WASSERMAN SCHULTZ STATEMENT ON KILLING OF ‘JIHADI JOHN’

Pembroke Pines, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement today after the Pentagon announced ‘Jihadi John’ had been killed:

“Yesterday, U.S. forces successfully completed a raid targeting Mohamed Emwazi, otherwise known as “Jihadi John”, who brutally slaughtered Western journalists and aid workers. His heinous murder of South Floridian Steven Sotloff, who bravely dedicated his life exposing the brutalities of ISIS and the suffering of the Syrian people, deeply impacted our local community. While nothing can bring Steven back, we must be firm in our resolve to fight against those who seek to destroy the values that he and we as a nation so deeply value: freedom, justice, and the right to live in peace.”

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