Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) Praises Antisemitic Anti-Lockdown Protests.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) spoke out in support of anti-lockdown protests, saying, “I applaud these people for speaking up and defending liberty.”

Jordan’s statement came just three days after an anti-lockdown protester in Ohio was spotted brandishing a sign depicting a rat with a Jewish star and a yarmulke, with the caption, “the real plague.” (The protestor was later identified as a neo-Nazi):

Neo-Nazi Matthew Slatzer at an April 20th anti-lockdown protest in Ohio, three days before Rep. Jim Jordan praises the protestors.

Jordan has previously been scrutinized for an antisemitic tweet in which he attacked Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), who is Jewish, for investigating individuals associated with Donald Trump. In the tweet, Jordan accuses Nadler of agreeing with Tom Steyer (whose father is Jewish), that Trump should be impeached, spelling Steyer’s last name with a dollar sign instead of an S.