{"id":15164670,"date":"2026-06-17T17:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/montgomery-co-candidate-pulls-ad-that-included-man-with-2018-antisemitism-ties\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:10:26","slug":"montgomery-co-candidate-pulls-ad-that-included-man-with-2018-antisemitism-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/montgomery-co-candidate-pulls-ad-that-included-man-with-2018-antisemitism-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Montgomery Co. candidate pulls ad that included man with 2018 antisemitism ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A candidate running for Montgomery County executive pulled one of his television ads after News4 asked the campaign about a man in the ad who organized a 2018 event where someone made antisemitic comments. In the ad, Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson, who is Jewish, is pictured walking alongside Joshua Lopez, a longtime D.C. politics insider who was an advisor&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/decision-2026\/montgomery-co-candidate-pulls-ad-that-included-man-with-2018-antisemitism-ties\/4118354\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Washington DC \u2013 NBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A candidate running for Montgomery County executive pulled one of his television ads after News4 asked the campaign about a man in the ad who organized a 2018 event where someone made antisemitic comments. 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