No-Show Lee Zeldin is under fire once again for running off at his mouth again, this time politicizing the capture of the Chelsea bombing suspect by connecting him to NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Let’s be real. For Zeldin, reckless statements and extreme positions are all in a day’s work.
This past summer on national television, Zeldin called the President of the United States “a racist.”
Last year, Zeldin met twice with an extreme rightwing militia group notorious for espousing anti-government conspiracy theories involving martial law and anti-American concentration camps.
And at the beginning of his term, Zeldin rushed to the defense of House Republican Whip Steve Scalise following reports that Scalise spoke at a white supremacist rally organized by former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke.
On top of all of that, the New York Post reported earlier this year that Zeldin skipped out of more than half of all Foreign Affairs committee hearings, and even blew off two-thirds of hearings dealing with ISIS and the Syrian conflict.
“It’s sad that No-Show Lee Zeldin continues to politicize terror and our national security – despite blowing off ISIS hearings in Congress – all to get himself a national news story,” said Bryan Lesswing at the DCCC. “Instead of spouting his crazy talk – like calling President Obama a ‘racist’ on national television – Long Island would be better served with an elected leader in Congress who actually shows up to work to get things done and brings Americans together.”