Rep. Jamal Bowman, who infamously pulled the fire alarm last year to stop a vote in the House, has reversed comments he made last November to a group of Palestinians, in which he said the Israeli claims that Hamas raped Israeli murder victims during the 10/7 terrorist attack was ‘propaganda’.
When asked about those comments by Politico, he refused to discuss them made his team release a statement afterward reversing his position:
In the weeks after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Rep. Jamaal Bowman not only publicly cast doubt on reports that Israeli women were raped, but also called those accusations “propaganda.”
“There was propaganda used in the beginning of the siege,” Bowman (D-N.Y.) told a Nov. 17 rally of about 50 pro-Palestinian protesters in Westchester, according to a post on TikTok reviewed by POLITICO. “There’s still no evidence of beheaded babies or raped women. But they still keep using that lie [for] propaganda.”
Asked about those remarks on Thursday outside the House floor, Bowman declined to talk about them on the record.
“I’m focused on my votes and other things. I’m not talking,” he said. When asked if he still doubted those claims, he added: “I’m not talking about that now. My team will get back to you.”
In a statement after his brief interview with POLITICO, Bowman contradicted his previous remarks. He and his team did not deny that he made them. The “propaganda” comment was one of several comments he’s had to walk back on in recent months, including raising conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“As I said at this rally, what Hamas did on October 7th is a war crime and they must release all the hostages,” he said. “The UN confirmed that Hamas committed rape and sexual violence, a reprehensible fact that I condemn entirely. I also voted yes on Resolution 966, which officially condemns the rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas. So let me be clear, and ensure my words are not twisted: I always stand against sexual violence in all forms and stand for peace for all.”
This dude is a leftist clown show from top to bottom. Republicans should have kicked him out of Congress for pulling the fire alarm when they had the chance.