{"id":2269449,"date":"2024-06-17T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/torres-mocks-bowmans-fire-alarm-stunt-in-hint-hes-abandoning-fellow-democrat\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T10:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:26:40","slug":"torres-mocks-bowmans-fire-alarm-stunt-in-hint-hes-abandoning-fellow-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/torres-mocks-bowmans-fire-alarm-stunt-in-hint-hes-abandoning-fellow-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Torres ridicules Bowman&#8217;s fire alarm stunt, suggesting he&#8217;s distancing from fellow Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftorres-mocks-bowmans-fire-alarm-stunt-in-hint-hes-abandoning-fellow-democrat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2269449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Jamaal \u200cBowman (D-NY) is currently embroiled in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-michigan-rep-peter-meijer-jumps-in-race-for-retiring-dem-sen-stabenows-seat\/\" title=\"Former Michigan Representative Peter Meijer enters race for retiring Democratic Senator Stabenow's seat.\">challenging primary election<\/a> and seems likely \u200bto face\u2063 a\u2064 lack of support from \u200ba\u200b fellow New York Democrat, \u2063who appears ready \u200bto endorse Bowman&#8217;s opponent. The \u2064situation intensified after Bowman criticized Rep. Ritchie \u200bTorres\u2062 (D-NY) for his steadfast pro-Israel stance,\u200d questioning Torres&#8217;s sincerity, \u2063which\u200d prompted Torres to retaliate sharply. Torres mocked \u2062Bowman&#8217;s previous actions \u2062in Congress and dismissed his opinions and legislative accomplishments.\u200b On the other hand, Bowman accused Torres of being overly calculated and claimed his pro-Israel stance\u2063 was influenced by lobbying pressures. This exchange highlights the\u2064 ongoing tension and political maneuvering \u200bbetween the two representatives during this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairwoman-mainstream-media-out-as-hosts-of-2024-rnc-sponsored-debates\/\" title=\"RNC Chairwoman: Mainstream Media Out As Hosts Of 2024 RNC-Sponsored Debates\">primary season<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY) is in the middle of a brutal primary fight, and a fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York\">New York<\/a> Democrat looks like he is on the cusp of endorsing the \u201cSquad\u201d member\u2019s opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), a fiercely pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> member of Congress, got into a spat with Bowman over the weekend after the Israel critic questioned the sincerity of Torres\u2019s support for the Jewish state. Torres was quick to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-accuses-rape-survivor-rep-mace-of-silencing-victims-for-highlighting-location-during-breach-mace-fires-back\/\" title=\"Ocasio-Cortez Accuses Rape Survivor Rep. Mace Of Silencing Victims For Highlighting Location During Breach; Mace Fires Back\">hit back<\/a> at Bowman, poking fun at the lawmaker\u2019s stunt of pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol while on his way to a vote that would prevent a government shutdown last September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for Jamaal Bowman, I care as much about his opinion on me as I do about his opinion on how to properly pull a fire alarm or his opinion on how to remain in Congress,\u201d Torres <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/16\/us-news\/squad-member-jamaal-bowman-targets-fellow-dem-ritchie-torres-israel-support-amid-primary-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>New York Post<\/em>. \u201cHis opinion is worse than a rubber stamp \u2014 it leaves no impression, much like his legislative record or his recent attendance record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowman said on the <em>Night School<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wKRrF2MPFok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>  podcast<\/a> hosted by Marc Lamont Hill that Torres only stands in support of Israel because of the \u201cpower of the Israel lobby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRitchie is very calculating in this way. \u2026 Ritchie \u2014 he just seems to be always plotting, always calculating something,\u201d Bowman said.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s attack on Torres, a two-term representative of the Bronx, appeared unprovoked as the neighboring representative had steered clear of weighing in on Bowman\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n<p>But in the middle of the episode, Hill asked Bowman to comment on why Torres falls in line with Bowman on every matter except for when it comes to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can someone be so progressive on so many issues and not see the injustice going on in Palestine in the same way?\u201d Hill asked.<\/p>\n<p>Hill made the comment that Torres \u201ctweets to Netanyahu like he is Netanyahu\u2019s long lost cousin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if I was doing that when I first got in, my bank account first of all would be flushed,\u201d Bowman said.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s criticisms of Israel as it wages war with Hamas have put him in a vulnerable position with the large contingent of Jewish supporters in his district.<\/p>\n<p>The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an influential pro-Israel PAC, has spent millions of dollars attacking Bowman, helping give Westchester County Executive George Latimer a boost in his challenge to unseat the two-term congressman. Bowman is trailing Latimer by 17 points, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/11\/us-news\/squad-rep-jamaal-bowman-trending-toward-loss-to-ny-dem-rival-george-latimer-new-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to a recent poll.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to serving as U.S. representative for the Bronx, Torres was a New York City Council member for 10 years. He noted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-question-on-federal-funding-for-abortions\/\" title=\"Psaki dodges question on federal funding for abortions\">public support<\/a> for Israel dates back to 2015, when he took a trip there. <\/p>\n<p>He said one of the reasons he didn\u2019t join the \u201cSquad\u201d after being elected in 2020 was he believed that some of the members\u2019 support for the BDS movement was antisemitic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a general rule of not weighing in against a congressional Democrat who has not weighed in against me,\u201d Torres said. \u201cBut Bowman\u2019s gratuitous attack on my character might cause me to rethink that rule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s primary will be on June 25.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) faces a tough primary challenge, with fellow New York Democrat Rep. Ritchie Torres possibly endorsing his opponent. The conflict between the pro-Israel Torres and Bowman, a critic of Israel, escalated over the weekend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2269450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24165005433095.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24165005433095.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2269450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}