US Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, one of the few Republicans who has been openly critical of AIPAC, has said that every Republican in Congress has an AIPAC babysitter.
The congressman was speaking with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for an episode of his podcast earlier this month, when he made the statement about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which has been coming under increasing scrutiny for its influence over US elections.
“Everybody but me has an AIPAC person. It’s like your babysitter, your AIPAC babysitter, who’s always talking to you for AIPAC,” Massie said on the right-wing news host’s show. He added that these “babysitters” tend to be from the representative’s district, but they’re firmly part of AIPAC. ….more
