Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) got some serious backlash after she attempted to parlay her personal experience protesting in Ferguson, Missouri, into a defense of the anti-Israel — and often anti-Semitic — protests sweeping across college campuses like Columbia University.
Bush, who has often touted her “street cred” as a protester in Ferguson, claimed that she had witnessed firsthand what happened when protests were “infiltrated” by people who wanted to make them appear violent and lawless.
“As a Ferguson activist, I know what it’s like to have agitators infiltrate our movement, manipulate the press, & fuel the suppression of dissent by public officials & law enforcement. We must reject these tactics to silence anti-war activists demanding divestment from genocide,” she posted via X.
As a Ferguson activist, I know what it’s like to have agitators infiltrate our movement,…
