Today is June 8th, the 59th anniversary of the day Israeli forces attacked the USS Liberty, a clearly marked U.S. Navy ship in international waters, killing 34 Americans and wounding 171 more, jamming their distress frequencies so no rescue could reach them in time.
59 years ago today, Israel attacked the USS Liberty in international waters. 34 crew members were killed and 174 were wounded by the IDF.
Today, I spoke on the House floor to honor the fallen and to recognize the survivors who were present in the gallery.
Exactly 59 years ago, an Israeli fighter jet attacked an American ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
The attacked killed 34 Americans and wounded 171.
Never forget.
On June 8, 2026, I’ll speak on the floor of the House to honor and memorialize the brave crew of the 🇺🇸 USS Liberty who died and were wounded in an unprovoked attack by 🇮🇱 Israel on June 8, 1967. Catch my speech on @cspan.
Received a message that my recent cartoon about the Henry Nowak case has been banned on X for EU nations for “hate speech.”
@elonmusk How do I appeal this? This appears to be a clear abuse of the policy by the European left.