Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told Newsmax on Thursday that the legacy of Joe Lieberman is that of a man who put “public interest” above party, even to his own detriment.
Hoenlein, who said he had the “privilege” of being friends with Lieberman for “many decades” until the former senator’s death on Wednesday, told “American Agenda” that Lieberman was part of a lost breed of politicians who did what was “best for America,” not themselves.
“He was a man who put the public interest above partisanship, above party. He was somebody who was a man of such principle, I think unparalleled in modern-day politics,” Hoenlein said. “He was in the tradition of [Henry] ‘Scoop’ Jackson, who looked for what was best for America, both domestically and internationally.
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