Jewish Democrats co-sponsor bill requiring Bannon’s ouster from NSC

At least 14 Jewish Democrats are among the sponsors of a bill in the US House of Representatives that would force Trump to remove Stephen Bannon from the National Security Council.

Rep. Nita Lowey, D-NY, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee and one of the co-sponsors, cites charges that Bannon has been associated with anti-Semitism as one of the reasons she is backing the bill.

“Let me be clear: Mr. #Bannon is woefully unqualified to serve as a White House official, let alone on the #NSC or the Principals Committee,” Lowey posts on Twitter. “As Chairman of Breitbart, Mr. Bannon espoused right-wing, anti-Semitic, & xenophobic views that aren’t in line with American values.”

As Chairman of Breitbart, Mr. Bannon espoused right-wing, anti-Semitic, & xenophobic views that aren’t in line with American values.

— Archive: Nita Lowey (@NitaLowey) February 13, 2017

As of yesterday, the congressional bill tracking website showed 113 co-sponsors, all of them Democrats, including 13 of the 20 Jewish Democrats in the House. With no Republicans backing it, the bill has little chance of advancing.

Other senior Jewish members co-sponsoring the bill include Reps. Adam Schiff, Eliot Engel, Steve Cohen, Ted Deutch, and Jerrold Nadler.

— JTA