Democrat senator uses beheaded journalists to attack opponent, forced to apologize

Published March 30, 2018

Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colorado, apologized on Monday for invoking the two American journalists beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during his first debate matchup against Republican challenger Cory Gardner.

"I should not have invoked the names of James Foley and Steven Sotloff," Udall said in a statement. "It was inappropriate and I sincerely apologize."

Making the case that the Islamic militants don't pose an "imminent threat" to the United States, Udall in the faceoff over the weekend said Foley and Sotloff would endorse President Obama's precautious approach to the crisis. The reporters' brutal beheadings were captured by ISIS on video that was distributed to the United States as a warning against interventionist strategies.

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