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A $1.6 billion tornado damage figure anchors former Rep. Cori Bush's primary challenge against incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell in Missouri's 1st Congressional District, with the Aug.
4 Democratic contest shaped by Bell's response to a May 2025 St. Louis tornado and a subsequent trip to Israel. Bush, who lost the seat narrowly to Bell in November 2024, has pledged to run without corporate cash.
The tornado attack and Israel travel charge In a Thursday campaign ad, Bush accused Bell of failing to prioritize local disaster recovery.
She posted on X that after the tornado "caused $1.6 billion in damages and took several lives, Wesley responded by hopping on a flight to Israel funded by Trump's donors less than 90 days later," according to the post.
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