Republican congressman Jim Jordan appeared to deny that a now-deleted Twitter post praising Elon Musk, Kanye West and Donald Trump came from an account linked to him.

An account for Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, on which Mr Jordan serves as ranking member, posted “Kanye. Elon. Trump.” on 6 October. The post was deleted roughly two months later, after the virulently antisemitic rapper praised Adolf Hitler and Nazism.

The account, which regularly posts provocative messages amplifying GOP talking points and goading liberals with inflammatory statements, also names Mr Jordan in its bio and banner image.

But during a committee hearing on ethics breaches at the US Supreme Court, Mr Jordan falsely claimed that the now-deleted tweet “was not our account”.

California congressman Eric Swalwell asked whether Mr Jordan would “denounce” former president Donald Trump’s apparent call to terminate the US Constitution as well as West’s antisemitism.

“Does he stand with Kanye and his hatred of Jews and love of Hitler?” Mr Swalwell asked.

Mr Jordan shot back, claiming that “President Trump has clarified his comments regarding the Constitution.”

Defending Mr Trump from allegations of antisemitism, he conflated antisemitism with foreign policy.

“There is no way this guy’s antisemitic,” he said of Mr Trump. “This guy was the most pro-Israel president in history. He put the embassy back in Jerusalem. Abraham Accords – the most pro-Israel we’ve ever had. Did more on foreign...

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