You know life is tough for the “Squad” when less than half its members showed up on Thursday to wave goodbye to two members who lost their Democratic primaries this year and will be ushered out of Congress next month.
Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-MO), who lost their Democratic primaries to center-left challengers, delivered their farewell speeches on a congressional floor so empty that the echoes may have made them heard twice. Only fellow Squad members Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) were present; missing from the tearful moment were Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Summer Lee (D-PA), and Delia Ramirez (D-IL).
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