NY Congressional candidate Anna Throne-Holst condemns armed takeover of federal wildlife refuge by militants in Oregon
(Long Island, NY) Today, former Southampton Town Supervisor and current Congressional candidate Anna Throne-Holst condemned the heavily-armed militants who are currently occupying a federal wildlife refuge building in Oregon.
“The armed takeover of a federal building by heavily-armed militants is shocking and goes against everything we as Americans stand for. These militants need to be condemned in the strongest possible terms” said former Southampton Town Supervisor and current Congressional candidate, Anna Throne-Holst.
Congressman Lee Zeldin has so far been quiet on the armed takeover that has dominated national news headlines. Last year, Zeldin tried to downplay the fact that he met twice with the Oath Keepers, an extreme right-wing militia group notorious for espousing anti-government conspiracy theories that are “embraced by the extreme right.” The Southern Poverty Law Center described the group as “particularly worrisome.”
“It’s no surprise that Zeldin is quiet about the armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge building in Oregon by a group of militants, earlier this year he tried to downplay meetings he had with a right-wing militia group known as the Oath Keepers. This continues a disturbing pattern of Zeldin refusing to call out right-wing extremists” said Throne-Holst.
Throne-Holst went on to state, “Long Island voters deserve to know whether Zeldin would stand up for law and order or once again side with the fringe of the right wing. One thing is clear – Zeldin’s silence says a lot about his real priorities and how out of step he is with the rest of Suffolk County.”
Zeldin recently was the only member of the Long Island Congressional delegation to oppose a bill that would stop terror suspects from buying guns.
Since entering office, Zeldin has embraced numerous fringe Republicans who share little in common with the priorities of Long Island.
Last year, Zeldin defended House Republican Whip Steve Scalise in the wake of reports that he previously spoke at a white supremacist rally organized by former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke. Zeldin has also praised Donald Trump for his “politically incorrect leadership” and refused to comment on Trump’s recent proposal to bar all Muslims from entering the United States.
Anna Throne-Holst is the former Southampton Town Supervisor and a working mother of four children – Nicholas, Max, Sebastian and Karess. She is running for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin.
