Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., is facing a competitive primary race this year. (Getty Images)
"Cori has shown up for the people of St. Louis in the fight for reproductive freedom, gun violence prevention and affordable housing. We stand together to endorse Cori Bush for re-election as we collectively work hard to make life better for everyday Americans and battle the corrosive extreme MAGA Republican agenda," the trio said in a joint statement.
Bush said she was "proud" to have their support in a celebratory post on Instagram.
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The two-term progressive Democrat is one of Congress' harshest critics of Israel and its operation in Gaza. She has accused Israel's government of waging a genocide on Palestinians and consistently voted against emergency funding for the Middle Eastern ally.
It has earned her opposition from within her own party, with the group Democratic Majority for Israel backing her opponent, Wesley Bell. He has also got the support of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a bipartisan pro-Israel lobbying group.
Rep. Cori Bush's campaign comes after Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., pictured here, became the first "Squad" member ousted over Israel. (Joy Malone/Getty Images)
House Democratic leaders had indicated early on this year that they would support all of their incumbents – even progressive lawmakers who have fueled the public fracturing of the party in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Bush's Aug. 6 primary will come weeks after Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., became the first "Squad" member to get booted from the House over their anti-Israel stances.
He lost his race to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a moderate pro-Israel Democrat who, like Bell, was backed by AIPAC.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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