Wesley Bell

But honestly, I, I think we've had a pendulum swing that's, that's just too far now.

In fact, Congressman Wesley Bell said to us earlier this year he's in favor of dismantling ICE, mainly by rescinding certain funding streams for them and providing rigorous oversight against the immigration enforcement agency.

So notice I'm asking it that way, because I think the question of abolishing ICE is kind of a semantical one.

There's gonna be some immigration enforcement-

Shall we stop taking money from AIPAC? No, we will not.

Who do we want to put on the House Foreign Affairs Committee? Jared Moskovitz, Wesley Bell, and freaking Debbie Wasserman Schultz, right? What should we do with our time? Should we expand the tent leftward? Or should we punch the left? Let's punch the left and move to the right again and again and again, Brianna.

And it comes to a point where like, OK, I gave you a chance once.

I gave you a chance twice.

And then you fast forward six to eight months right after we found out that Hakeem Jeffries had a closed door meeting with Jared Kushner to talk affordability.

And folks, if you think they met to talk about affordability, I have a Trump diploma to sell you for $500,000.

Who does he boost on the House Foreign Affairs Committee? Jared Moskowitz, Wesley Bell, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, hard pro-Israel hawks.

So I'm at this position where, Brianna, right now, we might find some agreement here.

all? I'm not going to make comments prior to understanding the full scope of, you know, exactly what it is.

Wesley Bell.

Do you think that all of this money that AIPAC and other pro-Israel donors are pouring into your race is

equivalent to bribery? Is it? Quid pro quo.

These folks are trying to send a message, which is, if you're a Republican, you better do whatever Israel wants.

You're here, and I've talked to you many times, haven't you?

It's Wesley Bell again.

I mean, Israel

On Iran.

Also Debbie Wasserman Schultz and also Wesley Bell, the man that AIPAC spent to get rid of Cori Bush.

And they still think they could get away with it.

But this is why I'm not as optimistic as you.

Certainly the results of the November election will signal a lot about what kind of candidates can win where.

Here in Missouri, over on the east side of the state in St. Louis, a moderate Democrat, Congressman Wesley Bell, soundly defeated the DSA endorsed candidate, former Congresswoman Cori Bush.

And that was a rematch, as you know, from a couple of years before.

What do you think that says, that outcome, about where Missouri voters are?

Look, it was a very interesting outcome that I think a lot of people didn't expect to be called as quickly as it was and be at the spread that it was.

I know both Cori Bush and Wesley Bell, and frankly, worked well with both of them, part of how I think Democrats should be able to get along more broadly.

And indeed, actually, when I used to go on my Washington trips more often, I don't do as much in the Trump era, but...

Often I would meet with Senator Josh Hawley, our senior senator from Missouri, and Cori Bush on the same day.

Yeah.

He put, you know, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Wesley Bell and then Mark Pocan, who is a good progressive.

But then Jared Moskowitz, who was given the new the ranking chair, possibly will become the chairperson of the Middle East subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

It really it's just it's amazing.

When these maps were approved, if we had just sat around and said, woe is me, I think that today people would be walking around in Missouri saying there's only one seat left.

And the governor's already said they were coming after the other seat that's in St. Louis held by Wesley Bell.

So I think what they did is organize.

I mean, there were rallies with thousands of people in Kansas City.

And Dr. Jonathan Cox, we're grateful.

I'm screaming.

Dr. Wesley Bellamy, come on, get to set.

Dr.