General Flynn responds to Russia accusation with anti-Semitic tweet

"This is a new low," he said, retweeting a message that read: "Not anymore, Jews. Not anymore."

By MICHAEL WILNER
Retired U.S. Army Lt. General Michael Flynn in 2014. (photo credit: REUTERS)
Retired U.S. Army Lt. General Michael Flynn in 2014.
(photo credit: REUTERS)
WASHINGTON -- Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn accused presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton of corruption in cahoots with Jewish people on Twitter on Sunday, in a message he promptly deleted.
The former general– who GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump considered for his running mate, and who last week delivered a primetime speech to the Republican National Convention– was responding to accusations by the Clinton campaign that Russia was behind a hack of the Democratic National Committee, and a subsequent leak of e-mails, in order to help Trump's candidacy.
Flynn wrote that "the corrupt Democratic machine will do and say anything" to get Clinton elected. "This is a new low," he said, retweeting a message that read: "Not anymore, Jews. Not anymore."
He has since apologized for the retweet, calling it "a mistake."