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Pelosi faces progressive backlash over Joe Kennedy endorsement

By Susan Ferrechio
Published August 20, 2020 7:30pm ET
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Pelosi faces progressive backlash over Joe Kennedy endorsement
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified. | AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite

Liberal groups, led by freshman House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, attacked Speaker Nancy Pelosi for endorsing Rep. Joe Kennedy III in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race.

Pelosi’s announcement first broke in the Boston Globe and appears to counter Democratic leadership opposition candidates who challenge their party incumbents.

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