Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) referred to as out Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for moments earlier on the identical program, refusing to sentence Elon Musk’s antisemitism.
Right here is Ron DeSantis on CNN’s State of the Union claiming that he didn’t see Elon Musk’s antisemitic feedback:
Jake Tapper responds to Ron DeSantis claiming that he didn’t see Elon Musk’s antisemitic feedback with, “Let me simply present you.” Tapper then exhibits and reads Musk’s feedback to DeSantis. pic.twitter.com/J6rXP2i5aW
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 19, 2023
Rep. Jamie Raskin was on the following phase of State Of The Union and commenced by calling out DeSantis, “The man is working for president, and Elon Musk did that on Wednesday. It’s Sunday. That is 4 days later, and he has not had the possibility to learn what Elon Musk wrote? That could be very laborious for me to imagine. In any occasion, you confirmed it to him and he nonetheless selected to sentence it. In the event you’re severe about condemning and confronting antisemitism and racism and these bigotries, that are the gateway to destruction of liberal democracy, you’ve got to be express and open and full full-throated about it and denounce racism and extremism throughout the board.”
Video of Home Oversight Committee Rating Member Raskin:
Jamie Raskin blasts Ron DeSantis for refusing to sentence Elon Musk’s antisemitism, “The man is working for president and Elon Musk did that on Wednesday. It’s Sunday, and he has not had the possibility to learn what Elon Musk wrote? That could be very laborious for me to imagine.” pic.twitter.com/xOxt43XV8r
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 19, 2023
Jake Tapper was ready for DeSantis’s try at a dodge, an excellent journalism piece. Raskin took the time in his phase to name out DeSantis, as a result of the Florida governor is consultant of the perspective of the Republican Get together on antisemitism.
Republicans criticize pro-Palestinian protesters on the left, however they go deaf, dumb, and blind to antisemitism on the appropriate.
Each Republican and conservative media outlet that cheerleads for and cozies as much as Mush owns the Twitter proprietor’s antisemitism.
Republicans can’t have it each methods, and Rep Raskin made positive that Ron DeSantis doesn’t.
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