US EditionRep. Jolanda Jones Apologizes for Comparing Texas Redistricting Plan to Holocaust
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AUG 6 – Texas Rep. Jolanda Jones apologized after comparing GOP redistricting efforts to the Holocaust, amid Democrats fleeing the state to block a plan adding five Republican congressional seats.
- On Tuesday, fired CNN host Don Lemon nodded as Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones compared congressional redistricting to the Holocaust, drawing controversy.
- On Monday, Jones joined several Texas House Democrats in fleeing the state to deny a quorum during a vote on the congressional district map, which would secure five new GOP U.S. House seats in 2026.
- And I will liken this to the Holocaust, Jones said, to highlight how silence can enable atrocities, echoing her controversial comparison to the Holocaust.
- Facing backlash, Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones apologized on Tuesday for comparing redistricting to the Holocaust, while Gov. Greg Abbott’s press secretary criticized her remarks.
- Seeking to locate missing lawmakers, Sen. John Cornyn asked the FBI Tuesday to assist, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed law enforcement to arrest absent Democrats.
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Texas Democrat Rep. Jolanda Jones says sorry for comparing redistricting to the Holocaust
Texas Democratic state Rep. Jolanda Jones apologized Tuesday for comparing Republican efforts to redraw the Lone Star State’s congressional maps to the slaughter of more than 6 million Jewish people during the Holocaust.
·New York, United States
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Texas state Democrat apologizes for likening redistricting to Holocaust
Texas Democratic state Rep. Jolanda Jones offered an apology for comments she made Tuesday comparing the party’s fight against Republicans‘ mid-decade redistricting plan to the Holocaust. Jones is one of more than 50 state Democrats who left Texas to postpone a legislative session to vote on new congressional maps that would add as many as five new GOP House seats before the 2026 midterm elections, an attempt spearheaded by President Donald Trum…
·Washington, United States
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