Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel Caught on Hot Mic Amid Unrest: ‘If I Didn’t Have a Primary, I Wouldn’t Care’

Rep. Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat facing a tough primary challenge and questions about his absence from his district, was caught on a hot mic at a district event responding to unrest saying twice that he only wanted press coverage because of an electoral threat. “If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care,” Engel said to Ruben Diaz...