WATCH: Ellison calls past praise of Farrakhan a ‘distraction’

Rep. Keith Ellison (D–Minn.) on Wednesday dismissed reports about his past statements on Israel and praise of an anti-Semite as part of a “smear campaign” to distract from the real issues facing the Democratic Party in the future.

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