In the wake of lost 2024 primaries sparked primarily by their anti-Israel stance that led to much infighting in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, departing Squad Congress members Reps. Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman issued angry statements about the holdup to their congressional careers.
Rep. Bush, in a statement recorded by Politico, said that she does plan on running for Congress again and didn’t expect to only be a Congressional representative for two terms before getting primaried out. She said, “Running for office again is not off the table at all. I did not expect to only be in Congress for four years.”
Continuing, Rep. Bush said that she does think she will be running again, though she didn’t say exactly what she was running for. As Politico reported, she said, “and so I do believe at some point I will run again, whether it’s for Congress or something else, I don’t know. I don’t have any plans right now, but it’s not off the table.”
Not done, Rep. Bush then declared that her fellow Squad members would keep up the fight for woke progressivism in the wake of her removal from Congress, saying, “The Squad will keep fighting. The numbers will be lower for the 119th Congress, but they will keep fighting for people who have the greatest need.”
Adding to that, the woke Congresswoman said, “They’re not going to change their priorities and what they believe. The number of people in Congress on the team will just be smaller. But they’ve never been silent. Anyone who underestimates our power is severely mistaken, because we aren’t going anywhere, and I will always be Squad. I’m not going far.”
Also issuing a statement was Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who also got primaried out over his stance on Israel. In his statement, he said, “The liberating aspect of no longer being in Congress formally is now I have an opportunity to be helpful and support my community in a variety of ways. There’s many ways to teach and be an educator and lead as it relates to education.”
Continuing, that soon to be former member of Congress, the one who pulled a fire alarm to delay a congressional vote, declared that he wants to remain involved in politics. He said, “There’s many ways to impact electoral politics. I plan to be a part of that from a community organizing perspective and a fundraising perspective.”
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Then, adding that he also plans on running for office again, Rep. Bowman said, “And yes, there is a good chance I will run for office again, at some point, depending on the right situation and where that goes.” Giving more examples of what he intends on remaining involved in politically with his congressional career wrapping up, Bowman then said, “I’m going to be hyperlocal initially in my engagement. It’s time to build that power in places like Yonkers in the Bronx, across the city and state and across the country.”
Watch the farewell speech from Rep. Bush here: