Lena Epstein (Campaign photo)
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Lena Epstein, who is Jewish, claims someone hacked her Twitter account and “liked” posts by former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke, The Detroit News reports. She's now demanding an apology from Brandon Dillon, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party.
Jonathan Oosting reports:
Screenshots circulated late Thursday by Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Brandon Dillon and others showed Epstein’s account had liked posts by Duke championing the “alt-right” and the First Amendment in the wake of last weekend’s deadly violence at a white supremacist and neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesvile, Virginia.
The activity no longer appears on Epstein’s account, which as of Friday morning showed the last post she “liked” was from Aug. 2.
“As a Jewish woman with deep roots in the Jewish faith, a proud lineage of Jewish leaders, and relatives who were killed in the Holocaust because of blind hatred and prejudice, there is little that could be more offensive to me than the suggestion that I support, ‘like,’ or condone David Duke, neo-Nazis, or any group that promotes hatred and prejudice,” Epstein said in a Friday statement.
Dillon dismissed Epstein's claims about hacking, telling the News they are "utterly ridiculous."
“She’s about as credible as the president she worships,” Dillon said.
Epstein, who describes her self as a businesswoman and "conservative outsider," was the co-chair for Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.
