Allen West Campaign Manager: ‘Stupid Reporter’ Misquoted ‘Communist’ Remark

Rep. Allen West made headlines on Wednesday after saying he’d “heard” up to 80 House Democrats are Communist Party members. He was apparently referring to the Progressive Caucus. West’s campaign manager, Tim Edson, told said a “stupid reporter” took West’s remarks out of context.

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Edson told The Daily Caller:

“One stupid reporter with a local publication misquoted the entire thing, and they all jumped on one press account without verifying,” said Edson. ”It’s all typical west wing marching orders for their friends in the press.”

“Some people are going to quibble about semantics,” he added. “The real point is these people speak for themselves and if you listen to the words of the progressive caucus it’s clear that these people are opponents of capitalism — they oppose free markets, they oppose individual economic freedom — so you can call them whatever you want — whether they’re socialists or marxists or communists.”

The Daily Caller piece said that “after a dramatic pause,” West noted he was talking about the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

(H/T Daily Caller)

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