Jeremiah Wright Walks Back “Them Jews” Remark: He Meant To Say “Zionists”

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright is now clarifying his controversial remarks from the other day, when he said “them Jews” wouldn’t let him anywhere near Barack Obama for the duration of Obama’s presidency.

“Let me say like Hillary, I misspoke,” said Wright. So what did he mean to say? “Let me just say: Zionists.”

“I’m not talking about all Jews, all people of the Jewish faith,” he explained. “I’m talking about Zionists.”

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