Three Democratic congressmen attended a private dinner hosted by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in 2013, a new report reveals.
Reps. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, Andre Carson of Indiana and Gregory Meeks of New York attended the private dinner, along with Louis Farrakhan, a notorious anti-Semite who leads the black supremacist group Nation of Islam.
Iran is the number one state sponsor of terrorism, according to the United States government, which has listed the Islamic Republic as a state sponsor of terror since 1984. Rouhani was in New York for a United Nations meeting and held the dinner party just hours after speaking to the UN General Assembly.
Final Call, a Nation of Islam publication, noted the three Democrats’ attendance at the time and included photos of Ellison and Meeks at the dinner party. But aside from the Final Call article, the three Democrats’ presence at the dinner remained secret until a Wall Street Journal column revealed it on Friday. None of the three congressmen’s offices responded to The Daily Caller’s request for comment for this article.
Ellison, Meeks and Carson’s attendance at the 2013 dinner is just the latest tie between Democratic members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Farrakhan. (RELATED: Black Caucus Members Refuse To Denounce Hate Group Leader Louis Farrakhan)
One CBC member, Illinois Rep. Danny Davis, defended Farrakhan and praised him as an “outstanding human being” in an interview with TheDC last week. Davis openly admitted to having a personal relationship with Farrakhan in the interview.
Ellison, who is also vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), has previously struggled to put distance between himself and Farrakhan.
Ellison attended Farrakhan’s Million Man March in 1995 and once publicly defended Farrakhan — who has repeatedly called Jews “Satanic” — against charges of anti-Semitism.
After his ties to Farrakhan hindered his campaign for DNC chair last year, Ellison wrote an an op-ed for The Washington Post in which he portrayed his ties to Farrakhan as limited to the 1995 march. Farrakhan disputed that characterization in a video posted to Facebook and said that Ellison and Carson visited him in 2015. (RELATED: Keith Ellison Headlined Fundraiser For Muslim Activist Who Called For Palestinians To Embrace ‘The Jihad Way’)
The CBC held a secret meeting with Farrakhan in 2005, where then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama took a smiling picture with the hate group leader. The existence of both the meeting and Obama’s photo with Farrakhan remained secret until last month. A Final Call photographer said he suppressed the photo for 13 years at the CBC’s request, in order to protect Obama’s political career.
cholofrost2 ago
Carefully not mentioned by the DC article is the fact that Ellison and Carson are both mohameddans.
Steelerfish ago
Maybe there will be an investigation for collusion with the Iranians. Why is everyone laughing? That was serious, not a joke. Maybe they actually will investigate. Quit laughing, it’s not funny. The press is just confirming their sources and will have this ready for tomorrow’s news cycle, I’m sure of it. STOP LAUGHING, DICKHEAD. This is America, justice is blind and equal. ITS NOT FUNNY...
GranimalSnake ago
Kek
patrat102 ago
They were there planning the over through of our country. The guy suppressing the photo is guilty of covering up Obama's traitorous act. Look at all the damage done to our country during Obama's dictatorship.
SGM11Z ago
Why, they are simply seeking campaign donations to fund their overthrow of the free world is all. Nothing to see here...move along nice sheep.
kestrel9 ago
I'm wondering if any of this is somehow related to this 2012 meeting including Nancy Pelosi as well:
Pelosi holds secret fundraiser with Islamists, Hamas-linked groups
LakotaPride ago
Great point Patriot, also need to ask Pelosi why she was on NK also.
patrat102 ago
birds of a feather----in this case rats..