Posted on June 15, 2022

‘Squad’ Rep. Bowman Predicts ‘Civil War’ If GOP Takes Control in Midterms

Callie Patteson, New York Post, June 14, 2022

Progressive Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman warned of a stark outcome if Republicans take back power in the November midterm elections — one that would “embolden” far-right extremists and white nationalists who he claims “have been pushing” for “civil war.”

During a Saturday interview with MSNBC’s “The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross,” the Bronx-Westchester member of the congressional “Squad” led by socialist darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed Republicans will quickly take action to halt Democratic progress in the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot {snip}

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“We’ve got to understand that this is a group that has been radicalized by the great replacement myth and many other things, and have been pushing for violence and pushing for even civil war, so that is what’s at stake right now in terms of this election,” he warned.

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“Our democracy is hanging by a thread, and black and brown people, our lives are in the balance if these people come back into power,” Bowman added.

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