Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) appears to have accidentally sent dueling letters to constituents – one articulating her strong support for Israel and another slamming the war in Gaza. The two missives were both written on May 21, according to the Washington Free Beacon, and signed by Wild.
In a letter to a mother urging the congresswoman to support Israel’s war against Hamas, she wrote, “I stand with the Israeli people and all fellow Jews around the world during this time of terrible danger, fear, and worry.” She also vowed to do everything in her power as representative to ensure Israel has the capacity to restore its security and safety.
In a letter to the mother’s daughter, Wild used many of the same adjectives in her pro-Israel note to describe the upheaval in Gaza. However, she criticized Israel’s response to Hamas attacks, stating that it has inflicted devastation on innocent Palestinian children, families, and civilians, as well as medical personnel, aid workers, and others working to provide comfort during the violence.
It is unclear whether Wild or one of her staffers was responsible for drafting the letters. Her office did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Wild, who is up for re-election, will face Republican state lawmaker Ryan Mackenzie in November. In 2022, she narrowly defeated her GOP opponent in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District by only 2 percentage points. Her Lehigh Valley district includes Trump-friendly Carbon County and has a sizable Jewish and Arab American population.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) blasted Wild’s inconsistent messaging, with spokesman Mike Marinella saying that “voters deserve to know where Wild truly stands on an issue where she claims to be ‘outraged, devastated, and heartbroken.
