(Free Beacon) Connecticut congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D.) is defending a letter she wrote praising the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic advocacy group whose leader said he was “happy to see” Hamas kill Jews on Oct. 7. The group does valuable work “to educate the community about anti-Muslim hate,” Hayes said.
On Sunday, Hayes touted an endorsement she received from the Jewish Democratic Council of America, saying, “My work on behalf of my Jewish constituents speaks for itself.” When a strategist for her Republican opponent responded by noting Hayes’s praise for CAIR, the congresswoman called the criticism a “lie” and stood by a letter she wrote to the group in 2019. In her letter, Hayes said she “deeply appreciate[s] the support of this distinguished organization.”
