Hugin Calls Out Menendez for Insulting Our Military

Union County—Yesterday, Senator Bob Menendez characterized the recent airstrikes in Syria as “kabuki.” The airstrikes, which were carried out by the United States, Great Britain, and France, targeted Syrian sites associated with their chemical-weapons capabilities as a response to an attack last week that killed over 43 civilians and injured hundreds more. Bob Hugin released the following statement:

“Senator Menendez suggesting that the military strike on Syrian chemical weapons facilities was a ‘kabuki show’ is an insult to the brave men and women in our military who carried out this apparently flawless, precision strike against the Assad regime,” said Hugin, a Marine Corps veteran and father of two Marine Corps officers. “For all his misdeeds, Senator Menendez at least used to be seen as a respected voice on many international issues. Unfortunately, even that has now given way to a desperate career politician willing to say absurd and ignorant things to distract attention away from his corrupt activities and cloud of scandal.”

Bob Hugin, a Marine Corps Veteran and business leader who has created thousands of New Jersey jobs, is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to challenge incumbent Democrat Senator Bob Menendez.