{"id":2272482,"date":"2024-06-20T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-says-his-family-doesnt-want-to-see-him-get-bullied-in-primary-election\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:00:19","slug":"jamaal-bowman-says-his-family-doesnt-want-to-see-him-get-bullied-in-primary-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-says-his-family-doesnt-want-to-see-him-get-bullied-in-primary-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaal Bowman states his family is concerned about him facing bullying in the primary election"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fjamaal-bowman-says-his-family-doesnt-want-to-see-him-get-bullied-in-primary-election%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=2272482&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 Bowman \u200c(D-NY) is\u200c facing 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-leader-slams-marjorie-taylor-greene-a-cancer-for-the-republican-party\/\" title=\"Top Republican Leader Slams Marjorie Taylor Greene: A \u2018Cancer For The Republican Party\u2019\">primary election<\/a><\/a> and has discussed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fall-of-a-country-the-untold-eyewitness-story-of-afghanistans-collapse\/\" title=\"The Fall of A Country: The Untold, Eyewitness Story Of Afghanistan\u2019s Collapse\">active involvement<\/a>\u200b of his family in his campaign. His wife was particularly upset about\u2062 the challenge, which seems to be heavily influenced by Bowman&#8217;s critiques of \u2063Israel and its response to the conflict in Gaza. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alyssa-farah-griffin-claims-desantiss-florida-history-curriculum-undercuts-his-2024-campaign\/\" title=\"Alyssa Farah Griffin argues DeSantis's Florida curriculum weakens his 2024 campaign.\">facing \u200ccriticism<\/a>,\u2063 Bowman&#8217;s \u200cfamily is supporting him vigorously, enjoying their participation and aiming to counteract what they see \u200bas political bullying. Bowman reiterated \u2063his stance on Israel, condemning both the initial\u2062 Hamas attack and the subsequent Israeli actions, which he describes as &#8220;collective punishment.&#8221; He also emphasized his call for a ceasefire,\u200c which he believes should lead\u200c to the \u2062release \u2064of hostages and a potential peace pathway \u2064in Gaza. Additionally, he addressed a previous claim he made regarding alleged Israeli propaganda following the Hamas attack,\u2063 which he has since retracted.  <\/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 data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY) stated Wednesday that his family has been active in campaigning for him ahead of his primary election, in which he faces an uphill battle for reelection. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> congressman detailed his family\u2019s involvement in his campaign, revealing that his wife was \u201creally p***ed off\u201d when Bowman was challenged in his primary. The challenge to Bowman in this primary election, which is scheduled for Tuesday, largely revolves around his criticism of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> and its handling of the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so they\u2019re involved now, and they\u2019re having a good time with it because they don\u2019t want to see their husband and dad get bullied, so we\u2019re pushing back a little bit,\u201d Bowman said.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman also attempted again to explain his criticism of Israel, stating that he had condemned the Hamas attack on the country on Oct. 7, but that Israel\u2019s response to the attack has been \u201ccollective punishment.\u201d He added that the call for a ceasefire in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> he and other lawmakers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-denies-conducting-covid-gain-of-function-research-in-delayed-response-to-veritas-video\/\" title=\"Pfizer Denies Conducting COVID Gain-Of-Function Research In Delayed Response To Veritas Video\">made relate<\/a> to wanting Hamas to release its hostages and to find \u201ca pathway to peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The congressman was spotted in a video uploaded in November claiming that Israel used \u201cpropaganda\u201d after the Hamas attack, and claimed that there was no evidence of Israeli victims being raped or of Israeli babies being beheaded. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2939960\/squad-member-bowman-backtracks-comment-calling-accounts-of-rape-in-israel-on-oct-7-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>He has since backtracked these comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s primary election in the 16th district of New York is between him and challenger George Latimer, and has seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aipac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a> push $14 million to this race to dunk on Bowman and boost his opponent. In the final debate between the two, Bowman denounced AIPAC for providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3051249\/jamaal-bowman-slams-aipac-republican-racist-maga-trump-money-in-final-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cRepublican racist MAGA Trump money\u201d<\/a> to this race.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/ny16-poll-george-latimer-leads-jamaal-bowman-48-to-31\/#:~:text=A%20new%20Emerson%20College%20Polling,support%20incumbent%20Representative%20Jamaal%20Bowman.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Latimer had a lead of 48% in polling data<\/a> released last week, putting him far ahead of Bowman, who was at 31%. The poll was conducted among 425 likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>As a last-minute move to support Bowman, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) will join him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3050014\/aoc-to-rally-for-bowman-in-the-bronx-ahead-of-tight-primary-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>for a rally in the Bronx this Saturday<\/a>. Like Bowman, Cortez and Sanders have been critical of Israel amid its war against Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) revealed on Wednesday that his family, including his notably upset wife, has been actively involved in his campaign as he faces a challenging primary election for reelection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2272483,"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\/AP24164051071276-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24164051071276-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272482","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}