida state Sen. Randy Advantageous (R) stated Tuesday that progressive Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) ought to contemplate leaving Congress if he’s elected.
“The Hebrew Hammer is coming,” Advantageous, who’s Jewish, wrote in a publish on the social platform X. “[Rashida Tlaib] and [Ilhan Omar] might consider leaving before I get there.”
Advantageous included the hashtag “BombsAway.”
The firebrand candidate’s feedback have been made in a repost of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s endorsement of Advantageous for Florida’s sixth Congressional District.
Tlaib, who’s the one Palestinian American member of Congress, and Omar have been vocally supportive of Palestinians all through the Israel-Hamas battle following the Hamas assaults on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Each lawmakers are Muslim.
Advantageous is understood for his staunch pro-Israel views and has confronted backlash for a sequence of inflammatory remarks concerning the battle. When a Turkish American activist was killed by Israeli forces within the West Financial institution earlier this 12 months, Advantageous wrote in a publish on X: “Throw rocks, get shot. One less Muslim terrorist. Fire Away.”
In 2019, Advantageous referred to a Jewish constituent who defended a discussion board titled “Palestine/Israel, Opening the Dialogue” as “Judenrat,” a time period referring to Jews who collaborated with Nazis through the Holocaust. The feedback have been made on Fb, in keeping with the Jerusalem Publish and the Orlando Sentinel.
Advantageous launched his bid for the state’s sixth District on Tuesday. The seat is presently held by Rep. Mike Waltz (R), who will depart the Home to function President-elect Trump’s nationwide safety adviser.
Trump known as on Advantageous to run for the seat Monday.
