The latest political controversy in Washington involves United States Representative Ilhan Omar tweeting and insinuating that American political support for Israel is driven by Jewish money and lobbying. Leaving aside her views for now, the general trend is striking: Social media is allowing individual politicians to further their own careers at the expense of their party's reputation.
The result is that US politics is quickly changing into a parade of celebrities.
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