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Trenton Council blocks censures against Trenton council members

September 17, 2019 6:49 pmSeptember 17, 2019 8:17 pm

Trenton’s City Council on Monday voted down censure resolutions against three of its members for using or condoning the use of anti-Semitic tropes. By a vote of 5-2, the Council struck down motions to censure Council President Kathy McBride, who...

GOP Assembly candidate calls for apologies from Trenton council people

September 17, 2019 1:23 pm

Republican Assembly candidate Jennifer Williams called for Trenton Council President Kathy McBride and Councilman George Muschal to apologize for the McBride’s use of the term “Jew her down” during an executive session earlier this month. “This entire situation troubles me...

Murphy angered by anti-Semitic statements in Paterson, Trenton

September 17, 2019 9:23 amSeptember 17, 2019 9:26 am

Gov. Phil Murphy today scolded city council members in Paterson and Trenton for referring to a variation of “Jew them down” during meetings as a metaphor for negotiating a price. “Make no mistake: that phrase is an anti-Semitic slur, period....

Legislators seek apology from Trenton officials

September 16, 2019 5:06 pm

The two State Assembly members who represent Trenton today demanded an apology from City Council President Kathy McBride for making an anti-Semitic slur. Assemblywoman Verlina Jackson-Reynolds (D-Trenton) and Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) also want two other city councilmembers, George Muschal...

Menendez condemns Trenton councilwoman’s ‘Jew her down’ statement

September 16, 2019 1:50 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez condemned Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride’s use of an anti-Semitic slur during a recent executive session. “The use of that term is offensive. It is anti-Semitic and it has no place in the public sphere,...

Recording confirms McBride said “Jew her down”

September 16, 2019 11:09 am

Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride used the term “Jew her down” in discussing the settlement of a lawsuit, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by the New Jersey Globe. “I’m sad for her that they were able...

Trenton councilman defends McBride, says ‘Jew down’ is just a ‘statement of speech’

September 15, 2019 5:41 pmSeptember 16, 2019 12:09 am

Longtime Trenton City Councilman George Muschal says that while he didn’t hear a colleague make an anti-Semitic slur but says he’s heard the term “Jew them down” referred to many times and thinks it’s “just a statement of speech.” “You...