{"id":2320725,"date":"2024-08-07T17:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T21:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bye-bye-george-santos-laughs-at-cori-bushs-humiliating-defeat-in-primary-and-warns-squad-to-watch-out-washington-exa\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T17:53:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T21:53:42","slug":"bye-bye-george-santos-laughs-at-cori-bushs-humiliating-defeat-in-primary-and-warns-squad-to-watch-out-washington-exa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bye-bye-george-santos-laughs-at-cori-bushs-humiliating-defeat-in-primary-and-warns-squad-to-watch-out-washington-exa\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bye-bye\u2019: George Santos laughs at Cori Bush\u2019s \u2018humiliating defeat\u2019 in primary and warns \u2018Squad\u2019 to \u2018watch out\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Fbye-bye-george-santos-laughs-at-cori-bushs-humiliating-defeat-in-primary-and-warns-squad-to-watch-out-washington-exa%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=2320725&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>Former Republican New York Representative George Santos\u200b reacted to the primary\u2063 defeat of Democratic\u2064 Rep. \u200bCori Bush against pro-Israel\u200c challenger Wesley Bell. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-plots-to-exploit-israels-political-crisis\/\" title=\"Iran seeks to capitalize on Israel&#039;s political turmoil.\">video\u2063 shared<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, Santos laughed as he commented\u2063 on Bush&#8217;s \u200dloss, stating, &#8220;I\u2019m not going to be a bad person,&#8221; followed by gleeful remarks like &#8220;Bye, Cori!&#8221; and\u2064 &#8220;Oh\u200d my God! \u200d68\u200b to 33! Humiliating defeat!&#8221; He expressed satisfaction at Bush&#8217;s defeat, referring \u2062to it as &#8220;humiliation&#8221; for both her and fellow\u2062 Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman,\u2064 who has faced his own controversies. Santos&#8217;s remarks \u200bhighlight a \u200ccontinuing \u2062political rivalry \u200cand \u2064the shifting dynamics within the Democratic \u2063Party.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Bye-bye&rsquo;: George Santos laughs at Cori Bush&rsquo;s &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-afghan-allies-not-out-of-afghanistan-state-department-says\/\" title=\"Majority of Afghan Allies Not Out of Afghanistan, State Department Says\">humiliating defeat<\/a>&rsquo; in primary and warns &lsquo;Squad&rsquo; to &lsquo;watch out&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1724855\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Embattled former Republican New York Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"George Santos\">George Santos<\/a> took to social media to react to the defeat of &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cori Bush\">Cori Bush<\/a> (D-MO) in her Democratic primary Tuesday night against pro-Israel prosecutor Wesley Bell.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to be a bad person,&rdquo; Santos said on a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1821019267594064167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"video posted\">video posted<\/a> on the X platform while he attempted to temper his words but then laughed loudly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bye, Cori!&rdquo; he continued to laugh.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ht\" dir=\"ltr\">Bye byeeeeeeee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoriBush<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yJkWXWSwA3\">pic.twitter.com\/yJkWXWSwA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George Santos (@MrSantosNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1821019267594064167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh my God! 68 to 33! Humiliating defeat! That&rsquo;s exactly how I like to see it,&rdquo; Santos said, reacting to Bush&rsquo;s loss.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Humiliation for Cori and Jamaal,&rdquo; he said, referencing Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman\">Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY), who was convicted of pulling a Capitol building fire alarm and was recently defeated in his primary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who&rsquo;s next? 2026! Squad, watch out! We&rsquo;re coming to getcha. Bye!&rdquo; he snarked.<\/p>\n<p>Santos was expelled from Congress last year after pressure from Republicans and Democrats, including Squad members, who voted to oust him over numerous alleged ethics violations and federal charges that accused him of aggravated identity theft and misuse of campaign donations. He has pleaded not guilty and has attempted to get the charges against him dismissed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <em>New York Times <\/em>last weekend, Bush <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3111386\/squad-member-careful-labeling-hamas-terrorists\/?_thumbnail_id=3111394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"struggled to discern\">struggled to admit<\/a> that Hamas was a &ldquo;terrorist organization.&rdquo; She also protested Israel&rsquo;s military activities in Gaza and boycotted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s joint address to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Her Democratic opponent had the backing of pro-Israel groups and had been gaining traction in polls for months leading up to this week&rsquo;s primary in Missouri. Bush had launched her career as an anti-police activist amid the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, over the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1724855\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724855\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Republican New York Representative George Santos took to social media to comment on the defeat of Democratic Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) in her primary against pro-Israel prosecutor Wesley Bell. In a video shared on X, Santos attempted to downplay his reaction but ended up laughing, saying, \u201cBye, Cori!\u201d He expressed amusement at the results, stating, \u201cOh my God! 68 to 33! Humiliating defeat! That\u2019s exactly how I like to see it,\u201d and added that it was a moment of &#8220;humiliation for Cori and Jamaal,&#8221; referring to Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), who also faced defeat after being convicted for pulling a fire alarm at the Capitol. Santos warned the &#8220;Squad&#8221; that they should be cautious as he declared, \u201cWe\u2019re coming to getcha. Bye!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Santos was expelled from Congress last year due to pressure from both Republicans and Democrats over multiple alleged ethics violations and federal charges related to identity theft and misuse of campaign funds; he has pleaded not guilty and is seeking dismissal of those charges. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Bush struggled with labeling Hamas as a &#8220;terrorist organization&#8221; while opposing Israel&#8217;s military actions in Gaza and boycotting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s address before Congress. Her opponent had garnered support from pro-Israel groups and gained momentum in polls leading up to the Missouri primary this week. Bush began her political career as an anti-police activist during protests in Ferguson following Michael Brown&#8217;s death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2320726,"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\/george-santos.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9305,33724,35668,32171,33184],"class_list":["post-2320725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-squad","tag-cori-bush","tag-george-santos","tag-political-commentary","tag-primary-election"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/george-santos.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320725","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}