New York GOP leader celebrates Bowman's double-digit defeat to pro-Israel Democrat: 'Good riddance, Jamaal'

The leader of New York's Republican Party celebrated the first ouster of a "Squad" member since the progressive coalition's inception in 2018, after Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., suffered a double-digit primary defeat to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a pro-Israel moderate Democrat.

"Good riddance, Jamaal. Every socialist in Congress and the State Legislature should likewise be rooted out of public office," New York GOP Chair Ed Cox said in a statement Wednesday. "Jamaal Bowman just faced the consequences of his disgraceful actions. From his childish fire alarm stunt to his blatant anti-Semitic remarks and his latest public meltdown, Bowman has repeatedly shown he is unfit for office."

During his concession speech Tuesday night, Bowman issued an apology for his viral, profanity-laced rally in the Bronx over the weekend, but in doing so, repeated criticism of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israel advocacy group that reportedly spent nearly $15 million in an effort to unseat the "Squad" member accused of spewing antisemitic rhetoric.

"I want to make an apology, a public apology, for, you know, sometimes using foul language. I’m sorry," Bowman told a crowd of supporters following his defeat. "But… I think, it is not… how do I want to say this? We should not be well-adjusted to a sick society. We should be outraged. We should be outraged when a super PAC of dark money gets fed $20 million to brainwash people into believing something that isn’t true. We should be outraged about that. We should be outraged when, unfortunately, some so-called Democrats are aligning themselves with radical, racist, right-wing Republicans."

In a post on X, AIPAC, meanwhile, congratulated Latimer "on his