Green New Deal backer suggests revenge after primary loss

By Timothy Cama | 08/07/2024 02:03 PM EDT

Rep. Cori Bush is the second outspoken progressive to lose reelection this cycle.

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.).

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) during a December press conference on Capitol Hill calling for a cease-fire in the Middle East. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush lost her reelection primary race Tuesday, the second time this year that a vocal Green New Deal supporter has been ousted.

And in a fiery speech, the St. Louis lawmaker suggested there would be repercussions for the pro-Israel and corporate interests that opposed her.

Wesley Bell, the top prosecutor for St. Louis County, easily beat Bush in the 1st District primary, which followed a race that was often acrimonious and attracted significant outside spending.

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The spending included pro-Israel groups such as the United Democracy Project, an affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which opposed Bush for not supporting Israel in its Gaza war.

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