Outgoing Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush gave her farewell address to a near empty room Friday after the far-left member of “The Squad” lost her primary to a moderate Democrat.
Bush spent much of the 33-minute speech reviewing her own accomplishments before thanking her political allies, getting emotional as she did so.
“I am so grateful and I am so honored,” Bush began, before becoming choked up, “to have the greatest group of friends within these walls who are anything but silent.”
She thanked her fellow members of “The Squad,” a colloquial name for the group of far-left lawmakers that included New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who also lost his primary.
“Our Squad was never small and never silent. We have changed the course of history. Each of you have made history and made a difference in your own right and you have made a difference in my life. And I’m going to speak for brother Jamaal, you, you’ve made a difference in his,” she said, laughing.
“We are family and if for nothing else we will always be connected for our time right here in Congress together our impact on our world and for the experiences that we have endured together this cycle.”
Bush lost her primary to St. Louis prosecutor Wesley Bell, who went on to win her seat in November. (RELATED: Bush, Bowman, Gay, Kendi. All Disintegrated. Their Commonality? Woke Acolytes Are On The Run)
The end of Bush’s tenure was overshadowed by a scandal that involved her using campaign cash to pay her husband and a bizarre episode where she claimed she could heal tumors with her hands.
Her primary challenger, Bell, received broad support from many people and Jewish groups after Bush opposed a House resolution to condemn Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
