‘Squad’ Member Rep. Cori Bush Unseated in Democratic Primary by Wesley Bell
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis, marking the second time this year that one of the party’s incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaza.
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00:00This district is ready for better and more accountable representation in Washington, D.C.
00:12Progressives should actually make progress.
00:16And that's what I've done my entire career.
00:20We have big challenges that we need to address.
00:23We need to ensure that a woman has a right to choose.
00:31We need the biggest, the number one killer of young black boys in this district is gun violence.
00:39We're going to continue working with Moms Demand Action for Common Sense Gun Safety Laws.
00:49Because see now I don't have to worry about some strings that I have attached as much as I love my job.
00:56But all they did was radicalize me and so now they need to be afraid.
01:15See now they about to see this other Cory, this other side.
01:18Because let me say this.
01:22I just grew up a whole lot more over the last few weeks.
01:25I just grew up a whole different way.