Several prominent Democrats are likely to face renewed questions over their ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan after the suspect in Friday’s Capitol attack, which left a police officer dead, was revealed to be a Nation of Islam adherent.
The deceased suspect, Noah Green, included photos and videos of Nation of Islam rallies on his Facebook page and identified himself on the page as a “Follower of Farrakhan.” Green praised Farrakhan, an outspoken anti-Semite, as “Jesus” and former NOI leader Elijah Muhammad as “the exalted Christ.”
Farrakhan has previously described Adolf Hitler as a “very great man” and described Jewish people as “termites.”
Several Democratic members of Congress have known ties to Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam.