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House Speaker Mike Johnson Secures Satmar Endorsement for Rep. Mike Lawler:
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Published October 31, 2024|Updated Oct. 31, 2024, 11:54 PM ET
House Speaker Mike Johnson and former NY Rep. Lee Zeldin on Thurday evening visited Satmar Rebbe Rav Zalman Leib Teitelbaum in Williamsburg to secure endorsements for NY-17 Rep. Mike Lawler and other congressional Republican candidates.
A source attending the meeting revealed to Belaaz that the Rebbe pledged Satmar’s endorsement for Lawler.
Discussions also centered on Jewish education, funding for upstate NY housing, Donald Trump, and religion.
Notably, the Rebbe also requested Speaker Johnson to arrange congressional pressure on European governments to fund Jewish cemeteries in Europe.
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