Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman apologizes for his word choice after saying Trump must 'be eliminated'

Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York issued an apology after saying that former President Donald Trump must "be eliminated."

Goldman had made the comment while speaking to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki. The congressman said it is "unquestionable" that Trump "cannot see public office again." He described the former president as "unfit" and "destructive to our democracy" before adding, "He has to be eliminated."

Goldman later apologized for his word choice.

"Yesterday on TV, I mistakenly used the wrong word to express the importance for America that Donald Trump doesn't become President again. While he must be defeated, I certainly wish no harm to him and do not condone political violence. I apologize for the poor choice of words," he noted in a post on X.

Last week, Goldman's Brooklyn office was vandalized with graffiti messages, including one which read, "LET GAZA LIVE."

The lawmaker, who is Jewish, was in Israel at the time of the horrific Hamas terror attacks in October but was able to safely return to the U.S. with his family.

"Congressman Goldman, his wife, and three youngest children were in Israel for a family Bar Mitzvah when Hamas brutally attacked Israel on Shabbat and Simchat Torah, one of the holiest Jewish holidays," spokesperson Simone Kanter noted in a statement issued last month. "Congressman Goldman and his family sheltered from Hamas rocket fire in their hotel's interior stairwell until early Sunday morning, when they were able to safely depart for New York."

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