{"id":2292021,"date":"2024-07-10T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-house-candidate-invests-in-distillery-that-hosted-pro-hamas-chef-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T15:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:03:11","slug":"democratic-house-candidate-invests-in-distillery-that-hosted-pro-hamas-chef-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-house-candidate-invests-in-distillery-that-hosted-pro-hamas-chef-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic House candidate invests in distillery that hosted pro-Hamas chef &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdemocratic-house-candidate-invests-in-distillery-that-hosted-pro-hamas-chef-washington-examiner%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=2292021&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-accused-of-flip-flopping-after-he-called-gop-hopefuls-good-people\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy accused of changing stance, called GOP hopefuls &#039;good people&#039;.\">article \u200cdiscusses<\/a> a Democratic House candidate in New York who \u2064has invested \u200cin a distillery in Washington, D.C. that hosted an event with an anti-Israel\u200d chef sympathetic to Hamas. The distillery, Republic Restoratives, brought in chef Marcelle Afram, \u200cwho has made controversial statements condemning those \u2064who criticize Hamas. The House candidate, Josh Riley, owns up to $15,000 in shares \u2063of the distillery. Critics have accused Riley \u200bof profiting off of \u200bHamas sympathizers. Afram is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against\u200b Israel. The distillery sells spirits named after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-tom-cotton-lefts-bureaucratic-mindset-laid-bare-when-childless-activists-undermine-parents\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Tom Cotton: Left&#039;s &#039;Bureaucratic Mindset&#039; Laid Bare When Childless Activists Undermine Parents\">left-wing figures<\/a> such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hillary Clinton, and Kamala Harris. Riley disclosed his investment in the distillery \u2064in a financial report in 2023.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic House candidate invests in distillery that hosted pro-Hamas chef<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/gabe-kaminsky\/\">Gabe Kaminsky<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T14:42:23-04:00\">July 10, 2024 2:42 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696133\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Democratic congressional candidate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> invests in a distillery in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C.<\/a>, that hosted an event with an anti-Israel chef who has sympathized with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Republic Restoratives, a distillery that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepublicRestoratives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>calls<\/a> itself \u201cwomen-owned, LGBTQ-led, and the largest crowdfunded distillery in U.S. history,\u201d brought in chef Marcelle Afram, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzmSRDqu-u7\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&#038;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recently<\/a> called those who condemn Hamas accomplices to \u201ccolonial genocide,\u201d for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-left-pushes-lgbtq-activism-on-kids\/\" title=\"How The Left Pushes LGBTQ Activism On Kids\">gay pride event<\/a> last June, a Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepublicRestoratives\/posts\/pfbid0Y8xP4XKYxSZQ1vYZspmqu8WpZRettXt1ryyUwNdNiGufPgGqaAYB45m9XAGhkQCrl?rdid=asrqp4TkVFjfS9BH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> shows. Josh Riley, a House hopeful running in New York\u2019s 19th Congressional District against Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY), owns up to $15,000 in non-publicly traded shares in that same distillery, according to Riley\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-secretary-called-on-to-recuse-herself-from-advising-biden-on-reddit-rebellion\/\" title=\"Treasury secretary called on to recuse herself from advising Biden on Reddit rebellion\">financial disclosure<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/house-hopeful-josh-riley-invests-in-dc-distillery-that-hosted-pro-hamas-trans-palestinian-chef\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>was<\/a> reported by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cD.C. Insider Josh Riley\u2019s fake blue-collar resume keeps getting holes poked in it,\u201d Savannah Viar, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. She claimed Riley is \u201cprofiting off of Hamas sympathizers.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Afram, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.them.us\/story\/chef-marcelle-afram-palestine-tender-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>supporter<\/a> of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, wrote in an Instagram post in November of last year that \u201cIf the first thing that\u2019s still coming out of your mouth is, \u2018But, Hamas\u2026,\u2019 you are an accomplice, resorting to justifying genocide, and history will remember you as such.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republic Restoratives, which fashions itself as a left-wing distillery, sells spirits such as \u201cDissent Gin\u201d inspired by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and \u201cRodham Rye\u201d honoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hillary Clinton<\/a>. The distillery also pays homage to Vice President Kamala Harris with a \u201cMadam\u201d whiskey, according to its website. <\/p>\n<p>Riley disclosed his stake in the distillery in his August 2023 financial disclosure report with the House clerk. The Democrat unsuccessfully ran for office in 2022 against Molinaro in the same district, which the nonpartisan Cook Political Report elections tracker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rates<\/a> as a toss up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riley\u2019s campaign did not reply to a request for comment. He notably was paid $30,000 in 2023 by a little-known group shelling out cash to repeat congressional candidates, the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2812270\/opaque-progressive-group-fellowship-pay-failed-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>, sparking ethical and legal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2913244\/marc-elias-tied-group-federal-law-democratic-candidates-watchdog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>concerns<\/a> from campaign finance experts. <\/p>\n<p>Republic Restoratives and Afram did not reply to requests for comment. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696133\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696133\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democratic candidate for Congress in New York has invested in a distillery in Washington, D.C., that recently hosted an event with a chef who has expressed sympathy for Hamas and anti-Israel sentiments. The distillery, Republic Restoratives, is known for its progressive values and has featured spirits named after prominent Democratic figures. The candidate, Josh Riley, owns up to $15,000 in shares of the distillery, according to financial disclosures. Critics have accused Riley of profiting off of individuals sympathetic to Hamas. Afram, the chef in question, is a supporter of the BDS movement against Israel and has made controversial statements about those who condemn Hamas. Riley&#8217;s campaign did not respond to requests for comment, and neither the distillery nor Afram provided a statement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2292022,"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\/07\/Josh-Riley-Israel-scaled-1024x676.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,34549,32534,34550,32076],"class_list":["post-2292021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-distillery","tag-house-candidate","tag-pro-hamas-chef","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Josh-Riley-Israel-scaled-1024x676.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292021","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\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}