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...