Susan Wild Apologizes for Smearing Her Own Constituents, Defends Contradictory Israel-Gaza Letters to Jewish Constituents– freebeacon.com

Democratic Rep. Susan Wild (Pa.) admitted during a congressional debate Sunday that she failed to “think” before disparaging her conservative constituents. She also offered an unusual defense for sending an anti-Israel letter to a constituent asking her to support the Jewish state. 

Republican representative Ryan Mackenzie brought up both issues during the debate to portray Wild as a “radical partisan” who wavers in her support for Israel. 

Mackenzie, who narrowly trails Wild in the race, referred to a Washington Free Beacon report that found Wild sent dueling letters to two Jewish constituents—a mother and daughter—who sought her support for Israel. In one letter, Wild said, “Israel has a right to defend itself” and pledged to “do everything I can” to ensure Israel’s security. In the other letter, Wild struck an anti-Israel tone, accusing the Israeli government of “inflicting devastation” on civilians in Gaza.

“She was caught red-handed, taking both sides of a serious issue like this to her constituents. That kind of deception should not be allowed, and I think it’s reprehensible,” Mackenzie said during the debate.