Dem In Trump District Race Scrubs Social Media Of Posts Praising Progressives: 'scam Artist'

FIRST ON FOX: A Democrat moving for Congress successful New Jersey who has been positioning herself arsenic a mean to unseat nan sitting Republican successful a pro-Trump district, has deleted respective societal media posts promoting progressive candidates and causes.

Democrat Rebecca Bennett, who is moving successful nan Democratic superior to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. successful New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, is simply a Navy seasoned and existent personnel of nan Air Force National Guard who has been branded by section media arsenic a "moderate" successful a title nan Cook Political Report ranks arsenic "Lean Republican."

A Fox News Digital reappraisal of Bennett’s X account, which was created successful July 2011 and precocious converted from @BigRedBecks to @RebeccaForNJ07, shows respective deleted posts that seemingly drift distant from nan "moderate" label, including praise of progressive Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

"Love her," Bennett said successful a now-deleted post astir Warren successful 2019. 

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Democratic House campaigner Rebecca Bennett deleted respective posts praising progressive politicians. (Rebecca Bennett for Congress/Getty)

"I emotion everything astir this," Bennett said successful a now-deleted post praising a video mashup of Warren to nan tune of a Taylor Swift song. "(Except nan misogyny that makes it real…) #TeamWarren."

Bennett has besides removed posts praising erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris, who was defeated by President Donald Trump, not only nationally, but besides narrowly pinch voters successful Kean’s territory by conscionable complete 1 percent point. 

"Let’s Goooooo," Bennett wrote successful a now-deleted post aft Harris was announced arsenic then-former Vice President Joe Biden’s moving mate successful 2020. 

If elected, Bennett would service alongside Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who she praised successful 2020, calling him nan "best senator." That station has since been deleted. 

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks connected nan 4th and past time of nan Democratic National Convention astatine nan United Center successful Chicago connected Aug. 22, 2024. ( SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

During nan civilian unrest and rioting that erupted aft nan decease of George Floyd successful 2020, Bennett posted connected X that she agreed successful a now-deleted post pinch a remark from erstwhile Obama run strategist David Plouffe, wherever he said House Democrats should "hold hearings" and analyse rule enforcement officials responding to nan riots.

Bennett besides deleted a post that appears to support nan first impeachment of President Trump.

Bennett's announcement video, which is almost 2 minutes long, does not mention that she is simply a Democrat.

Democrat Rebecca Bennett, moving successful nan Democratic superior to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., pictured here, successful New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. (Getty Images)

In a connection to Fox News Digital, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokeswoman Maureen O'Toole said, "It’s clear Rebecca Bennett is desperately trying to tally distant from her past and screen up her radical, retired of touch agenda."

"But New Jersey voters spot correct done her enactment and cognize precisely who she is: a extremist scam creator who can’t beryllium trusted."

Bennett's team, successful a connection to Fox News Digital, did not reside why nan posts were removed but dismissed nan disapproval from nan NRCC. 

"It’s nary astonishment to spot nan NRCC and blimpish news outlets commencement attacking Rebecca, because they cognize she is simply a superior threat to hit Congressman Tom Kean adjacent November and flip NJ7," Dan Bryan, elder advisor to nan Bennett campaign, said. 

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"Rebecca and her run will proceed to disregard recycled bad religion attacks from right-wing outlets and attraction connected her grounds serving this state and Congressman Kean’s nonaccomplishment to present for moving families successful our district."

Bennett is not nan first New Jersey Democrat moving for Congress to look scrutiny complete deleted societal media posts.

Sue Altman, who was defeated by Kean successful 2024, faced heated criticism for deleting societal media posts that were captious of rule enforcement. 

The title successful NJ-07 will beryllium intimately watched successful adjacent year's midterm elections fixed nan bladed mostly Republicans presently clasp successful nan House of Representatives, wherever nan GOP presently holds 220 seats compared to 215 for nan Democrats.