NY-04: 'Antisemitic' invocation of Soros showering Democrat with dollars roils pivotal New York House race
A campaign mailer supporting a Long Island Republican in danger of losing his House seat targets his opponent by invoking what she is calling blatantly antisemitic imagery of Jewish billionaire George Soros pouring cash over her head. Soros has not given money to Gillen’s campaign, but his son and daughter-in-law have given $6,600.
Democrat Laura Gillen, and some Jewish residents of the Nassau County district, accused Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of spreading “treacherous propaganda” and demanded an immediate apology.
“D’Esposito cannot claim to care about combating antisemitism while airing out the same conspiracies that fuel antisemitic violence,” Gillen, who is not Jewish, said in a statement.
The New York State GOP confirmed that it paid for the mailer through its financial arm, the New York Republican federal campaign committee. A spokesperson for the D’Esposito campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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