Republican Senator Tom Cotton was on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper on Sunday. Tapper tried his greatest to make President Trump look unhealthy over feedback current feedback relating to the election and Jewish voters.
Senator Cotton, nevertheless, was fast to defend President Trump to offer an sincere context, whereas reminding the viewers that the Democrat Get together has been the occasion of true anti-Semitism this election.
Jake Tapper confirmed a clip of President Trump from final week the place he gave a speech at an occasion that was about combating anti-Semitism. In his remarks, President Trump mentioned, “the Jewish individuals would have quite a bit to do with the loss,” in the event that they don’t vote for him.
“Are you comfy with that?” Tapper requested Senator Cotton.
“Donald Trump has been saying issues like this for not less than 11 months, because the October seventh assault. I feel the one motive the Democrats latched onto it this week is that they see the polling that displays Donald Trump profitable document excessive quantities of Jewish voters for Republicans,” Senator Cotton mentioned.
“Joe Biden has not backed Israel very a lot for the final 11 months. Kamala Harris has been a lot worse. She treats Benjamin Netanyahu like a faculty baby as an assistant principal who’s continually scolding him,” Senator Cotton continued.
“I’m speaking about Jewish voters who vote for any variety of causes on any variety of points,” Tapper commented.
“He was speaking about combating anti-Semitism, right here and around the globe. When was the final time Kamala Harris spoke about combating anti-Semitism?” Senator Cotton requested.
Jake Tapper stored pushing Senator Cotton about whether or not or not he was comfy with President Trump’s feedback. The bias was clear, contemplating that anti-Semitism has been coming from the left, particularly from those supporting Hamas.
“Jake, it’s the Democratic occasion that has a big and rising anti-Semitic wing. That’s the occasion the place anti-Semitism has festered for now for a yr,” Senator Cotton continued.
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“Are you comfy with him blaming it on the Jews preemptively?”@jaketapper challenges @SenTomCotton over Trump’s feedback that if he loses in November, “the Jewish individuals would have quite a bit to do with” it. pic.twitter.com/wtuip7D7Zv
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) September 22, 2024
It has been evident that because the October seventh assaults, anti-Semitism has largely been from the Democrat Get together and organizations that help them. Numerous colleges had extremely organized protests selling Hamas whereas on the identical time spreading anti-Semitism earlier this yr.
Vice President Kamala Harris additionally confirmed weak point and an absence of management in July when she refused to attend Benjamin Netanyahu‘s tackle to Congress. This was a significant insult to the Jewish individuals and demonstrated an inclination towards anti-Semitism.