Cory Booker's Statement on Jersey City Attack

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5. IT WAS NOT KNOWN THAT JEWS WERE TARGETED AT THAT POINT.

It was only later, after the "ongoing investigation" had had time to progress, that it became clear that this was so. Booker's original statement was on the 10th, the day of the attack. The attack wasn't actually declared a possible domestic terrorism incident and hate crime until yesterday, the 12th. Meanwhile:


Cory Booker
@CoryBooker
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Dec 11
We won't be silent in the face of bigotry & hate. Sending love & prayers to the victims, their families, our Jewish neighbors & the JCPD.

But since this is a mere tweet, I suppose you'll say it doesn't count. I don't know if he's made another official statement; look it up your own self. You're the one that's accusing a man with a long and friendly relationship with our community of being a dog-whistler to antisemites.

I'll be very frank. I find these spurious accusations, using what look like deliberately misleading phrasing and headlining, to be quite repugnant. I find it hard to believe that you're a Democrat, and I find it easy to believe that you're a bigot. I mean -- CORY BOOKER. Shaking. My. Damn. Head.