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The inflammatory tweet by Republican Edward Durr Jr. calls prophet Muhammed a pedophile and claims that Islam was “a false religion!”
Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a union president, has led the 3rd District since 2002 -- making him one of the most powerful elected leaders statewide, the outlet states.
Durr, from South Jersey, is a truck driver for the Raymour & Flanigan furniture company, Politico reports.
In a Friday statement retrieved by CBS, the 58-year-old Durr wrote:
“I’m a passionate guy and I sometimes say things in the heat of the moment. If I said things in the past that hurt anybody’s feelings, I sincerely apologize. I support everybody’s right to worship in any manner they choose and to worship the God of their choice."
His 2019 Twitter feed continues: "Only fools follow muslim teachings! It is a cult of hate!"
For the full story from Philadelphia CBS local television news click here.
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