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Squad's Cori Bush meltdown after being ousted from Congress in rant
revealing who she is blaming for embarrassing loss
By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, POLITICAL REPORTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 10:47 EDT, 7 August 2024 | UPDATED: 12:47 EDT, 7 August 2024

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Progressive Squad member Cori Bush had an on-stage meltdown Tuesday
after losing her reelection bid.

The progressive Democrat became the second Squad member to be taken down
after a hotly-contested primary against a more moderate challenger who
hammered Bush for supporting pro-Gaza protests.

Now, she is blaming her defeat on pro-Israel group AIPAC which put a
whopping nearly $9 million to oust her, who she threatened to 'tear down.'

Her unhinged remarks came during a primary election watch party in St.
Louis, Missouri, where she took a stage in front of supporters.

Pacing back and forth on the stage and speaking so loudly that the
microphone shook, the former Black Lives Matter organizer condemned 'corporations' and AIPAC, charging them with orchestrating her ousting.

Defiantly, Bush told the crowd that now she is no longer bound to the
decorum of Congress, and that now she had 'some of the strings [cut]
off,' her opponents will 'see this other Cori, this other side.'

Squad member Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., lost her Democratic primary election
to St. Louis-based prosecutor Wesley Bell. Addressing the crowd at her
watch party following her defeat, she denounced pro-Israel group AIPAC
for plotting against her and 'put all these corporations on notice' too
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Squad member Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., lost her Democratic primary election
to St. Louis-based prosecutor Wesley Bell. Addressing the crowd at her
watch party following her defeat, she denounced pro-Israel group AIPAC
for plotting against her and 'put all these corporations on notice' too

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Then she screamed to loud applause an ominous warning: 'AIPAC, I'm
coming to tear your kingdom down.'

'Pulling me away from my position as congresswoman, all you did was take
some of the strings off,' she proclaimed.

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'Let's be clear, let's be clear, let's be clear,' Bush chants over and
over again, 'let's talk about what it really is.'

Meanwhile, AIPAC on Wednesday morning celebrated Bush's loss.

'AIPAC and our 4.5 million grassroots members were proud to help
progressive pro-Israel leader Wesley Bell defeat anti-Israel Squad
member Rep. Cori Bush last night,' the group posted on X.

'Being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics!'

The Missouri Democrat told the approving audience that she now needs to
be feared that her tenure in Congress is winding down.

'As much as I love my job, all they did was radicalize me, so now they
need to be afraid,' she said Tuesday night. 'They about to see this
other Cori, this other side.'

'And let me put all of these corporations on notice: I'm coming after
you too. But I'm not coming by myself. I'm coming with all the people
that's in here.'

'I don't fear you,' she said. 'I don't fear anything ... so if this
happened it was meant to happen.'

The Associated Press projected Bush's loss three hours after polls
closed, while she trailed by about five points.

Bush thanks her supporters following her Democratic primary loss to St.
Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell. Bush is the first
African-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri
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Bush thanks her supporters following her Democratic primary loss to St.
Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell. Bush is the first
African-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri

The crowd adored the fiery antics displayed by Bush at her campaign
party Tuesday, loudly cheering and applauding for her as she threatened
AIPAC and defiantly warned corporations
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The crowd adored the fiery antics displayed by Bush at her campaign
party Tuesday, loudly cheering and applauding for her as she threatened
AIPAC and defiantly warned corporations

Wesley Bell addresses the crowd after winning the Democratic
congressional primary against incumbent U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday,
Aug. 6, 2024 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Bush
slammed Bell for his support from pro-Israel groups. AIPAC congratulated
Bell on his victory Tuesday
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Wesley Bell addresses the crowd after winning the Democratic
congressional primary against incumbent U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday,
Aug. 6, 2024 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Bush
slammed Bell for his support from pro-Israel groups. AIPAC congratulated
Bell on his victory Tuesday

'I am committed to serving the St. Louis region in Congress with
integrity, transparency, and dedication,' Bell said in a statement after winning.

'Together, we will tackle the challenges ahead and build a community
where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.'

Another quad member, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., similarly lost his
primary to a more moderate Democrat earlier this summer.

Bush had faced millions in outside money dumped into her race from
pro-Israel groups who opposed her staunch pro-Palestinian stance.

'Wesley Bell's victory and Cori Bush's defeat underscore what we've seen
in races across the country and throughout this election cycle — being pro-Israel is not just wise policy, but also smart politics,' said Mark Mellman, chairman of the Democratic Majority for Israel PAC, in a
statement.

Similar to Bush's race against Bell, Bowman's race in New York hinged on
a key issue: the Israel-Hamas war.

(L-R) US Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, and US Representative Cori Bush, Democrat of Missouri, hold signs reading "Stop Sending Bombs" and "Lasting Ceasefire Now" as US President Joe Biden
delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US
Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024
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(L-R) US Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, and US Representative Cori Bush, Democrat of Missouri, hold signs reading 'Stop Sending Bombs' and 'Lasting Ceasefire Now' as US President Joe Biden
delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US
Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., accompanied by
George Washington University students speaks during a news conference at
the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Washington, after police
cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington
University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators.
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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., accompanied by
George Washington University students speaks during a news conference at
the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Washington, after police
cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington
University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators.

Bowman, a fellow member of the Squad (at least for now before he leaves Congress this winter), fiercely defended Palestinians and decried the
Israeli's actions as 'genocide.'

His reward for repeatedly attacking the Jewish nation's wartime conduct:
a pro-Israel SuperPAC coming after him.

AIPAC, a pro-Israel political group, spent massively against Bowman,
pumping millions upon millions into the campaign of a local county
executive.

With the support of the group, Westchester County Executive George
Latimer, a moderate Democrat, sailed to an easy primary win, securing
over 59 percent of the vote compared to Bowman's 40 percent.

In Bush's race, AIPAC's affiliated political arm spent $8.5 million
dollars, the AP reported.

In Bowman's race the pro-Israel group spent nearly $15 million.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., another member of the Squad who faces a tight reelection race, will have her primary next Tuesday.

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